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Objectives and competences

• to acquire basic knowledge and methods in the field of syntax, • to identify possibilities for the usage of the acquired methods and knowledge for independent study and vocational work. • to learn to use expressions for special purposes, • to get acquainted with clear and comprehensible modes in oral and written communication.

Content (Syllabus outline)

• Subject and methods of syntax research, syntactic means and their importance for text production and comprehension. • Definition of the notions sentence, clause and utterance. • Sentence and clause typology according to form, position and function. • Operational methods for the identification of clause and sentence elements in Valency theory. • Word order of clauses, phrase and clause elements. • Similarities and differences between German and Slovene syntax.

Learning and teaching methods

• Seminar, • Tutorial, • Individual work, working in pairs, • Method of explanation and presentation, method of projection, method of working with pictures, maps and photos.

Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding

On completion of this course the student will be able to: • define the concepts of clause and sentence • define German clause and phrase elements • distinguish word classes and syntactic functions • apply methods for the identification of clause elements • define German syntactic patterns • apply German intonation patterns on clause level • identify German clause elements, modifiers and syntactic patterns according to the valency model • derive semantic and stylistic differences in texts from German syntactic patterns.

Readings

• Eisenberg, P. 31994: Grundriß der deutschen Grammatik, J.B. Metzler, Stuttgart. • Engel, U. 2004: Deutsche Grammatik, Julius Groos Verlag, Heidelberg. • Weinrich, H. et al. 2003: Textgrammatik der deutschen Sprache. Olms, Hildesheim. • Hentschel, E., Weydt, 2003: H. Handbuch der deutschen Grammatik. De Gruyter, Berlin. • Wöllstein-Leisten, A., Heilmann, A., Stepan, P., Vikner, S. 1997: Deutsche Satzstruktur. Grundlagen der syntaktischen Analyse, Stauffenburg, Tübingen.

Prerequisits

Prerequisits for acceding the course: German Language - Morphology Conditions for prerequisits: Accomplished obligations given during tutorial and seminar.

  • doc. dr. TEODOR PETRIČ

  • Written examination: 50
  • Daily work (written test ev. week) and oral exam.: 50

  • : 30
  • : 15
  • : 45

  • German
  • German