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Linguistic minorities in Spain. Competition between Catalan and Spanish in Catalonia
Vítková, Alžběta ; Čermák, Petr (advisor) ; Krinková, Zuzana (referee)
This Master's thesis deals with multilingualism in Spain, illustrated by the concrete example of competition between Spanish and Catalan in Catalonia. The first part of this paper presents the current sociolinguistic situation in Catalonia within the context of theoretical concepts such as the identity function of language, language contact, diglossia and bilingualism. The second part outlines the historical and legislative context of the coexistence of Catalan and Spanish language in the Catalan territory. The third part focuses on methodology of the analysis and presents the models of language policy and language planning. The empirical analysis, both qualitative and quantitative, investigates the competition between Spanish and Catalan in the public sector (in the fields of education, culture, public administration and also individual use of Catalan). The results of the analysis demonstrate that, despite an important level of competition between the two languages and some cases of language rights violation, Catalan and Spanish also influence each other. Finally, the application of the models of language policy and language planning show that the position of Catalan strengthens and consolidates its position in the territory of Catalonia.
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On the history of Hispanic lexicography in Czech philology
Andrašková, Kateřina ; Čermák, Petr (advisor) ; Krinková, Zuzana (referee)
(anglicky): The aim of the master's thesis is to document a complete list of Czech-Spanish and Spanish- Czech dictionaries that had an impact on the history of Czech Hispanic lexicography. The thesis contains two parts; in the first, theoretical part, the basic concepts related to the topic, the determination of the typology of dictionaries and the structure of the dictionary itself will be defined. The information obtained is primarily from the Spanish tradition, which we relied on in our work. The second, practical part is devoted to a case study - analysis of selected Spanish- Czech dictionaries that were created in the Czech Republic during the 20th and 21st centuries. We obtained the found dictionaries that are part of this work in the catalog of the National Library.
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Depiction of Bullfighting in Spanish Phraselogy and Idiomatics
Králová, Marie ; Krinková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Čermák, Petr (referee)
5 Abstract The topic of this bachelor thesis is Spanish phrasemes and idioms originating in the tradition of bullfighting. Theoretical part is divided in two sections. First one contains definitions of basic terms in Czech and Spanish phraseology and idiomatic. The second half serves as an introduction to the world of Spanish bullfighting: brief history of the tradition is presented in the context of Spanish history as well as its basic terminology, participants, and the course of the modern corrida de toros. The practical part focuses on a list of phraseological units originating from or connected to the realm of Spanish bullfighting, and on their Czech equivalents. Etymology of selected units is explained. Most common units from the list are analysed by their use in different contexts and countries. Last section is dedicated to the means of translation of selected phraseological units to Czech language. Key words phraseology, idiomatics, Spanish language, Czech language, bullfighting, corpus
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Language and linguistic rights in constitutions of selected Spanish-speaking countries
Hronková, Veronika ; Čermák, Petr (advisor) ; Krinková, Zuzana (referee)
This thesis deals with a linguistic situation of chosen Spanish speaking countries from juridical point of view. In the beginning of the text there are briefly drafted basic terms. As the illustration of possible resolutions of the linguistic issues there is described the situation in Czech Republic and in Spain. Then we mention basic documents which are part of the language policy of European union and UN. Through obligatory documents for these international associations, we get to Spanish speaking countries out of Europe. In the introduction to Spanish speaking countries out of Europe we classify language families of American countries, and we make a distinction that emerge from regulations of language right by states. The core of the work to which we head towards are countries of South America using officially Spanish language but besides there is one or more languages spoken by people of these countries. Primarily, we are interested in regulation of language rights of indigenous people established in the constitutions of the states. The last part contents analysis of chosen states, in particular Chile, Peru, Paraguay and Bolivia. We analyse actual law regulations of languages which are in force in these states. The main attention is dedicated to Chile where there has been created a project of a...
