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Analysis of the speech profile of David Rath presented by Czech audiovisual media
Švejkovský, Jakub ; Just, Petr (advisor) ; Klabíková Rábová, Tereza (referee)
The aim of this diploma thesis is to analyze the rhetorical profile of one of the most prominent Czech rhetors after the Velvet revolution, physician and politician David Rath. In the theoretical part, the author comprehensively processes the history of public speaking based on the ancient but still current rhetorical tradition of ancient Greece and Rome. Furthermore, the work describes all the specifics defining both the interpersonal communication itself, as well as its individual aspects - specifically, verbal, nonverbal and psychological components, along with persuasive and manipulative techniques. The practical part is co-created by two key aspects - the career and political profile of David Rath and the analysis of his speech. The theoretical basis in combination with the knowledge of the life story of the central speaker forms the basis and context for the analysis of Rath's rhetoric. On carefully selected speeches, the author then examines in detail how the observed rhetor can adapt to various situations across the communication spectrum. The researched findings can then be used for further analyses of a similar focus.
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The Rhetorics of Suffering in Psalms
Jonczy, Roman ; Sláma, Petr (advisor) ; Vymětal, Mikuláš (referee)
Psalms have fascinated many for centuries. They are the prayers of the people of Israel, widely used in Christianity as well. The psalms are not only a source of inspiration but above all the concentrated experience of those, who call themselves Jehovah's worshipers. The concentrated experience of life presents many shocking testimonie about the relationship between man and God, especially if one is experiencing suffering and God becomes the only true source of salvation to a man facing a hopeless situation. The person refers to this source in his speech, and he recites his requests and his calls. This thesis attempts to examine and approach the mechanism of the speech of the Psalmist, who, in his crisis, reverts to the fact that he believes God will free him from this situation. The theologians Walter Brueggeman and Claus Westrmann contributed to the mapping of this mechanism by extraordinary insights, from which the author of this work also draws. In this thesis I describe the phases of complaints and praises, each of which consists of individual steps: addressing, complaining, pleading, motivation, cursing but also assurance of hearing, promise and praise. Keywords Bruggemann, Westrmann, psalm, psalmist, old testament,crisis, suffering, prayer, complaint, plea, motivation, curse, praise, God,...
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Teaching rhetorics on secondary school. Present state and future perspectives
Potůčková, Marie ; Chejnová, Pavla (advisor) ; Vlčková, Jana (referee)
This thesis deals with various approaches of secondary school teachers and students to the rhetoric and the teaching of communication. The main purpose of the thesis is to map how students see the quality of their own communicative skills and the quaility of communication classes and the attitude of teachers to including communication in their classes. Attention is also paid to the development of communication teaching methods. The survey was carried out at seven Prague secondary schools mainly by using questionnaires. Data were also collected during interviews and when attending classes. The survey suggests that both students and teachers consider the teaching of communication a necessary part of Czech language and literature lessons and have a responsible attitude to it. Students are more critical to their own speech than their teachers. They have quite a good knowledge of the theoretical basis of rhetoric and communication but they have problems applying the theory in practise. Teachers prefer professional, clear and attractive textbooks of communication. As for the future of the subject teachers are of the opinion that it should become an inseparable part of all subjects, i. e. of comprehensive education. KEY WORDS rhetoric, teaching of communication, communicative skills, speech, discussion
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(Non-)Existence of Populism in Modern Japan
Petrželková, Eva ; Karmazin, Aleš (advisor) ; Charvát, Jan (referee)
The word 'populism' has lately been frequently appearing in political discourse all over the world. The word is most often associated with certain persons, such as Donald Trump, Marine LePen, or Andrej Babiš. The reason for this shift in discourse is the fact that many Western countries have been plagued by a wave of (right-wing) populism, for which traditional parties have not found a solution yet. One of the few countries with western-style democracy which has so far been able to avoid this wave is Japan. The goal of this thesis is to find out why that is, and whether there might be any mechanisms within the Japanese political system which prevent the populist phenomenon. The thesis analyzes typical characteristics of populism based on literature about the theory of populism. The thesis then creates a model based on this analysis, and compares it with the current situation in Japan. The model comprises of fifteen criteria which are split into four categories, preconditions for the creation of a populist party, its creation and development process and characteristics, the rhetorical strategies of its leaders/members, and its further development. By applying this model onto the current situation in Japan, the following facts have been uncovered. Japan has been governed by the Liberal Democratic...
