Přednášky 1. PHONOLOGY: Revision of the subsystem of English vowel and consonant phonemes. 2. MORPHOLOGY: Verbs in general - classification of verbs, morphological categories of verbs, the structure of a verb phrase (finite, non-finite, simple, complex). 3. PHONOLOGY: Word stress. Common patterns of English word stress. 4. MORPHOLOGY: Modality in Czech and English, kind and strength of modality, modality and negation. 5. PHONOLOGY: Weak and strong forms. Sentence stress. Stress timing versus syllabus timing. 6. MORPHOLOGY: Deontic and epistemic modality. 7. PHONOLOGY: Connected speech: Liaison. Elision. Vowel length. Reduced forms. 8. MORPHOLOGY: Transitive/intransitive verbs, the passive. 9. PHONOLOGY: Functions and forms of intonation. 10. MORPHOLOGY: Non-finite verb phrases: infinitive (bare/ to-infinitive), gerund, present and past participle. 11. PHONOLOGY: English pronunciation: L1 Interference and other problems. 12. MORPHOLOGY: The infinitive and the -ing form. Phrasal and prepositional verbs. 13. PHONOLOGY: Accents of English. 14. MORPHOLOGY: Morphological analysis of a text. Semináře 1. PHONOLOGY: Transcription Practice: revision of phonemes of English. Language Laboratory. Pronunciation Practice Text 1. 2. MORPHOLOGY: Determination of morphological categories of verbs, ways of expressing future reference. 3. PHONOLOGY: Transcription Practice: Long Vowels. Language Laboratory. Pronunciation Practice Text 2. 4. MORPHOLOGY: Ways of expressing present and past reference. 5. PHONOLOGY: Word stress. Language Laboratory. Pronunciation Practice Text 3. 6. MORPHOLOGY: Deontic and epistemic modality. 7. PHONOLOGY: Transcription Practice: Consonants. Language Laboratory. Work. Pronunciation Practice Text 4. 8. MORPHOLOGY: The Passive. 9. PHONOLOGY: Transcription Practice: final voiced and voiceless consonants. Minimal pairs. Language Laboratory. Pronunciation Practice Text 5. 10. MORPHOLOGY: Determination of finite and non-finite verb phrases and their translation into Czech. 11. PHONOLOGY: Transcription Practice: Silent letters. Language Laboratory. Work. Pronunciation Practice Text 6. 12. MORPHOLOGY: The infinitive and the -ing form. Phrasal and prepositional verbs. 13. PHONOLOGY: Transcription Practice: commonly mispronounced words. Language Laboratory. Pronunciation Practice Text 7. 14. MORPHOLOGY: Revision. Preparation for the exam. The extent of the face-to-face instruction: 17 lessons/semester
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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.
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Oral exam, Written assignment, Test
Morphology part: In order to pass this part successfully, students are supposed to: a) get a credit which means to: - achieve at least 70% of the total points obtainable from tests. There will be 2 tests during the semester. If a valid excuse [before the test] can be provided, the student will be given another chance. Otherwise it will be considered a fail. A resit will be offered to those who have achieved at least 55 % of the total points obtainable from tests. - register for the course in Moodle - participate actively during seminars and not to miss more than two. To get a credit, students need to pass both parts of the course successfully. b) pass an exam
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