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Expressing Concessivity in Spanish: from Meaning to Form (with Reference to Czech)
Součková, Tereza ; Kratochvílová, Dana (advisor) ; Čermák, Petr (referee)
The present work deals with expressing concessivity in Spanish, both from the point of view of the meaning and from the point of view of the form. The aim of the research, by means of analysis of language corpora, is firstly to create a well-arranged list of the means of expressing concessivity in Spanish and compare them with respect to the frequency and the type of concessive meaning, and secondly to create a typology of Czech translations of investigated constructions. General conclusions are drawn from these observations.
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Spanish, Catalan, Valencian: the language situation in Valencia
Brož, Stanislav ; Čermák, Petr (advisor) ; Krinková, Zuzana (referee)
Stanislav Brož, Kastilština, katalánština, valencijština: k jazykové situaci ve Valencii Abstract This diploma thesis is focused on the sociolinguistic situation in Valencian Community. The thesis consists of two parts - theoretical and practical. The theoretical part dedicates to the definition of basic terms such as bilingualism or diglossia, to the history, which strongly influenced the current situation, to the general characteristics of Valencian Community and languages which are being used (Valencian and Castilian), to their mutual relation, to the language policy of Spain and the language policy of Valencian Community, and also to the opinions and attitudes of local inhabitants to the whole issue. In the practical part we will analyse the real knowledge of language competencies in Valencian language (understanding, speaking, reading and writing) on the basis of accessible research from the website of Generalitat Valenciana and we will draw conclusions about the real language use in Valencian Community.
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Prevention of the occurrence and spread of natural fires in the immediate vicinity\nsurface sources of drinking water, including methods for estimating the consequences\npossible occurrence
Beranová, J. ; Čermák, Petr ; Albert, J. ; Cienciala, Emil ; Zatloukal, V. ; Kudláčková, Lucie ; Novotný, Jan ; Zeman, Evžen ; Kuráž, M. ; Vizina, Adam ; Trnka, Miroslav
The aim of the methodology is to create a pragmatic procedure for assessing the risks of the occurrence and spread of natural fires\nin the immediate vicinity of surface sources of drinking water. Methods for estimation are proposed in the methodology\nconsequences of the occurrence of natural fires on the quality of surface water, the prognosis of the change in the risk of fires\ndue to climate change and the procedure for determining the risk of secondary pollution of reservoirs due to\nchanges in runoff conditions after a natural fire. On this basis, the methodology designs and diversifies\npreventive and operational measures.
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Selected Ways of Expressing Probability in Spanish and in Catalan
Kolář, Luboš ; Kratochvílová, Dana (advisor) ; Čermák, Petr (referee)
(in English) This bachelor thesis deals with selected ways of expressing probability in Spanish and Catalan. Our aim is to compare both systems and the normativity of the resources in both languages. To achieve this, we employ the parallel corpus InterCorp, in which we carry out the analysis. The analysis revealed certain differences in terms of the use of modal verbs with probabilistic interpretation. The analysis also revealed certain influence of Spanish on Catalan, even within literary texts. Key words: Spanish, Catalan, modality, probability, corpus
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Distribution of regular and irregular participles in Spanish: norm and usage
Tajbl, Tadeáš ; Čermák, Petr (advisor) ; Kratochvílová, Dana (referee)
This thesis focuses on the distribution of the regular and irregular participles of the verbs elegir, freír, imprimir, prender and proveer, and aims to determine whether the theoretical language description given in Nueva gramática de la lengua española corresponds to the actual language usage. The thesis is divided into two parts: a theoretical one and a practical one. The theoretical part presents a classification of participles and covers its grammatical features in terms of morphology, syntax and diachrony (language evolution). Furthermore, the theoretical part explains the methods of research, that is, the corpus analysis, and describes the characteristics of the corpora used. The practical part introduces the process and the results of the corpus data analysis. It examines the occurrences of the regular and irregular participles in the following contexts: (a) Participle in a compound verb form (meaning the perfect verb tenses, the passive voice, and the verbal periphrases); (b) participle with an adjectival function; and (c) participle with a substantive function. The conclusion of each chapter and of the thesis itself summarizes the key findings, generalizes them, and compares them with the "rules" mentioned in Nueva gramática de la lengua española.
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