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Dikobraz ‚porcupine‘ and buvol ‚buffalo‘ 200 years after Presl – research in the present-day pronunciation of two common nouns
Štěpánová, Veronika ; Novák, J.
Within a scientific internship for high school students realized in 2021 in the Czech Language Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, besides other things, the current pronunciation usage of the expressions dikobraz ‚porcupine‘ and buvol ‚buffalo‘, both proposed by J. S. Presl as official Czech zoological terms, has been investigated. Both of these designations are remarkable from the phonetic point of view. In case of dikobraz, the existing monolingual dictionaries of Czech have so far admitted the pronunciation variants [dɪkobras] and [ɟɪkobras]. The analysis of sound records from the online archives of Czech public media has proved that the variant [ɟɪkobras], reflecting the etymological origin of this Russianism, has not appeared in a representative sample of both professional and non‑professional speakers. An informal survey has discovered that its occurrence would be surprising or disturbing for a majority of the users of Czech. On the other hand, in case of the second analysed expression buvol, it has been proved that more than one third of the investigated Czech speakers use the sound variant [buːvol], whereas no such sound (or graphical) variant is codified at present (however, J. S. Presl originally proposed a form written bůvol). The results of this research may serve also as important data for the arising Academic Dictionary of Contemporary Czech, for the Internet Language Reference Book etc.
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The most common injuries in floorball and orthotic solutions
Štěpánová, Veronika ; Hruša, Jan (advisor) ; Křiček, Jan (referee)
Title: The most common injuries in floorball and prosthetic solutions Objectives: The goal of my bachelor thesis is to inform and provide a comprehensive overview of the most common injuries in floorball the division field players and goalkeepers. Next goal is inform about current possibilities orhotic solutions. Tasks: The first task was to define the questionnaire and use it to analyze the frequency of injuries of body segments for field players and goalkeepers. The second task is to select companies witch focus on sports related with floorball. Based on the selection of companies to compile a summary of orthotic solutions. The third task is to design equipment orthosis especially for players in the field, especially for goalkeepers. Methods: This is a empirical-analytical work based on the data collection. The structure of the work is conducted as a quantitative research based on questionnaires. To achieve the targets used as the main method of data collection, literature search and catalog companies. After analyzing the companies we choose the most appropriate orthotic aids. Results: The analysis of the data, we found that the most common injured segment with the players in the field is hocks. For goalkeepers are frequently injured knee joint. Based on the analysis of the companies we selected...
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Concessive connectives pourtant, cependant, toutefois, néanmoins, quand même, tout de même in French
Štěpánová, Veronika ; Nádvorníková, Olga (advisor) ; Mudrochová, Radka (referee)
Key words: connective, concession, concessive adverb, concessive connective, compétition Abstract: The diploma thesis "Les connecteurs concessifs pourtant, cependant, toutefois, néanmoins, quand même, tout de même" consists of three parts. The goal of the first part was to explain the notion of "concessive connective" (connecteur concessif) in a synchronic perspective. This first part consists on one hand in an attempt to explain the concessive relation (concession), on the other in a definition of the category of concessive connectives used in temporary French. The second part of this diploma thesis is dedicated to a diachronic and quantity-based study of the examined quasi-synonyms for the purpose of clarification of their frequency and competition regarding their usage down to the present day. In addition to these two parts, we reflect in the third part on the current use of concessive connectives, i.e. their use in contemporary written, spoken and pseudo-spoken language (on the Internet).
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Czech orthoepic codification
Štěpánová, Veronika ; Adam, Robert (advisor) ; Zeman, Jiří (referee) ; Ološtiak, Martin (referee)
Mgr. Veronika Štěpánová Czech orthoepic codification Abstract This doctoral thesis deals with the codification of standard Czech pronunciation. It focuses on how the phonetic level of the language is studied and described and, more generally, on orthoepic codification, its criteria, sources, relationship to orthography, etc. A historical overview of Czech orthoepic research, in particular of the first attempts at codification, work carried out for the orthoepic manuals Výslovnost spisovné češtiny I (ed. B. Hála; 1955, 1967) and Výslovnost spisovné češtiny II (ed. M. Romportl; 1978) is presented. In addition, research into standard Czech pronunciation from the 1980s to the present day is summarised from a new perspective. The primary focus of the thesis is a critical analysis of the principal Czech orthoepic manuals: not only Výslovnost spisovné češtiny I and II but also some older and newer works. Special attention is given to features (1) whose evaluation has changed over time (e.g. the pronunciation of mě and sh, the use of the glottal stop, simplification of certain consonant clusters, or voice assimilation before sonorants) and (2) which are problematic form the point of view of the contemporary pronunciation norm. This thesis is closely connected with the recently created Monolog corpus, which...
