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Stylistic Differences in English Speeches of Male and Female Members of the European Parliament
Buňková, Jana ; Matuchová, Klára (advisor) ; Morgan, Craig Alan (referee)
This diploma thesis is a sociolinguistic analysis of speeches rendered in English by members of the European Parliament. The aim of this diploma thesis is to analyze the stylistic patterns in speeches of members of the European Parliament based on gender, as a sociolinguistic factor. This thesis is based on three main linguistic disciplines: grammar, stylistics and sociolinguistics. The practical part is based on a research of 100 randomly chosen members of the European Parliament, 50 men and 50 women, whose speeches rendered in English, were transcribed and analyzed by the quantitative method used for a comparison of linguistic features. This thesis predominantly focuses on grammatical analysis of parts of speech and syntax. It also deals with hyper- sentential links: cohesion and coherence. This thesis also includes profiles of MEP which, together with other sociolinguistic researches, help to interpret the results of a grammatical analysis. The practical part is concluded by profiles of hypothetic MEPs who are likely to render their speech in English.
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Shifts of a college students' idiolect under the influence of Prague Czech
Náhlíková, Anežka ; Hájková, Eva (advisor) ; Janovec, Ladislav (referee)
This work consists of two parts - practical and theoretical. The theoretical part deals with forms of Czech language in relation with an ordinary way of speaking. It covers topics from standard language through ordinary one, characteristics of dialects and a problematic of colloquial Czech language. It mentions also social differentiation of the language. One chapter deals with an introduction of the "Český jazykový atlas", which is considered as a base of dialectology. The theoretical part introduces different views of linguists on a current state of the language and its next development as well as a relation between standard and ordinary language. The practical part sets up a target to confirm an assumption, that long term living in Prague environment influences an idiolect of a student, who lives in a different place in the Czech Republic. The group for a verification of this assumption was set up from college students. The research was realised in a form of questionnaires and sound records.
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Language manaement of Huastecan Nahuatl in Mexico
Vlková Hingarová, Vendula ; Vrhel, František (advisor) ; Zajícová, Pavla (referee) ; Zavadil, Bohumil (referee)
Language management of Nahuatl in Mexico This thesis describes the current status of Nahuatl language, and disccus its functioning and position within the institutional structures of Mexican society, as well as language community in the municipality of Chicontepec in northeastern Mexico. Nahuatl is one of the best-known indigenous languages with wider distribution across the Mexico and according to the latest census, there are one and half million speakers of the language. The aim of this paper is to present the key moments of the relationship between Spanish and Nahuatl. The paper analyzes how to manage the problems associated with the language problems associated with Nahuatl and other indigenous languages from the second half of the twenty century to the present. On the basis of empirical data describes in detail the use of Nahuatl and the transmission within the selected families and communities in the bilingual Chicontepec. In four communities discussed the linguistic behavior of the population with emphasis on intergenerational language transmission. The Nahua community have experienced over the past 30 years, the linguistic dynamic changes that result in different language skills in different generations, genders and social groups. One of the main conclusions is that the administration of Nahuatl...
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Trilingual Bratislava: A Sociolinguistic View
Satinská, Lucia ; Nábělková, Mira (advisor) ; Ondrejovič, Slavo (referee)
The M.A. thesis approaches the trilingual language situation of Bratislava via example of four case studies of old trilingual Bratislava inhabitants. The first chapter introduces the historical context of old Bratislava; it is an extended introduction to the city issues, its ethnicities and languages. The second chapter processes respondents' language biographies with regard to language acquisition, contemporary language use and transferring languages to the next generations. The third chapter is close analysis of code- switching in respondents' speeches. The fourth chapter concentrates on language ideologies connected to individual Bratislava languages and ethnicities. The last chapter describes the components of collective and individual memory of respondents, such as mental map of the city (emerging through speaking about the city promenade, confectioneries and also celebrations) and repeated stories connected to languages. The thesis contributes to the discourse about (not only) language identity of Bratislava and approaches the use of specific sociolect of the city's older generation of indigenous inhabitants.
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The use of the discourse marker 'che' in Rioplatense Spanish: a sociolinguistic approach.
ŠMÍDOVÁ, Markéta
The core of the present master's thesis is a sociolinguistic analysis of the conversational marker 'che' in Rioplatense Spanish. Initially, the history and concept of conversation analysis are presented. The process of grammaticalization and the classification of pragmatic markers are also described. Secondly, the author defines sociolinguistics and, on the basis of William Labov's work, explains methodological problems related to collecting real language data. The terms Rioplatense Spanish and 'porte?o' are widely described as well. Further, 'che' is investigated theoretically as a case of interjection that resulted in a conversational particle. The proper sociolinguistic investigation is based on three methods: introspection, qualitative and quantitative analysis. Functions of 'che', as well as its occurence according to different social factores are studied in this work.
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The Language of Internet Debates: A linguistic approach./Jazyk internetových debat: lingvistický pohled.
ŽEMLIČKOVÁ, Radka
This bachelor thesis is focused on the language of the Internet, especially on the language of internet debates (chatrooms). Both linguistics and sociolinguistics aspects are examined. The theoretical part of the research is based on the scientific studies. It describes the Internet language in general and then deals with the language of chatrooms, i.e. characteristics of the language and linguistic and paralinguistic features which could appear in the language of chatrooms. The theoretical part covers the relationship between sociolinguistic and computer-mediated communication too. The practical part examined both linguistic and paralinguistic features of the language of chatrooms and sociolinguistic aspects. To explore these phenomena, samples of collected data are analysed.
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