Oferta przedmiotów dla studentów zagranicznych.
Field of study
Formal models of natural languages
Course Code
ECTS
Module Language
English
Hours
45
Goal of the module
To introduce students to some of the more important
theoretical concepts and empirical findings of modern
theory of languages diversity. 2. To equip students
with some tools and techniques for structure of
languages analysis. 3. To oblige students to consider
and evaluate different opinions on issues discussed.
Requirements
Attendance and active participation in classes. Oral
presentations.
Course content
1. Diversity of languages (6hrs). 2. Classification of
languages (8hrs). 3. The Indo-European family of
languages (6hrs). 4. Different theories of IndoEuropeans’ origin (6hrs). 5. Analytic vs. inflectional
languages (6hrs). 6. Comparative vs. contrastive
linguistics and their methods (6hrs). 7. The origin of
language (7hrs).
Reading and written assignments. Tests. End-ofsemester credit with a grade.
Form and terms of examination
Education methods
Literature
Atkinson, M., Kilby, D., Roca, I. (1988),
Foundations of General Linguistics. London: Unwin
Hyman.
Fromkin, V. & Rodman, R. (1998), An Introduction
to Language. Harcourt Brace College Publishers. 6th
edition.
Lexicography and the OED. Pioneers in the Untroden
Forest. Ed. By Linda Mugglestone (2000), Oxford:
OUP.
Lyons, J. (1987), An Introduction to Language and
Linguistics. London & New York: CUP.
Quirk, R., Greenbaum, S., Leech, G. and Svartvik,
J. (1972), A Grammar of Contemporary English.
Longman. 2nd edition.
Trask, R. (1997), A Student’s Dictionary of Language
and Linguistics. London & New York: Arnold.
Oferta przedmiotów dla studentów zagranicznych.
Wardhaugh, R. (1994), Investigating Language.
Central Problems in Linguistics. Oxford UK &
Cambridge USA: Blackwell.
Module coordinator
Prof. dr hab. O.Molchanova
Field of study
Seminarium przedmiotowe (MA II)
Oferta przedmiotów dla studentów zagranicznych.
Course Code
ECTS
Module Language
English
Hours
60
Goal of the module
1.To introduce students to some of the more important
theoretical concepts and empirical findings of modern
cognitive linguistics theory. 2. To equip students with
some tools and techniques for language analysis and
give them a lot of practice in using them (exercises). 3.
To oblige students to consider and evaluate different
opinions on issues discussed.
Requirements
Attendance and active participation in classes. Oral
presentations.
Course content
1. Introductory survey (3hrs). 2. Revision of tenses
(4hrs). 3. The traditional class of prepositions (4hrs).
4. Basic concepts (4hrs). 5. Space (4hrs). 6. Spatial
relations and meaning; spatial senses; perceptual
analysis and the embodiment of meaning (4hrs). 7.
The nature of lexical representation; experimental
correlation; perceptual resemblance (4hrs). 8. The
proto-scene;
atemporality;
on-line
meaning
construction; pragmatic strengthening (4hrs). 9.
Extensions from spatial meanings (4hrs). 10. Further
category contrasts (4hrs). 11. Grammaticised uses of
prepositions (4hrs). 12. Preposition stranding (4hrs).
13. The structure of PPs (4hrs). 14. PP complements in
clause structure (3hrs). 15. Prepositional idioms and
fossilisation (6hrs).
Reading and written assignments. Tests. End-ofsemester credit with a grade.
Form and terms of examination
Education methods
Literature
Cruse, A. (2007), A Glossary of Semantics and
Pragmatics. Edinburg University Press.
Huddleston, R. & Pullum, G. K. (2002), The
Cambridge Grammar of the English language.
Cambridge University Press.
Huddleston, R. & Pullum, G. K. (2005), A Student’s
Introduction to English Grammar.
Cambridge
University Press.
Evans, V. (2007), A Glossary of Cognitive
Linguistics. Edinburg University Press.
Oferta przedmiotów dla studentów zagranicznych.
Evans, V. & Green, M. (2006), Cognitive Linguistics.
An Introduction. Edinburg University Press.
Hurford, J., Heasley, B. & Smith M. B. (2007),
Semantics: a coursebook. Cambridge: CUP.
Langacker, R. W. (2000), Grammar and
Conceptualization. Berlin. New York: Mouton de
Gruyter.
Lee, D. (2005), Cognitive Linguistics. Introduction.
Oxford: OUP.
The Linguistics Encyclopedia. (1995) Edited by
Kirsten Malmkjaer. London & New York: Routledge.
Tyler, A., Evans V. (2003), The Semantics of English
Prepositions. Oxford: OUP.
Module coordinator
Prof. dr hab. O.Molchanova
Oferta przedmiotów dla studentów zagranicznych.
Field of study
Seminarium przedmiotowe (MA I)
Course Code
ECTS
Module Language
English
Hours
30
Goal of the module
1.To introduce students to some of the more important
theoretical concepts and empirical findings of modern
cognitive linguistics theory. 2. To equip students with
some tools and techniques for language analysis and
give them a lot of practice in using them (exercises). 3.
To oblige students to consider and evaluate different
opinions on issues discussed.
Requirements
Attendance and active participation in classes. Oral
presentations.
Course content
1. Introductory survey (3hrs). 2. Number and
countability (5hrs). 3. Categories of definiteness and
indefiniteness
(4hrs).
4.
Determiners
and
determinatives (5hrs). 5. Genitive case (3hrs). 6.
Denotation vs. reference (5hrs). 7. Pronouns (5hrs).
Reading and written assignments. Tests. End-ofsemester credit with a grade.
Form and terms of examination
Education methods
Literature
Cruse, A. (2007), A Glossary of Semantics and
Pragmatics. Edinburg University Press.
Huddleston, R. & Pullum, G. K. (2002), The
Cambridge Grammar of the English language.
Cambridge University Press.
Huddleston, R. & Pullum, G. K. (2005), A Student’s
Introduction to English Grammar.
Cambridge
University Press.
Evans, V. (2007), A Glossary of Cognitive
Linguistics. Edinburg University Press.
Evans, V. & Green, M. (2006), Cognitive Linguistics.
An Introduction. Edinburg University Press.
Hurford, J., Heasley, B. & Smith M. B. (2007),
Semantics: a coursebook. Cambridge: CUP.
Langacker, R. W. (2000), Grammar and
Conceptualization. Berlin. New York: Mouton de
Oferta przedmiotów dla studentów zagranicznych.
Gruyter.
Lee, D. (2005), Cognitive Linguistics. Introduction.
Oxford: OUP.
The Linguistics Encyclopedia. (1995) Edited by
Kirsten Malmkjaer. London & New York: Routledge.
Module coordinator
Prof. dr hab. O.Molchanova