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"Absolutely" and its Czech translation counterparts
Ryšavý, Vlastislav ; Brůhová, Gabriela (advisor) ; Šebestová, Denisa (referee)
This BA thesis is concerned with the functions of the adverb absolutely in contemporary English and its Czech translation counterparts. This adverb is typically employed as an adverbial of degree, or an intensifying modifier, most commonly with gradable adjectives, nouns and verbs. The use of absolutely is characteristic of primarily informal spoken English, where it may also occur in responses as an emphatic agreement forming ellipsis. The adverbial itself, however, appears to be becoming increasingly more frequent in formal speech as well (i. e. public speeches). The theoretical part of this thesis characterises the adverb from formal, pragmatic, morphological, and syntactic/semantic points of view. Furthermore, it features examples of usage in accordance with the functions and situations featuring absolutely. The functions of absolutely are examined in the analytical part of the thesis, specifically on the corpus of 150 examples drawn from the parallel corpus InterCorp and its interface KonText. The examples illustrate the use of absolutely in formal speeches delivered in the European Parliament. Based on the analysis of concordance lines, Czech translation counterparts come under scrutiny.
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Components of the third syntactical plan in Czech and in English: Czech expressions with the postfix "-pak" and their English translation counterparts
Šebestová, Denisa ; Malá, Markéta (advisor) ; Dušková, Libuše (referee)
The present diploma thesis examines the English translation equivalents of Czech expressions containing the postfix -pak. This postfix occurs in pronouns, pronominal adverbs, particles and interjections. It is employed as an element of the 'third syntactical plan' (Poldauf, 1963), i.e. the repertory of linguistic means which relate an utterance to the individual, expressing his concern with the content of an utterance, his stance towards its content or form. The thesis identifies and describes the English means equivalent to the postfix and uses them as markers of individual discourse functions fulfilled by the -pak expressions, thereby specifying the description of these Czech expressions. Attention is also given to the conversion of -pak expressions as well as their occurrence in idiomatic constructions. The major functions include expressing epistemic modality, voicing appeal, establishing/maintaining contact, and emotional expressivity.
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English translation counterparts of Czech sentences containing "copak" and "jestlipak"
Šebestová, Denisa ; Malá, Markéta (advisor) ; Dušková, Libuše (referee)
This BA thesis examines the English translation counterparts of the Czech particles copak and jestlipak. The postfix -pak evolved from the eclitic particle pak, which is added to pronouns, adverbs or particles. The postfix is by its nature expressive and has an intensifying function. The present thesis analyses the particles with -pak from the perspective of the third syntactical plan (Poldauf, 1964). Based on Poldauf's findings about the English equivalents of the Czech third syntactical plan elements, the thesis presents possible English counterparts of the two particles. Subsequently, English counterparts of Czech sentences with copak/jestlipak excerpted from the parallel corpus InterCorp are analysed to find out what types of equivalents occur in English translations of Czech fiction. The English counterparts then serve as markers of the functions of the Czech sentences containing copak and jestlipak. Apart from emotionally evaluative functions, such as reproach, the particles are shown to have deliberative, intensifying or focusing functions. keywords: translation counterparts, the third syntactical plan, particles
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