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Editorial treatment of song lyrics by Karel Kryl and Jaromír Nohavica
Kojecká, Veronika ; Adam, Robert (advisor) ; Vaňková, Irena (referee)
This thesis concentrates on differences between editorial treatments of selected song lyrics, whose authors and performers are Karel Kryl and Jaromír Nohavica. It deals with changes of the same lyrics in different editions and unifying linguistic tendencies of editions. Thesis studies if there are typical differences between editorial treatments of song lyrics in booklets, book editions and hymnals. Attention will be payed also to specific editorial treatment of song lyrics.
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Nonstandard language in contemporary sung poetry
Mohylová, Barbora ; Mareš, Petr (advisor) ; Vaňková, Irena (referee)
This thesis explores the phenomenon of hip hop as one of the distinctive forms of contemporary sung poetry. The thesis examines hip hop lyrics especially linguistically, the attention is paid mainly to the characteristics of nonstandard language as the common Czech, the expressivity and numerous vulgarisms connected with it, but also the slang, which has the hip hop subculture either created or has taken over from English. The first part of this thesis is devoted to hip hop subculture and hip hop in the meaning of music and life style. The core of this thesis consists of analyzes of selected authors' lyrics. The conclusion is a summary of the analysis results and the overall assessment of how the followers of hip hop subculture use the language.
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The Human Being in Riddles. Contribution to the linguistic Picture of the World in Czech
Boháčková, Linda ; Vaňková, Irena (advisor) ; Janeček, Petr (referee)
Riddles can refer to all spheres of human being. The thesis is based on contemporary theories and methods of cognitive linguistics and etnolinguistics: riddles can be seen as a specific semiotic system, which contains references to the certain way of understanding the world. The aim of this thesis is to define the linguistic picture of human being and human body in Czech folk riddles. The article of etnolinguist H. Kazancewa provides the methodical basis. Riddles can be classified: riddles about human ontogenesis are in the first group, rhyming riddles describing human body and its parts using neologisms are in the second group, riddles about organs and parts of the body are in the third group. Part of human body can be encoded on the basis of its appearance, or on the basis of its function, or both. Sets of organs in the second and in the third group differ. Head, hair, eyes, nose, mouth, hands (and arms) and legs appear in both groups - they have the central position in the linguistic picture of the human body in Czech. The second group of riddles encodes forhead, stomach, knees, feet and heels in addition. The third group of riddles encodes teeth, tongue, beard, fingers and ears in addition. Some parts of human body - back, buttocks, genitals - appear exceptionally or are missing. Riddles about...
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Linguistic inequality and linguistic discrimination in Czech society: Ostrava vs. Prague
Drkošová, Sylvie ; Chromý, Jan (advisor) ; Vaňková, Irena (referee)
This thesis is concerned with the issue of linguistic inequality, or linguistic discrimination, in the Czech republic. Particularly, the influence of the speech of two regions, Ostrava and Prague, on attitudes towards its speakers in Ostrava and in Prague is studied. The matched- guise technique is used for the purposes of this research. This thesis consists of three parts - in the first part previous research concerning linguistic inequality and linguistic discrimination is described and analyzed. The second part is analyzing stratification of czech language in czech society. The third part presents my own research which is verifying my presumptions about language inequality in czech society.
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Motivation of the Naming of Children in the District of Ústí nad Orlicí
Náhlíková, Anežka ; Štěpán, Pavel (advisor) ; Vaňková, Irena (referee)
The theoretical part of this work deals with the term of given name, its function and position in the Czech language system. Additionally, motivations that can play any role in naming of children are summarized. The practical part is focused on motivations applied in naming of children in Ústí nad Orlicí district at two groups of parental population. In the first group there are parents whose children were born in the period of 1960-1975 and the second group is formed by parents with children born in 2000-2012. The data from the parents were gathered using questionnaires. These two groups are compared from various points of view - used names, linguistics factors (length, sound aspects of names, relation of the given name to the family name, hypocoristics etc.) and other factors (family tradition, religion, education etc.). Also differences in the approach to male and female names are followed.
