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How Language and Nation Interwine: Changes in the Language of Australian Literature from 1830 up to the Present
Císlerová, Magdalena ; Čermák, Jan (advisor) ; Willoughby, Louisa (referee) ; Horáková, Martina (referee)
While previous research has explored the relationship between national identity and language in Australia, it has not been examined on language data through history. This dissertation thus aims to trace linguistic manifestations of emerging local identity on a corpus of canonical Australian literature from 1830 up to the present. The corpus is divided into four periods based on the stages of development of postcolonial Englishes as per Schneider's Dynamic model (2007). The central hypothesis is that local identity manifests linguistically in an increased presence of the vernacular and domestic frames of reference in periods of heightened nationalism. Consequently, the nature of this study is interdisciplinary, combining linguistics with literary and cultural studies to offer a complex picture of the relationship between language and identity via a quantitative as well as qualitative analysis. The quantitative analysis concentrates on keywords, exploring both keywords generated from the corpus, using an analogically created corpus of British literature as reference, and culturally significant keywords, following Wierzbicka's (1997) theory of every culture having a set of keywords that reflect its core values. The generated lists reflect the socio-historical and cultural context, revealing common...
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American English in Czech Middle Schools in Relation to Sociolinguistic and Cultural Preferences of the Students
Svatoňová, Karolína ; Luef, Eva Maria (advisor) ; Císlerová, Magdalena (referee)
This thesis examines the relationship between linguistic and cultural preferences of Czech students in the 8th and 9th grades of elementary schools. Its hypothesis claims that today's students are still strongly influenced by the Czech education system that places great emphasis on the instruction of British English, and therefore students prefer British lexical forms. However, it is also assumed that, due to the strong cultural influence of the United States, the students will be more familiar with American cultural phenomena and they will prefer them over British culture. As a part of the research for this thesis, an online questionnaire was administered to 215 students. This questionnaire contained questions related to both linguistic and cultural topics and its results confirmed the hypothesis. Most of the students tend to use British vocabulary even though they proved to have a deeper knowledge of American culture, preferring it over the British one. Some differences were recorded between genders; females are more inclined to prefer British English and culture than males. Simultaneously, those students who evaluated themselves as good at English and also have a better relationship with this language seem to prefer American forms and culture. The vast majority of this thesis aligns with the...
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Changes in the school preventive program of risky behavior in the period of distance education at selected primary school.
Kučerová Císlerová, Marie ; Richterová, Magdalena (advisor) ; Kočí, Jana (referee)
The diploma thesis "Changes in the school preventive program of risky behavior in the period of distance learning at a selected elementary school" follows up the school preventive program before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. The work is structured in two parts. The first, theoretical part clarifies fundamental terms, such as prevention, prevention program, prevention methodology and others. The second, practical part describes the conducted research, which took place in two steps. First step contains an analysis of the prevention program. Attention is paid mainly to the changes, development, creation process and causes of changes in the given program over the last 3 years. This is followed by an in-depth interview with methodist of prevention. The period of distance learning pointed out some aspects which are leading to changes in the prevention programs at the selected school, but also to a certain unpreparedness in the prevention of risky behavior in a different environment. Changes based on the analysis and the interview are summarized in the final part of the thesis. This study could be a guideline for a formation of a preventive program of risky behavior in the case of distance learning.
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Application of Environmental Geophysics Methods in Chosen Localities of the Krkonose National Park
Dvořák, Igor Jan ; Dohnal, Jiří (advisor) ; Císlerová, Milena (referee) ; Petrovský, Eduard (referee)
inrroduction -:,is thesis is a contribution to the rnultidisciplinary study of the arctic-alpine..'::a of the Giant Mountains (a part of the arctic-álpine tundra of the Éigh :.:etes). a unique environment in the context of the other central Europeán -.".i-.lntains. In the Giant Mountains this environment occupies an afea of aboút 4z :.n- (approxirnately 7 .4 oÁ of the total area of the Giant Mountains' with 32 km2 on :he czech side and 15 km2 on the polish side). within the fiamework of several :esearch projects there are a number of studies carried out by czech as well as ňreign experts (Stursa 2002). The results of these studies u,. u.ry important for a'bener understanding of the arctic-alpine tundra environment and its management. In this thesis, three types of abiotic properties were studied: (1) the masnetic properties of the upper layers of the soil; (2) soil moisture properties in relattn to \egetative cover (dwarf pine versus grassland stands); and (3) influence of wind- :rifted snow on the water balance of small mountain catchments. In the case of (1) :rd (2), environmental geophysics methods (magnetic properties and TDR*:asurements) were used. In case of (3), a new method of snow-deoth ::::rmination in the snowbed using a GpS system was developed. i .{rctic-alpine tundra environment The...
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Hydromechanic characteristics of clay suspensions
Sedláčková, Markéta ; Mls, Jiří (advisor) ; Císlerová, Milena (referee) ; Šembera, Jan (referee)
A mathematical model of two-phase systems, such as clay suspensions, consists of a set of partial differential equations which reflect both the general laws of mechanics and the relations connecting the involved characteristics of the particular system under consideration. The latter equations are known as constitutive relations. The aim of this study was to find the constitutive relations for kaolin suspensions that are necessary when solving forward problems of fine sludge thickening processes. The task was to design and carry out experimental research of the given suspension and to find a convenient method of utilizing the results for the sake of getting the sought relationships. It follows from the applied mathematical theory of two-phase systems that the sought relationships are hydraulic conductivity of the suspension as a function of the solid-phase concentration and the dependence of the solid-phase concentration on the solid-phase stress. The first part of this study describes the experimental research. Since both the characteristics are difficult to measure, it was necessary to analyze the suspension's characteristics and their measurability. Subsequently, the process of the suspension preparation and the method of laboratory measurements were determined. The following sections present...