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The Czech fricative trill /ř/ and its realization by non-native speakers of Czech
Zábojová, Lenka ; Machač, Pavel (advisor) ; Štěpánová, Veronika (referee)
The thesis in its theoretical part discusses the rhotics, including the Czech trills, and especially focuses on articulatory, perceptual and acoustic properties of the fricative trill [ř]. Attention is also paid to possible corrections of disorders of pronunciation. In the experimental part the research of the realization of the trill [ř] by non-native speakers of Czech is described. This research mainly deals with differences in articulation, which are produced by the non-native speakers of Czech (specifically the native speakers of German, Polish, Russian and Vietnamese language). Key words: rhotics, trills, devoicing, trilling, foreigner accent, language level.
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The most common injuries in floorball and orthotic solutions
Štěpánová, Veronika ; Hruša, Jan (advisor) ; Křiček, Jan (referee)
Title: The most common injuries in floorball and prosthetic solutions Objectives: The goal of my bachelor thesis is to inform and provide a comprehensive overview of the most common injuries in floorball the division field players and goalkeepers. Next goal is inform about current possibilities orhotic solutions. Tasks: The first task was to define the questionnaire and use it to analyze the frequency of injuries of body segments for field players and goalkeepers. The second task is to select companies witch focus on sports related with floorball. Based on the selection of companies to compile a summary of orthotic solutions. The third task is to design equipment orthosis especially for players in the field, especially for goalkeepers. Methods: This is a empirical-analytical work based on the data collection. The structure of the work is conducted as a quantitative research based on questionnaires. To achieve the targets used as the main method of data collection, literature search and catalog companies. After analyzing the companies we choose the most appropriate orthotic aids. Results: The analysis of the data, we found that the most common injured segment with the players in the field is hocks. For goalkeepers are frequently injured knee joint. Based on the analysis of the companies we selected...
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Linguistic Analysis of Headlines in the Newspaper Metro
Chlaňová, Andrea ; Štěpánová, Veronika (advisor) ; Mareš, Petr (referee)
This bachelor thesis is focused on headlines of the newspaper Metro, which were excerpted from chosen issues from 1997, 2008 and 2014. The theoretical part summarizes definitions of the terms journalistic style and headlines. It also enumerates the stylistic devices that are common in journalistic texts. The focal point of this thesis is linguistic analysis of headlines in the newspaper Metro (lexical, syntactical and orthographical). The impact of the new format of the newspaper Metro in 2008 on the form of headlines is also examined.
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Czech Consonants and Their Realization by Vietnamese Speakers
Čepelíková, Monika ; Machač, Pavel (advisor) ; Štěpánová, Veronika (referee)
Present diploma thesis deals with perceptively noticeable deviations in realization of consonants in Czech of Vietnamese native speakers. The aim of the thesis is identification, characterization, categorization and quantification of the deviations from common Czech pronunciation according to specific ways of realization. In the theoretical part the consonant systems of both the languages and their syllabic structures are compared contrastively. The following chapter is dedicated to a short analysis of the pronunciation exercises and their didactic contribution in the most frequently used textbooks of Czech as a foreign language. Moreover, a textbook designated for Vietnamese speakers and an English textbook were analyzed for a better comparison. The research itself is based on an analysis of 16 records of Vietnamese native speakers by a method of careful listening in Praat program. The results have shown that the most frequent deviations in the speech of Vietnamese speakers were caused by interference from their mother tongue, especially because of the different consonant systems of Czech and Vietnamese and their different phonotactic rules. Keywords: Czech as a foreign language, Vietnamese, pronunciation, consonants, phonetics, didactics
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Investigating the Pronunciation of Loanwords
Štěpánová, Veronika ; Duběda, T. ; Havlík, Martin ; Jílková, Lucie
Our analysis of Czech loanword phonology under the project “Pronunciation of non-integrated lexical items” is based on a theoretical framework which includes eight adaptation principles (phonological approximation; spelling pronunciation; original pronunciation; analogy with the donor language; analogy with the recipient language; influence of a third language; influence of universals; unclearly motivated pronunciation). A large-scale empirical survey of pronunciation practice, which is a part of this project, offers a realistic view of loanword phonology in Czech, with respect to both its current state and its dynamics. The data obtained provide socially stratified insights into problems such as the variation of vowel length, that of consonant voicing, the pronunciation of proper names, and the influence of spelling. The database of recorded variants may serve as a resource for lexicographic work.
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Unemployment in Ústecký region
Štěpánová, Veronika ; Burian, Stanislav (advisor) ; Milan Robin, Milan Robin (referee)
This diploma thesis investigates the topic of Unemployment in Ústecky region. Diploma thesis is divided into two parts and it is the theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part is dedicated to a definition of a labour market, economic models of a labour market, types and impacts unemployment and employment policy. The practical part includes charakteristics the Ustecky region and then defines supply in the labour market. Supply is defined through analyses of the demografic trends, structure of the unemployed labour force, risk groups, graduates and their unemployment. Demand on the labour market is defined by the bussinesses, major employers, major businesses and job structures.
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