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.