SEMINAR 5

THE SENTENCE. THE UTTERANCE. THE TEXT

PROBLEMS FOR DISCUSSION:

1. The simple sentence: the problem of definition, classifications.

2. Constructional approach to the sentence analysis. Syntactic processes.

3. ​ The composite sentence: general characteristics. Types of clauses in the English and Ukrainian languages.

4. ​ Utterance as the unit of speech. The informative structure of the utterance. Functional Sentence Perspective. The theme and rheme marking devices in English and Ukrainian.

5. ​ Text as the unit of the highest level. Textlinguistics. The notion of textual coherence.

6. ​ Text connecting devices. The notion of textual cohesion.

7. ​ The notion of deixis. Textual deictic elements.

8. ​ Practical assignments.

MATERIAL TO USE:

1.​ Lectures.

2.​ Volkova L.M. Theoretical Grammar of English: Modern Approach / L.M.Volkova. – К.: Освіта України, 2009.

3.​ Blokh M.Y. A Course in Theoretical English Grammar / M.Y.Blokh. – М.: Высшая школа, 1983. – P. 236-244, 251-282, 288-361, 361-373.

4.​ Ilysh B.A. The Structure of Modern English / B.A.Ilysh. – Л.: Просвещение,1971. – P. 197-204, 205-318.

5.​ Morokhovskaya E.J. Fundamentals of Theoretical Grammar of English / E.J. Morokhovskaya. – К.: Вища школа, 1984. – P. 254-281.

6.​ Иванова И.П., Бурлакова В.В., Почепцов Г.Г. Теоретическая грамматика современного английского языка / И.П.Иванова, В.В.Бурлакова, Г.Г.Почепцов. – М.: Высшая школа, 1981. – C. 164- 238, 213-230, 238-281.

7.​ Volkova L.M. Theoretical Grammar Practice / L.M.Volkova. – К.: Освіта України, 2011. – P. 83-96.