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The image of Colombia in the novel The Sound of Things Falling
Štěpánová, Dagmar ; Poláková, Dora (advisor) ; Socháňová, Šarlota (referee)
This thesis deals with the novel The Noise of Falling Things by Colombian writer Juan Gabriel Vásquez. The story is largely set in Bogotá and outlines the issue of drug trafficking, the events of the years of narcoterror and their impact on Colombian society. The main aim of the thesis is to briefly introduce the reader to the events of the time, their impact on the Colombian population and to analyse how the author depicts them in the work, what stylistic and linguistic means he uses, and how the image of Colombia can be illustrated not only on the description of the surroundings where the novel takes place, but also on the events that affected the country, and on the fates of the characters.
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Possessive Adjectives as Expressed by Lower Secondary Pupils
Štěpánová, Dagmar ; Doležalová, Eliška (advisor) ; Nedvědová, Blanka (referee)
This thesis deals with the topic of possessive adjectives in the expressions of older school-age students. The aim of the thesis is to determine whether and, if so, how students form possessive adjectives and how their usage competes with the use of possessive genitive. A secondary goal of the thesis is the proposal of original didactic material based on the results of the research investigation. The theoretical part is primarily defined by the concept of possessive adjectives, including chapters addressing non-standard or more difficult forms, such as possessive adjectives formed from foreign proper names or productive dialectal forms with a fixed suffix -ovo. In the theoretical part, the author also draws from professional articles that touch upon the topic of the thesis. Besides the morphology of possessive adjectives, the syntax is also addressed. The theoretical part concurrently describes possessive adjectives in curricular documents, didactics, and, last but not least, in textbooks, which were surveyed through descriptive analysis. The practical part consists of an analysis of 110 essays written by 7th-grade pupils in which the author examines the usage of possessive adjectives or possessive genitive. The subsequent research, in which the author analyzes 224 didactic tests, aims to refine...
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