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Common spoken language in Boršov nad Vltavou
KARVÁNKOVÁ, Iva
The aim of this bachelor thesis was to determine and describe characteristic dialectal features in the everyday speech of respondents living in the village Boršov nad Vltavou. For this purpose, the recordings of respondents and their subsequent analysis, located in the practical part of the thesis, were used. In this part we can also find information about the current state of the vocabulary of the inhabitants of the village. The vocabulary questionnaire was completed by fifteen respondents and then analysed. In the theoretical part, the location, history and monuments of the village Boršov nad Vltavou located in southern Bohemia were presented. Furthermore, the thesis also contains a brief description of the Czech southwestern dialects.
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Selected Dialectical Phenomena in the DIALEKT Corpus and Their Presentation in Teaching Czech
NACHLINGEROVÁ, Kristýna
The topic of this thesis is an analysis of chosen dialectical phenomena in the DIALEKT corpus and the possibilities of its presentation in Czech language lessons at high schools. The theoretical part focuses on the introduction of Czech National Corpus' spoken corpora, mainly on the DIALEKT corpus and its characteristics, however, it pays attention to foreign dialectical corpora and map applications as well. Afterwards, the distinctive phenomena of South Bohemian and West Bohemian dialectical region are described, the analysis of the data in the corpus is focused just on these two regions. The practical part is approached didactically and it consists of exercise suggestions focused on the chosen dialectical phenomena which should serve as a presentation of regional dialectical features. The aim of the thesis is to introduce the DIALEKT corpus and mainly to show, with the help of the exercises, how it could be used in Czech lessons.
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How a Gypsy child can speak Gypsy
LYSOŇKOVÁ, Tereza
This thesis finds out Gypsy children{\crq}s knowledge of the Gypsy language in Český Krumlov. The theoretical part briefly covers the origin of the Gypsies, the history of the Gypsies in our territory, and the Gypsy language and its specifics. The coexistence of the Gypsies and the major society in Český Krumlov is emphasized in the thesis. The practical part presents the outcomes of a research which asked about the extent of Gypsy children{\crq}s knowledge of the Gypsy language. Further, the outcomes are compared with professional literature which deals with Gypsy children{\crq}s education and their knowledge of the Gypsy language. The practical part also includes information about children{\crq}s understanding the difference between two Czech words, both calling the Gypsy language, ``romština{\crqq} (a correct, neutral term) and ``cikánština{\crqq} (a common spoken term, sometimes evoking negative connotations).
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Dialectical elements in Czech acted cinema of the 30's and 40's
Farkaš, Petr ; Klimeš, Ivan (advisor) ; Svatoňová, Kateřina (referee)
Title: Dialectal elements in Czech acted cinema of the 30s and 40s Author: Petr Farkaš Department: Film Studies Department Supervisor: Doc. PhDr. Ivan Klimeš Abstract: The subject of this diploma thesis is a reflection on the possible uses of spoken language in films aimed at dialect as one of the substandard forms of Czech national language. In particular, the thesis focuses on the use of Moravian dialectal elements in the language of the film characters in Czech acted cinema made in the 1930s and 1940s. It evaluates the Moravian applied dialect from the phonetic and lexical point of view and analyses its function. The aim of the thesis is an evaluation and generalization of the possible uses of dialectal elements in cinematographic work. Keywords: folklore, dialect, artwork language, stylization of spoken language, spoken language in films.
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Czech translation of dialects in feature films and TV series
Nováčková, Michala ; Jettmarová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Josek, Jiří (referee)
The thesis studies Czech dubbing of Misfits and Futurama TV series with special attention to the method of translation of regional varieties of English. The first part summarizes the latest theoretical approach to translation of marginal varieties in dubbing and literature. This overview is followed by an analysis of language varieties used in the original series and their dubbed versions in order to define their role and function. The second part of the thesis examines decision-making processes employed in the process of translation of the regional varieties and presents the results of a survey of spectators' opinion on the translation method employed. Based on the survey results we compared spectators' evaluation of the original series with their evaluation of the dubbed versions, as well as markings of characters using regional varieties with markings of those using standard language. Last but not least, markings of the dubbed versions in the regions where the variety in question is spoken were compared with markings of these versions in the rest of the Czech Republic. The aim of the comparisons was to get an overview of recipients' opinions on the method of translation applied.
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Geographical variation of localisation in vertebrates
Cinerová, Michaela ; Petrusková, Tereza (advisor) ; Turčoková, Lucia (referee)
Sound expressing is common for a big amount of animal species, mostly when communicating with individuals of their own or other species. Acoustic communication can be used especially in situations or in the environment where an individual does not see a signal receiver well (confusing environment, at night or long distance). It's well-known that the individual species have their own characteristic acoustic expressions. However, these can differ also within the species itself, either in time or in space. This study is concerned just with variability of inter-species vocal communication of all vertebrates in space. Its purpose is to map at which animal species vocalization vary in space. Furthermore, it deals with searching for causes of origin of this variability, such as genetic differences among particular groups of populations, environmental and learning effects etc. within various animal species. In the last part, it tries to answer the question whether the spatial variability of acoustic signals could influence separation of new species and thus have evolutionary consequences.
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Portuguese in Macau
Havlíková, Iva ; Jindrová, Jaroslava (advisor) ; Hricsina, Jan (referee)
(in English): The aim of this thesis, called Portuguese in Macau, is to examine the situation of Portuguese language in the former Portuguese colony. The thesis is divided into several main parts. In order to examine the situation of Portuguese language in detail, a complete understanding of historical development in this territory as well as in China, where it belongs nowadays, is required. The history of Portuguese presence in Macau is outlined in the first chapter. The second chapter focuses on Macau's demographics. Development in number of inhabitants and ethnic composition is described. The chapter also takes account of population age composition, place of birth and religion. As a result of interaction of diverse cultures in Macau peninsula, a specific group of inhabitants has been formed. This community does identify themselves neither with the Chinese majority nor with the Portuguese minority. The chapter tends to define, who these native inhabitants of Macau, the so called filhos da terra, are. The historical formation and the most important characteristics are described. Considering the diverse ethnic composition of Macau's population, we can expect that this fact will be reflected in language situation of the territory. The fourth chapter focuses on language situation. Its first parts...
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Current status of speech of the oldest generation in the microregion of Lomnice (under the Giant Mountains)
Maierová, Jana ; Dittmann, Robert (advisor) ; Synková, Pavlína (referee)
This M.A. thesis contributes to the research of regional marked features in the region under the Giant Mountains (Podkrkonoší), which is a part of the north-eastern dialectal group of the Czech language. The aim of the thesis is to describe spontaneous language of the speakers both in rural (Nová Ves nad Popelkou, Syřenov, Újezdec, Žďár u Kumburku) and urban areas (Lomnice nad Popelkou, Semily), with special regard to phonology and morphology. The research was restricted to the oldest generation only, that means to the people who were born in 1951 and earlier. The data were obtained by recording semi- structured interviews with informants. These data were then analyzed, compared and described in terms of Common Czech, regional and local dialect features. One part of the thesis consists of short description of the idiolect of each spokesman and of speech samples of informants. The results of the research are presented separately for each feature for both groups investigated (rural and urban speakers). In the conclusion of the thesis, the author summarizes the results gained. The rural speakers of the Lomnice microregion still use some dialectal features typical for the region under the Giant Mountains (Podkrkonoší), whereas in the urban areas these features are not present to such a high degree....
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