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Linguistic picture of flowers in Czech (Semantic connotations and prototypes)
Talafús, Martin ; Vaňková, Irena (advisor) ; Bozděchová, Ivana (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with linguistic picture of bloom, flower, rose and lily in Czech language. It is based on theory of cognitive linguistics, especially on theory of Semantic School of Lublin. Linguistic part of this thesis is based on the analysis of the Czech dictionaries (etymological, explanatory, synonymical and phraseological dictionaries) with the brief addition of the symbolism of rose and lily. This thesis discusses the scientific (botanical) classification of plants and compares it with meanings that are constituted in the naive picture of the world.
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Breathing and respiration as the source domain of conceptual metaphors in Czech
Bulak, Patrik ; Vaňková, Irena (advisor) ; Janovec, Ladislav (referee)
Bachelor thesis is focused on the semantic sphere of breathing and respiration. It is based on theories and methods of cognitive-cultural approach to language. The first chapter concerns the conceptual metaphor theory, metonymy cognitive concepts and the metaphor combined with metonymy (the metaphtonymy). The next chapter brings examined semantic sphere based on data from interpretation, etymological dictionaries etc. The attention is drawn in particular on metaphor and metonymy, to which the data refer. The third chapter deals with the physical experience of breathing in its entirety (sensory perception of breathing and experiencing of own respiration). There is also outlined, how this experience base is projected into the language. The crucial chapter of the thesis presents the classification of the collected material of language: it shows which target domains are related to source domain of breathing and respiration on the metaphorical expressions excerpted from phraseological dictionaries in the form of idioms. Research has shown that the breathing and respiration in the source domain are used primarily metonymically. Then it is possible to distinguish the metaphors from metonymy (metaphtonymies) and the "pure" metaphors (personifications). Based on the data interpretation there are at the end...
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Horse in Czech Phraseology, Proverbs and Fairy Tales. Contribution to the Linguistic Picture of the World
Kovařík, Tadeáš ; Vaňková, Irena (advisor) ; Lehečková, Eva (referee)
The focus of this bachelor thesis is the image of the horse in the Czech phraseology, proverbs and fairytales of Karel Jaromír Erben. The material processing has been based on cognitive linguistics and linguistic worldview theory and their methodological tools. First, the theoretical-methodological scope is explained with the focus on cognitive approach to language and linguistic worldview. Using these methods, the language and culture image of the horse in Czech environmentis processed, as presented by dictionaries. The etymology and history of the expression are examined; the meanings are defined using monolingual dictionaries, followed by the list of the most common synonyms, hyponyms and co hyponyms (hřebec, kobyla/klisna, hříbě etc.) On the grounds of phraseology, idiomology and paremiology as well as figurative usage, neologisms, derivations and compositions, the stereotype of the horse in Czech linguistic worldview is described. This is followed by the image of the horse in Erben's České pohádky. At the end of the thesis an open definition of the expression horse is given.
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Special Attributes of Adolescent Behaviour and Communication
Machková, Klára ; Pacovská, Jasňa (advisor) ; Vaňková, Irena (referee)
This thesis is based on theoretical findings in the area of developmental psychology and focuses on the period of adolescence. The aim of the thesis is the description of specific features of adolescence as a developmental period typically associated with certain types of behaviour and typical language usage, mainly in the area of vocabulary. The thesis aims at linking description of intellectual development with linguistic alasysis to specify norms of communication within the youth subculture. Theoretical claims are verified by data from empirical research in the form of a survey and linguistic analyses of both audio and video recordings and samples of written communication between adolescents. The thesis accentuates the term youth subculture and puts forward that one of its main characteristics is a specific area of vocabulary which helps to strengthen peer relationships.
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