Koncovky -a a -u genitivu singuláru maskulin neživotných s ohledem na korpusový přístup ve výuce češtiny jako cizího jazyka

• Authors: Zasina Adrian Jan

Title variants

EN

Endings -a and -u of genitive singular inanimate masculine nouns: a corpus approach to teaching Czech as a foreign language

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

The aim of this study is the issue of competitive endings -a and -u of genitive singular inanimate masculine nouns in the context of foreign language teaching. The emphasis is on a systematic description of genitive endings -a and -u using corpus methods. In the first step, we analysed the part of the learner corpus including texts of Slavic language speaking students. The results have shown that students quite often confuse both of these endings: the correct ending -u frequently substituted by -a. Next, we examined the competition of genitive endings within the corpus of contemporary Czech using the Morfio tool that identifies relevant word pairs for further analysis. The identified pairs were divided into three categories: a) nouns with the same etymological origin and meaning, b) nouns with the same etymological origin but different meaning, and c) nouns with inconclusive competition of genitive endings. A systemised list of pairs, along with the proportional and absolute frequency given, is a source of information on the use of appropriate endings, with respect to frequency. The information is crucial for students of Czech as a foreign language in order to choose an appropriate variant with the ending that is closest to the current usage. Based on the analysed material, we proposed three model corpus exercises: two direct exercises for determining a more frequent variant, and one indirect exercise — taking into account semantic differences in the usage of particular endings.

Keywords

CS

čeština; genitiv; korpusová lingvistika; korpusový přístup ve výuce morfologie; výuka cizího jazyka; žákovský korpus

EN

corpus linguistics; Czech; DDL; foreign language teaching; Genitive case; learner corpus; morphology

Discipline

• PHILOLOGY_&_LINGUISTICS: PHILOLOGY & LINGUISTICS

• Publisher: Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts, Czech Republic
• Journal: Studie z aplikované lingvistiky - Studies in Applied Linguistics
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 39-57

Contributors

author

Zasina Adrian Jan

• Ústav Českého národního korpusu FF UK