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Syntax of the Czech Translation of J.R.R. Tolkien's Work
Kakešová, Věra ; Janovec, Ladislav (advisor) ; Chejnová, Pavla (referee)
v anglickém jazyce The diploma thesis Syntax of the Czech Translation of J. R. R. Tolkien's Work is based on a comparative linguistic study concentrated on the Czech and English nonfinite verb forms and the possibilities of their usage. The thesis is founded on the analysis of selected grammatical features in John Ronald Reuel Tolkien's Silmarillion and The Hobbit, and their translations by Stanislava Pošustová and František Vrba. The examples of non-finite verb forms working as different sentence elements are preceded by a short theoretical introduction which is supposed to provide a background for the comparison of their usage. Similar examples are organized and analysed together. Within a single chapter the samples were sequenced according to the frequency in usage of the type of their translation. Apart from comparing the original with its translation it is also possible to see the differences between concrete realisations of one grammatical feature in English, and to take into account the differences between the work of the two translators. Key words Translation, infinitive, gerund, participle, syntax, Czech, English, Silmarillion, The Hobbit, Tolkien
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Image of British Culture in ESOL Textbooks
Loučka, Radek ; Uličná, Klára (advisor) ; Matuchová, Klára (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to analyse the image of British culture in selected ESOL textbooks by evaluating the amount of content associated with it. The objectives are to discover the extent into which the culture is implemented in the selected sample - New English File series - as well as the series' focus on either elite Culture involving the great products of civilisation or culture in terms of behaviours, beliefs, and life patterns, and what the balance of its forms of representation is. Two major intertwined parts are covered within this paper: a specialist literature review and a content analysis, where the latter builds upon the theoretical background established in the former. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Utilization of general rhythm metrics for differentiation of Slovak English from Slovak and English
Kaprál, Jakub ; Volín, Jan (advisor) ; Klégr, Aleš (referee)
The purpose of the present thesis is to analyze Slovak English from the perspective of speech rhythm in relation to its native (Slovak) and target (English) language. The first part contains theoretical background for the study of language rhythm, history of its research, and describes rhythmically relevant features of English and Slovak phonetic systems. It is concluded by summary of rhythmical differences between the two languages and hypotheses are proposed. The experimental part uses rhythm metrics for determination of phonetic properties of rhythm in Slovak English. It is based on recordings of one English and two Slovak representative radio reporters along with six recordings of Slovak students of English studies. The rhythm metrcis results for Slovak English closely approximate the results for native English but due to inconsistency of the results the question of aplicability of rhythm metrics to L1, let alone L2, remains open. Keywords: Slovak English, speech rhythm, rhythm metrics, prosody, second language acquisition
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English loanwords in French IT Terminology
Štojdlová, Alena ; Štichauer, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Nádvorníková, Olga (referee)
The present Bachelor's thesis presents the topic of English Loanwords in French information technology terminology. The French terminology of this fast growing industry is not standardized for now. The classification of loanwords as well as the insight into the history of interaction between the two languages is introduced in the theoretical part. The practical part comprises of an analysis of the use of 20 information technology terms through a questionnaire distributed among 98 respondents.
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On the Use of Articles in German, English and Czech
Trojanová, Jana ; Maroszová, Jana (advisor) ; Hejhalová, Věra (referee)
The thesis deals with the use of articles in German, English and Czech. In the theoretical part the characteristics of German and English article, its varieties and historical development is introduced, and one chapter is dedicated to the existence of potential article in Czech. Further the usage of the articles in German and English is described, primarily with the abstracta. In the practical part ten selected abstracta will be analysed. For the analyses the cases in which there are different articles will be crucial. The occurrence and function of Czech demonstrative and indefinite pronouns that evince certain similarities of an article will be also examined.
