Czech

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Students will acquire basic information on linguistic pragmatics. They will learn about pragmatic categories i. e. pragmatic meaning, co-operative principle, politeness principle, illocutionary force. The role of professional knowledge and schemata in production and comprehension of specific texts on electrical engineering.

The extent of knowledge at secondary school level, and the knowledge of English at pre-intermediate level.

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Teaching methods depend on the type of a course unit as specified in Article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Credit:
The students need to obtain 7 attendance points (not counted towards the final grade), the attendance points are awarded for a) active participation in class b) submitting elearning tasks (if class attendance is not possible)
written credit assignment: a reseach article summary, maximum 40 points, minimum 24 points

Exams:
written test: maximum 60 points, minimum 30 points

Grade
The final grade is the sum total of the points awarded for the credit assignment and the test
A (100-90), B (89-80), C (79-70), D (69-60), E (59-50), F (49-0)

Definitions of linguistic pragmatics. Reference and inference. Co-operative Principle and Politeness Principle. Methods of complying the principles. Speech acts. Producer´s strategies. Cultural schemata. Professional schemata. Pragmatic meaning. Application of pragmatic theories on specific discourse in electrical engineering. Practical analysis of electro-technical texts and determination of their pragmatic categories.

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The aim of the course is to learn about the essential pragmatic categories i. e. pragmatic meaning, co-operative principle, politeness principle, illocutionary force and its modulation.

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

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Thomas, J. (1995). Meaning in interaction: An introduction to pragmatics. Harlow: Longman (EN)
Urbanová, Ludmila: Stylistika anglického jazyka, 2008, Barrister and Principal (CS)
Widdowson, Henry: Linguistics, 2000, OUP

Leech, G. (1983). Principles of pragmatics. London: Longman. (EN)
Leech, G. (2014). The pragmatics of politeness. New York: OUP. (EN)