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Course: Linguistics II: Phonology and Morphology

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Course title Linguistics II: Phonology and Morphology
Course code KAJ/CLI2B
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Haupt Jaromír, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Karásková Nicola, Mgr. M.A.
Course content
Morphology: Seminar 1 Adjectives. Adverbs. Pronouns. Morphology: Seminar 2 Verbs. Overview of verbal categories. Finite vs nonfinite verbs. Active and passive voice. Aspect: Perfectness and progressivity. Morphology: Seminar 3 CREDIT TEST (covering Seminar 1 and 2) The system of English tenses. Mood and modality. Morphology: Exam period CREDIT TEST Second Attempt ORAL EXAM ---------------------------------------------- Phonetics: Seminar 1 Introduction to the course. Revision of articulatory phonetics and segmental phonology. English vowels and consonants. Minimal pairs Introduction to suprassegmental phonology Stress. Word stress and common English word stress patterns. Weak and Strong Forms. Phonetics: Seminar 2 Sentence Stress (stress-timed rhythm) Aspects of connected speech The glottal stop. Liaison. Linking Patterns Elision. Assimilation of voice. Reduced forms.Economy of articulatory effort Intonation: form and function Summary: English versus Czech suprasegmental phonology Phonetics: Seminar 3 Information about Oral Exam CREDIT TEST Phonetics: Exam Period CREDIT TEST Second Attempt ORAL EXAM

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Seminár, E-learning, Students' self-study
  • Class attendance - 56 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 17 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 60 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 60 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 34 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 73 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course is a follow up of Linguistics I. It continues the description of English sounds and words. The main content of the Phonology part is suprasegmental features of English pronunciation (stress, rhythm and intonation) applied to connected speech. Students are presented modification of pronunciation used in connected speech. Special attention is devoted to differences between connected speech in English and Czech and to problems which students of English face. The aim of the Morphology section is to study verbs and verb phrases in great detail. Students are acquainted with conjugation and verb types as well as all the verbal grammatical categories (person&number, mood/modality, tense, aspect and voice). The relationship between form and function is explored, and frequent comparison is made between the Czech and English verbal systems.
Students will be aware of specific features of English pronunciation in connected speech and of the differences between English and Czech in this respect. Detailed knowledge of English verbs and their morphological categories with focus on modal verbs and the use of tenses.
Prerequisites
English on B2 level.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Written assignment, Test

Just as CLI1B, the course consists of two parts: 1) Morphology 2) Phonetics and Phonology In order to get a credit, students need to pass both parts of the course successfully. This requires that in each of the parts, they - register for the respective course in Moodle and fullfil the e-learning tasks in time - achieve at least 70% in the credit test. The test can be retaken only once. The exam can only be taken after obtaining the credit, i.e. successfully passing the two parts of the credit. It has a written Morphology part and an oral Phonetics and Phonology part. These parts place on separate days, and they include topics covered both in LI1BE and LI2BE.
Recommended literature
  • Biber, Douglas, and Geoffrey Leech. Longman Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English. London: Longman, 2002.
  • Bradford, Barbora. Intonation in Context. Cambridge University Press, 2010.
  • Collins, Beverly S., and Inger M. Mees. Practical Phonetics and phonology. Abingdon: Routledge, 2013.
  • Dušková, L. a kol. Mluvnice současné angličtiny na pozadí češtiny. Academia/Praha, 2012.
  • Foley, Michael, and Diana Hall. Longman Advanced Learners´ Grammar. Harlow: Pearson Education, 2003.
  • Hewings, Martin. English Pronunciation in Use. (Advanced). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017.
  • Huddleston, R. et al. The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language. Cambridge University Press, 2002.
  • Hughes, Arthur et al. English Accents and Dialects. Abingdon: Routledge, 2013.
  • Chalker, Sylvia. A Student´s English Grammar Workbook. London: Longman, 2004.
  • Madsen, Richard. Morphology: Introduction to English morphology for university students. Liberec: TUL, 2022.
  • Melen, Dušan a Nicola S. Karásková. Můj průvodce angličtinou (3). Litoměřice: ELT-Publishing, 2025.
  • Melen, Dušan. Můj průvodce angličtinou (1). Litoměřice: ELT-Publishing, 2016.
  • Peters, Sarah a Tomáš Gráf. Cvičebnice anglické gramatiky. Praha: Polyglot, 2013.
  • Quirk, R. and S. Greenbaum. A Student´s Grammar of the English Language. Longman, 2010.
  • Roach, Peter. English Phonetics and Phonology: A practical course. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009.
  • Skaličková, Alena. Fonetika současné angličtiny. Praha: SPN, 1998.
  • Swan, Michael, and Bernard Smith. Learner English: A Teacher's Guide to Interference and other Problems. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001.
  • Swan, Michael. Practical English Usage. Oxford University Press, 2016.
  • Trudgill, Peter and Jean Hannah. A Guide to Varieties of Engish Around the World. Abingdon: Routledge, 2017.
  • Wells, John C. English Intonation, An introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006.
  • Wells, John C. Sounds Interesting, Observations on English and General Phonetics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Technical University of Liberec, date of update: 13.03.2026 23:50. Data created for academic year 2025/2026