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Image of British Culture in ESOL Textbooks
Loučka, Radek ; Uličná, Klára (advisor) ; Matuchová, Klára (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to analyse the image of British culture in selected ESOL textbooks by evaluating the amount of content associated with it. The objectives are to discover the extent into which the culture is implemented in the selected sample - New English File series - as well as the series' focus on either elite Culture involving the great products of civilisation or culture in terms of behaviours, beliefs, and life patterns, and what the balance of its forms of representation is. Two major intertwined parts are covered within this paper: a specialist literature review and a content analysis, where the latter builds upon the theoretical background established in the former. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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True and false friends between English and French and their lexicological and morphological aspects
Pípalová, Mariana ; Jančík, Jiří (advisor) ; Listíková, Renáta (referee)
The aim of this final project is to discuss the selected lexicological and morphological aspects of the true and false cognates between English and French. For the purposes of this work a representative sample of lexical items was assembled, and consequently subjected to the lexicological and morphological analysis. It should be stressed that this project is conceived from the viewpoint of English. The results of this thesis have revealed various tendencies concerning the proportion and distribution of word classes, the number of syllables, the frequency of use and the origin of the items in question within each of the following categories: the true cognates, the false cognates and the partially false cognates. The tendencies discovered might throw more light on the similarities and differences between the two languages, and, in addition to that, for the speakers of one of the languages facilitate the learning of the other one.
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Making use of ICT for teaching and learning English at lower and upper secondary schools
Kučera, Martin ; Vít, Radek (advisor) ; Morgan, Craig Alan (referee)
The B.A. thesis is focused on making use of ICT (computers and other electronic devices) for teaching and learning English at lower and upper secondary schools. Making use of data projectors and interactive whiteboards at English lessons is presented. It is researched how to motivate students for the self-study of English at home. Both software and hardware points of view are taken into account. A questionnaire research was conducted to discover whether teachers use electronic devices in English lessons, how often, what devices, why and what in their opinion students think about the usage of electronic devices in English lessons. It was discovered that most of responding teachers use electronic devices at least sometimes. They believe that students enjoy this kind of lessons more and can better understand the subject matter. Audio players are still the most commonly used electronic device in English lessons, however, e.g. computers are used very often nowadays as well. A questionnaire research for students of English at a grammar school discovered what electronic devices are used in English lessons and what the students' opinion on the usage is. It was discovered that students prefer making use of electronic devices in English lessons, they enjoy the lessons more. The majority of the students like...
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Comparative Analysis of Czech, English and German Proverbs in Jirotka's Saturnin
Sehnalová, Kamila ; Matuchová, Klára (advisor) ; Ženíšek, Jakub (referee)
This thesis analyses and compares the typical features and tendencies of Czech, English and German proverbs with specific reference to the book Saturnin by Zdeněk Jirotka. The theoretical part summarizes the complexity of proverb-definition. It also deals with the different ways of translating proverbs and, last but not least, the concrete specifics of proverbs in the particular languages are introduced. Within the practical part, the proverbs contained in the original version of the book Saturnin - and its English and German translations are analysed from different viewpoints (e.g. existence and non-existence of proverbs, motivation, semantic differences, poetic and grammatical features etc.). The aim of this thesis is to assess to what degree the proverbs of the individual languages studied differ and, conversely, what common tendencies their proverbs display. Key words: proverbs, Czech, English, German, translation, Saturnin
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Corpus based description of attitudes to native language in the Middle English period
Puršová, Alena ; Tichý, Ondřej (advisor) ; Čermák, Jan (referee)
Middle English is a form of English that was spoken between the late 12th and the late 15th century, which corresponds to the historical High Middle Ages in England. The term 'Middle' reflects its position between two very different stages of English development, the earlier Old English period, and the later Early Modern English period. At the beginning of the Middle English period English is an almost impenetrable West Germanic language that must be learned, whereas at the end the language used is very close to Modern English. Even though later stages of English development are very thoroughly described by the contemporary speakers, it is harder to find any textual reference about the language of the Middle English period. Therefore, the focus of this work was to find such references that would reveal additional information about the state and attitudes towards the English language at that time. Using previous studies done by historical linguists as the main resource, the theoretical part introduces Middle English, its structure and external historical context. It serves as an informative background for the practical part that follows. The research was conducted by examining a corpus of Middle English texts using a corpus management software. The program enables keyword-based search in the corpus...
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