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Radio drama and its origin in Czechoslovak broadcasting
Kalčák, Filip ; Maršík, Josef (advisor) ; Lovaš, Karol (referee)
This thesis focus on the part of the radio history, which was not comprehensively described in professional literature yet. It analyzes beginning of the radio drama in Czechoslovakia. Theme compilate a lot of different sources and in many ways do pioneering job. This thesis is separated into a few parts. At first, thesis focuses on the brief history of radio in twenties and thirties of the last century, which is necessary to understand the evolution of radio drama. Also it describes what radio drama is and how it's created. The main part is dedicated to the history of radio drama in First Czechoslovak Republic with the mention of principal characters. In the thesis there is also information about the essential radio dramas. Keywords Radio drama, radio, Radiojournal, theatre, history, First Czechoslovak Republic, rhetoric Title/název práce Radio drama and its origin in Czechoslovak broadcasting
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Speech culture of spokespeople with analysis of Jiří Ovčáček
Sulimenko, Konstantin ; Klabíková Rábová, Tereza (advisor) ; Švec, Kamil (referee)
This bachelor thesis focuses on the practice of speech, specifically the delivery of speech, of spokespeople in the Czech Republic and in this context, it analyses one of the most prominent Czech spokespeople Jiří Ovčáček. It introduces the combination of analytical tools for the analysis of a quality speech with emphasis on orthoepy, phonetics and rhetorical theory. Methods of exact measuring of vowel quality and quantity, speech rate and other acoustic correlates of a charismatic speech as well as methods of auditory analysis of phones and phone structures are introduced. Besides the use of those analytical tools in a practical research, the importance of those methods for analyses of PR experts is discussed. In the practical part, previously described methods are used to analyse the spokesman of the Czech president Jiří Ovčáček. The dataset consisted of five his speeches from 2015 to 2019. The analysis aimed to find and explain specific problems and deficiencies in his articulation, to explore shifts in vowel quality and quantity globally and to measure the speech rate. The part of the analysis is the interpretation and contextualisation of the results as for the current state of speech culture in Czechia. The progress of Jiří Ovčáček's speech abilities is also discussed as well as possibilities...
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Culture of Spoken Language among Pupils at Second Stage of Elementary School
PEŠTOVÁ, Alena
The diploma thesis deals with culture of spoken language among pupils at second stage of elementary school. The theoretical part is focused on rhetoric, phonetics, syntax or stylistics. The thesis also includes a part about division of vocabulary. The last two chapters of the theoretical part deals with nonverbal communication and it also includes some specific features of spoken language. The research part contains analyses of speeches that were done by six pupils of ninth grade of elementary school. Prepared an unprepared speeches were analysed from phonetic, morphological, lexical and syntactic point of view. Nonverbal communication was also evaluated.
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Linguistic Analysis of Chosen Presidental Speeches from 1948 to 1989
DOUCHOVÁ, Martina
The objective of this diploma thesis named ´Linguistic Analysis of Chosen Presidential Speeches from the periods of 1948 - 1989´ is the analysis of speeches by five Czechoslovak presidents - Klement Gottwald, Antonín Zápotocký, Antonín Novotný, Ludvík Svoboda, and Gustáv Husák. Their speeches will be analysed from the perspective of composition, speech technique, rules of standard pronunciation, morphology, syntax, as well as lexicological perspective. Greater emphasis will be put on phrases and clichés present in analysed speeches. The whole of the practical part will rely on the findings of the theoretical part, worked out on the basis of expert literature and focused on speech, communication, standard Czech language, objective and subjective literary stylistics. Further, the theoretical part also defines the rhethorics, its history, rhethorical functional style, its genres, and the speech technique.
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Rhetoric as a leisure time activity for human personality development
KULANDOVÁ, Petra
This work deals with rhetoric as a leisure time activity for the development of human personality. The theoretical part characterises rhetoric, its subject matter and also deals with the history of rhetoric. It also describes the personality from the psychological point of view and its components, types of speakers or the speaker's image. It also deals with the possibilities in which personality can be developed. In the last chapter of the theoretical part, the thesis deals with free time, its historical development, free-time functions and also the personality development of man and related verbal and nonverbal communication. The empirical part of the thesis defines the methodology of the qualitative pilot research using the IPA method. The research aims to elicit from selected respondents whether and possibly how they were influenced by the study of rhetoric in their lives. The main research question was this: What life experience did the students have in terms of rhetoric? Interviews were conducted with four respondents who took part in a course of rhetoric and the interviews were analysed and thematic categories were created. Finally, the conclusion summarises and describes the results of the research.
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The rhetoric of goodness: Selected problems of symbolic communication
Abrahamyan, Marianna ; Švantner, Martin (advisor) ; Karľa, Michal (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the rhetoric of Ku Klux Klan social movement. One of the goals of the work is to analyze through content analysis the codes that construct the categories of good and evil in the Ku Klux Klan movement. The second goal is to use the technique of critical discourse analysis to reveal the hidden power relations and ideologies that are found in the discourse of the movement. The theoretical part deals with the concept of social movement and the role of symbolic communication in it. It also deals with the concept of code and discourse. The chapter about discourse deals primarily with racism and the denial of racism in discourse. The thesis also concentrates on the theme of rhetoric, its development, rhetorical means and a view of rhetoric by Kenneth Burke. Further, the text deals with the context of Ku Klux Klan's birth and development. The last chapter of the theoretical part is describing the methodology that is afterwards applied to the examined documents.
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