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Chinese characters and language purification movement in Korea
Repková, Gabriela ; Horák, Tomáš (advisor) ; Ferklová, Blanka (referee)
Chinese characters using in classical Chinese (hanmun) have long history of using in Korea. After an invention of the Korean alphabet - hangŭl begun the first attempts to using hangŭl beside hanmun. Attempts have gained strength during the centuries and in 19. century the thoughts about exclusive using of hangŭl have begun showing up. The prohibition of using characters in both parts of Korea was accepted in the middle of 20. century. The North has stopped using characters completely but teaching of characters at schools is still alive. In South Korea was later accepted that for the temporary time the characters will be using beside hangŭl. The idea that Korean language needs to be purified of various foreign elements fully show after the end of Japanese colonial administration in 1945. Various linguistics and government societies were concerned with this issue. In the North purification got stronger mainly in 60s of 20. century, in the South in 70s. Nature of language purification in the North is different from nature of language purification in the South and this led into deeper differences in vocabulary of the both states. Key words: Chinese characters, hanmun, purification, language policy, purification movement
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The language issue during the formation and development of independent Ukraine between 1991 and 2001
Pelíšková, Eva ; Zilynskyj, Bohdan (advisor) ; Horák, Slavomír (referee)
This master's thesis examines the first decade of independent Ukraine in terms of language policy and political organization. It purports to show the impact that Ukraine's political independence had on the national and language situation in the first years of its existence. The first part of the thesis deals with the demographic, national and political state of affairs at the outset of the examined period, in 1989. The second part provides an analysis of the most important laws and other official documents that were supposed to influence further developments in the language policy. The third part deals with the actual evolution in individual spheres of life, namely education, media, bilingualism, administrative and territorial structure, and demographic changes. The conclusion answers two questions, firstly, "How does the reality differ from the plans in the official documents?", and secondly, "What changes can we notice in the language and territorial issue of Ukraine after the first decade of its independence?"
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Spanish v. Catalan and other minority languages used in Spain and their position in European Union: legal regime and linguistic practise.
MARHOUNOVÁ, Marie
The theme of this thesis are languages used in Spain, their position at the state level and in the European Union. The aim is to determine what is the knowledge and use of these languages among the inhabitants of the Autonomous Communities and how is the legislation that provides the status of languages in the state observed. Another aim is to describe the position of languages which Spain gained in the European Union. The thesis is divided into four chapters. The first chapter is introductory and contains basic information about Spain and the characteristics of languages. The second chapter deals with the analysis of the legislation that provides language policy in each Autonomous Community. The third chapter examines the knowledge and use of languages and on the basis of these results is trying to show how language legislation influences extending of languages and how is observed. The fourth chapter describes the process how were the Spanish languages gradually pushed through at the EU level and what Spain has reached till the present time.
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French Language in the European Institutions
SMEJKALOVÁ, Kateřina
Bachelor's thesis The position and the role of the French Language in the Institutions of European Union was written in french split into five chapters. The first chapter consists of theoretical analysis, describing the historical development of language policy from the 1958 treaty. This work is based on characteristic of function of language system in institutions. Special emphasis is given to an analysis of the reinforcement of the French language in the EU, both from institutions and from France and other organisations. A summary in Czech and a bilingual glossary are included.
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