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The Dog in Linguistic Picture of the World in Czech
Prokšová, Hana ; Vaňková, Irena (advisor) ; Bozděchová, Ivana (referee)
I. Abstract This paper is based on the theoretical principes of the Polish ethnolinguistic works introduced in the first part of this paper. We pay special attention to the theory of anthropocentrism of a natural language. The main focus of this theory is the differentiation between "one's own" and "human" on one side and "someone else's" and "non-human"on the other in a cognitive comprehension of the world. We further apply the anthropocentric approach to outline the conceptualization of domestic animals in the Czech language. The second part of the text deals with the expression pes (‚dog') in Czech and its derivatives, their position within the lexical system, their semantics, connotations and the stereotypes associated with them. The conclusion presents a cognitive definition of the concept pes (‚dog') in Czech. The definition builds upon the entry structure of the Polish Dictionary of Folk Stereotypes and Symbols.
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Competing word-formation suffixes for the indication of female gender in professions
Kožuriková, Daniela ; Bozděchová, Ivana (advisor) ; Mareš, Petr (referee)
The bachelor thesis Competing word-formation suffixes for the indication of female gender in professions is devided into two parts. The first part summarizes findings provided by linguistic literature on this topic. Suffixes used most frequently are also discussed. The second part provides results of practical research during which the names of feminine professions, found in the dictionary Nová slova v češtině 1 a 2, were entered in the form of lemmas into the corpuses SYN 2000 and SYN 2005, and their frequency was investigated. In the end of the thesis there is a practical dictionary in which meanings of some lesser known proffesions designating substantives are explained.
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On interference between Czech, Russian and English in language learning
Dvořáková, Jana ; Šebesta, Karel (advisor) ; Bozděchová, Ivana (referee)
The thesis deals with second language acquisition (SLA) of Czech in Russian and English students. It presents the main theories of SLA (generative and cognitive approaches) and compares them to the results of author's research into L2 acquisition of Czech morphology and syntax in speakers of two typologically and structurally different mothertongues. It shows that language transfer plays an important role in SLA and that some of the generative assumptions about SLA that are claimed to apply universally cannot be proven for Czech.
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The Moon in linguistic picture of the world in Czech
Hrajnohová, Jana ; Vaňková, Irena (advisor) ; Bozděchová, Ivana (referee)
This bacchelor thesis deals with linguistic picture of the moon in czech. Methodological is based on the theory of cognitive linguistics and on principals of ethnolinguistics. In linguistic field it works with explanatory, etymological, synonymical and phraseological dictionaries, sayings, proverbs, weather sayings and fairy tales. The theses consider the moon in the mythology of several natural and ancienit cultures, as well as stereotypes connected with a position of the moon in the phases of the lunar cycle, and different stereotypes connected with the moon, both cultural-ethnological aspect, and aspect of linguistics.
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The Language Picture of Family in Czech Ecumenical Translation
Drengubáková, Jana ; Bozděchová, Ivana (advisor) ; Dittmann, Robert (referee)
The present thesis deals with the linguistic picture of the family in the gospels in Czech ecumenical translation of the Bible on the basis of cognitive linguistics. The theoretical part describes the difficulties of biblical translation and its changes in different editions. The main attention is then focused on literary aspects of the texts of the New and Old Testament respectively, on story and metaphor. Furthermore, the concept of family in the setting of the gospels origination and in today s society is outlined. The practical part deals with the analysis of particular extracts from the gospels. The description of the linguistic picture focuses on texts about foundation and breakdown of a family, about children, offspring and kinship. The aim of this thesis is to point out the parallels and differences of the linguistic picture of the family in the gospels and contemporary Czech. Key words: Family, Community, Relationships, Child, Metaphor
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Multilingualism in sound film
Hamerlová, Dana ; Mareš, Petr (advisor) ; Bozděchová, Ivana (referee)
This thesis deals with issues of multilingualism, i. e. appearance of two or more different languages, in a film. The first part of the thesis provides an introduction to the theory of communication, then follows a brief look at the character of film communication, i. e. its primary and secondary stucture. The second part concerns with multilingualism on both levels of communication in film discourse. The author discusses filmmaker's intentions related to comprehension or incomprehension of a foreign-language text and establishes the functions of multilingualism. The following parts research three separate film categories whose classification is based on types of languages that appear in film. The first category embraces films in that several different real spoken languages figure, the second one includes films where real spoken language and fictional language appear, films of the third category present spoken language and means of communication used by deaf people. Keywords sound film, communication, multilingualism, natural language, sign language, fictional language
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Diminutives: types, use and changes in contemporary Czech
Choulíková, Klára ; Bozděchová, Ivana (advisor) ; Vaňková, Irena (referee)
The goal of this paper is a reflection of the use, word-formation and semantics of diminutives in the contemporary Czech language. A special focus is given on new or marginal phenomena. A description of the system of the word-forming category of diminutives serves as a background for our analysis. The research is based on the comparison of different approaches described in specialized linguistic handbooks which are supplemented with findings from particular linguistic studies.
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Specific linguistic apects of blogs on the Czech Internet
Černá, Eliška ; Bozděchová, Ivana (advisor) ; Lehečková, Eva (referee)
Work is devoted to a specific type ofinternet communiques - blogs. Specifical1y, tbe characteristics ofthe language side ofblogs on tbe czech internet are ana1ysed. Blogs are initia11y characterized as a whole. In the next section a possible classification af blogs and their operational division into two main groups, that are in other chapters further characterized, are adduced.
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On the semantics of cardinal numerals
Poncarová, Alena ; Bozděchová, Ivana (advisor) ; Vaňková, Irena (referee)
The aim of this bachelor thesis is to examine the semantics of cardinal numerals, specifically numeral one (Chapter 2.3), numeral three (Chapter 2.4) and numeral five (Chapter 2.5). The data proceeding method used is as follows. Firstly, paragraphs dealing with various given numerals have been examined in explanatory dictionaries with special attention being paid to different semantic types. Secondly, the occurence of numerals one, three and five in Czech National Corpus have been examined especially with regards to different collocations, in which these numerals usually occur. A detailed description of the method used can be found in Chapter 2. The results of both approaches have been compared and conclusions drawn concerning the semantic validity of the given numerals. In addition, using this comparison, the relevancy and actuality of the information provided in explanatory dictionaries for current language usage have been examined. Conclusions are included in Chapter 3.
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Current processes of appellativisation of proper names
Kříž, Adam ; Bozděchová, Ivana (advisor) ; Lehečková, Eva (referee)
The main aim of this work is to describe current tendencies of processes of appellativisation in the Czech language based on the analysis of the contemporary appellativised names, which have appeared in the Czech language over the last 25 years. The thesis begins with the detailed description of the proper names and the onymic system, thereby highlighting the differences between the proper names and the system of common names. In the part of work that deals with borderline differences between the proprial and the appellative system, the issue of the appellativisation is mentioned in connection with the processes, in which the proper names in some way function. The text discusses the appellativisation and the appellativised names first from the general point of view, after which the focus changes to the analysis of appellativised names which were taken from a two part dictionary Nová slova v češtině. The analysed material is accompanied by examples of the appellativised names which appear in the articles and discussions on the internet, which were published over the last five years. Current tendencies of appellativisation have been discovered by description of following: a) which types of the proper names become common nouns most often, b) in which way names were derived from proper names (focused on...
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