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Representation of gender in fiction: collocations of selected nouns and adjectives in English
Tvrdíková, Štěpánka ; Šebestová, Denisa (advisor) ; Císlerová, Magdalena (referee)
This bachelor's thesis focuses on the representation of gender in fiction based on an analysis of a sample of collocations of the nouns girl and boy and the adjectives girlish and boyish in English. The thesis attempts to show whether there is a tendency towards a more balanced representation of boys and girls in contemporary British fiction or whether they are represented stereotypically. The theoretical part defines the theoretical framework of collocation and semantic preference. Furthermore, it introduces approaches to the study of language in terms of gender, primarily focusing on the issue of linguistic sexism and the representation of gender in written texts across genres. The empirical part is based on the analysis of data drawn from the British National Corpus's fiction texts. The obtained data will be analysed using the corpus manager Sketch Engine, which allows examining the frequencies and the nature of differences and similarities of the way the selected lemmas are displayed. By means of Sketch Engine, the thesis also uncovers whether the differences and similarities in the representation of selected lemmas' collocations form a pattern with other word forms in different grammatical relations. The analysed data from the British National Corpus' fiction texts will then be divided per...
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The work of Matěj Rejsek - the Powder Tower
Císlerová, Michaela ; Homolka, Jaromír (advisor) ; Benešovská, Klára (referee)
Před několika lety jsem v rámci semináře ikonografie psala práci o fenoménu signatury a signování uměleckých děl. Je všeobecně známé, že v období středověku byla umělecká díla signována velice vzácně, a to nejen u nás, ale i v celé Evropě. Při hledání konkrétnějšího tématu mé práce jsem se setkala s osobností Matěje Rejska, který v tomto ohledu představuje jednu ze vzácných výjimek. Tento proslulý stavitel a kamenický mistr pozdního středověku, žijící a tvořící v Čechách ve druhé polovině 15. století a počátkem století následujícího, svá kamenická i architektonická díla často opatřoval nepřehlédnutelnými signaturami a nápisy. Už tato skutečnost naznačuje, že před námi stojí osobnost navýsost pozoruhodná a výjimečná, která dodnes nutně vzbuzuje zvědavost i zájem. O to více zaráží, že tomuto přednímu pozdně gotickému mistrovi, řadícímu se hned vedle takových jmen, jako jsou dvorní stavitel Vladislava Jagellonského Benedikt Ried nebo Hanuš Spiess, nebyla dosud věnována žádná uspokojivá monografická studie. Přestože o Rejskovi bylo napsáno mnoho a nejedna stavba či kamenická práce mu je připisovaná, jeho dílo není souhrnně zpracováno a vymezeno. Takovéto výzvy lze stěží neuposlechnout. S vědomím toho, o jak odvážný úkol se jedná, jsem si dílo Matěje Rejska zvolila jako téma mé diplomové práce. Se stále...
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Hydromechanic characteristics of clay suspensions
Sedláčková, Markéta ; Mls, Jiří (advisor) ; Císlerová, Milena (referee) ; Šembera, Jan (referee)
A mathematical model of two-phase systems, such as clay suspensions, consists of a set of partial differential equations which reflect both the general laws of mechanics and the relations connecting the involved characteristics of the particular system under consideration. The latter equations are known as constitutive relations. The aim of this study was to find the constitutive relations for kaolin suspensions that are necessary when solving forward problems of fine sludge thickening processes. The task was to design and carry out experimental research of the given suspension and to find a convenient method of utilizing the results for the sake of getting the sought relationships. It follows from the applied mathematical theory of two-phase systems that the sought relationships are hydraulic conductivity of the suspension as a function of the solid-phase concentration and the dependence of the solid-phase concentration on the solid-phase stress. The first part of this study describes the experimental research. Since both the characteristics are difficult to measure, it was necessary to analyze the suspension's characteristics and their measurability. Subsequently, the process of the suspension preparation and the method of laboratory measurements were determined. The following sections present...
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Blurring the Lines between Reality and Fiction: Peter Carey's Engagement with Australian History and Identity
Císlerová, Magdalena ; Nováková, Soňa (advisor) ; Kolinská, Klára (referee)
This thesis is concerned with the analysis of Peter Carey's portrayal of Australian history in his novels Illywhacker (1985), Oscar and Lucinda (1988), True History of the Kelly Gang (2000), and My Life as a Fake (2003), while also taking into consideration the travel memoir 30 Days in Sydney (2001). Carey approaches Australia's past critically and offers a playful rewriting of the "official accounts", striving to give voice to the marginalised, thus offering alternative versions not only of Australian history, the resulting national identity. This thesis first locates Carey within the historical novel tradition, and considers his rewritings from the perspective of postcolonialism, postmodernism and transnationalism. From the point of view of postcolonialism, Carey's novels serve as a tool of asserting the former colony's independence from the power of the metropolitan Centre over discourse. Postmodernism and its relativisation of established concepts and the blurring of boundaries provide Carey with narrative strategies such as unreliable narrators, historiographic metafiction, and multiple perspectives, which are examined in terms of how Carey employs them to call attention to the unreliability of historical sources, and by extension meaning and reality itself, to inspire a critical approach to...
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