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Czech verb jít as a means to express the future
Andrle, Michael ; Saicová Římalová, Lucie (advisor) ; Láznička, Michal (referee)
České sloveso jít jako prostředek pro vyjádření budoucnosti Czech verb jít as a means to express the future Michael Andrle Abstract The purpose of this thesis is to create a description of the Czech verb jít as a means to express the future and to compare it with the typical development of analogical future time references in the process of grammaticalization. The presented description is based on previous research in the field of semantics of the Czech verb jít and its possible use to express the future, followed by an analysis based on two spoken corpus-based studies and a survey with 107 respondents. The future is expressed by the inchoative meaning of the constructions jít + infinitive and jít + na + accusative, which is characterized by a more pronounced semantic generalization of the motion component and by referencing near future or succession of events. The state of this time reference in Czech corresponds to the typical development of the future time references from verbs of motion and the presence of grammaticalization is indicated by the active mechanisms of reanalysis and analogy and the process of generalization of meaning. In order to analyse the grammaticalization of the Czech verb jít as a means to express the future, a comparison was made with analogical future time references in English...
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Acquisition of handshapes in Czech Sign Language
Buchtelová, Hana ; Hudáková, Andrea (advisor) ; Saicová Římalová, Lucie (referee)
The diploma thesis focuses on the acquisition of Czech Sign Language by one child up to 36 months of age. This child is living in a family where Czech Sign Language is being used as the principal means of communication. The main attention was given to one specific aspect of language acquisition - development of handshape in Czech Sign Language. The thesis presents comprehensive review about sign language acquisition in general, then it focuses on the acquisition of handshape in various sign languages over the world and finally it summarizes results of foreign research. The analysis was based on video recordings that were provided by one family and captured communication between a deaf parent and their child. The main objective of this thesis is to describe a repertoire of handshapes acquired by child as well as their development. Additionally, comparison of handshapes produced by child with handshapes produced by adult users of Czech Sign Language will be made. Results of the analysis will be contextualized and correlated with findings presented by foreign researchers.
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Comparison of language and style of professional and user reviews of literary works
Fuková, Gabriela ; Mareš, Petr (advisor) ; Saicová Římalová, Lucie (referee)
This thesis focuses on comparative analysis of style and language of professional and user reviews of the book Srdce Evropy. The theoretical part describes the evolution of language and style of computer mediated language since the beginning of the internet up to present day. The theoretical part also addresses criticism and reviews. On this basis we analyse reviews published on various internet platforms such as magazines specialized on literature and culture, mail, personal blogs, book databases and social media. In the last chapter, we offer a comparison of language and style of reviews written by professionals and users. Key words online literary criticism, professional reviews, user reviews, comparison of language and style
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Czech Retroactive Infinitives
Genserová, Barbora ; Šimík, Radek (advisor) ; Saicová Římalová, Lucie (referee)
(in English): The aim of this thesis is to provide a comprehensive description of the Czech construction with retroactive infinitives, such as Ta skříň potřebuje opravit ('That cupboard needs fixing') and Nepotřebuju od tebe pomoct ('I don't need help from you'), which express a passive meaning through an active form of the verb. These constructions are therefore considered hidden passives. The theoretical part describes the general possibilities of using infinitives and infinitive constructions, with an emphasis on constructions with semi-lexical matrix verbs. It also focuses on the possibility of expressing passive perspective through canonical passive and other secondary diatheses, particularly the agent-patient and agent-addressee/recipient diatheses, as the relationships between these actants are also central to retroactive infinitives. Additionally, it summarizes the current state of research on retroactive infinitives and their theoretical description. The subsequent empirical part presents an analysis of sentences with retroactive infinitives based on the material from the Czech National Corpus, analysing their properties in comparison to active and canonically passive constructions. In some characteristics, retroactive infinitives resemble passives, particularly in reflexivity, subject...
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Specific phonetic features of Czech in Vietnamese speakers
Nguyen, Phuong Hoa ; Veroňková, Jitka (advisor) ; Saicová Římalová, Lucie (referee)
Present diploma thesis deals with pronunciation specifics in Czech of adult speakers whose mother tongue is Vietnamese. It is based on the assumption of the influence of Vietnamese as a mother tongue on the pronunciation of Czech as a second/foreign language. In the theoretical part there is a description of the phonetic aspect of both languages, especially with regard to their differences. On the basis of the given comparison and derivation of differences on the phonetic level, the author determines the expected pronunciation deviations, i.e. potential interference features in Czech. The practical part of the work is the analysis of audio recordings of Czech by adult Vietnamese speakers (4 people), which will be taken for the purposes of the thesis. The recording consists of a short interview and a read text. Part of the experiment will be the creation of a perception test from speech samples of Vietnamese speakers, which will be assessed by native Czech speakers in terms of intelligibility and the level of effort expended to understand the speech.
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The Language of Czech Influencers on the Internet
Hozmanová, Anna ; Mareš, Petr (advisor) ; Saicová Římalová, Lucie (referee)
(anglicky) This bachelor's thesis deals with the language of Czech YouTubers in selected storytime videos. The aim of the thesis is to describe the linguistic means used in six audiovisual recordings of Czech female creators, to characterize the differences in the language of individual age categories and to verify the established hypothesis. The theoretical part of the work is dedicated to online social networks, the YouTube platform, its users, as well as production and spoken communication with consideration of internet communication. The analytical part of the work contains the methodology, an approach to the researched material and its selection criteria. Furthermore, it contains analyses of the language of selected speeches and interpretation of the ascertained results.
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Communication with pre-school children in Montessori approach (Children with Czech and other first language)
Dvořáková Suchánková, Hana ; Saicová Římalová, Lucie (advisor) ; Šormová, Kateřina (referee)
The goal of this thesis is to describe teachers' communication with toddlers and pre- schoolers from mono- and bilingual families in Montessori schools or schools inspired by the Montessori method. The thesis consists of two parts. The first part is theoretical and contains chapters on children's communication and communication with children, its forms and specific aspects; language and language acquisition, bilingualism, the founder of Montessori education, the Montessori education per se and communication with children according to its principles. The second part is practical and presents an analysis of the pragmatic component of teachers' communication with children through audio recordings or hand-written notes taken during participant observation. It focuses on the characteristics and specific features of teachers' communication with children in Montessori pre- schools. It includes the description of communication environment which complements the teachers' communication with children. It also contains semi-structured interviews with teachers and photographs in the attachment.
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Communication of a child with autism spectrum disorder
Mokrá, Lucie ; Saicová Římalová, Lucie (advisor) ; Filippová, Eva (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to determine what effects occur in communication of a child with autism spectrum disorder and what changes appear in his speech communication in the course of one year, during which the boy was three times recorded on the camcorder. Our method of research is a case study in which we focus on the analysis of communication skills of one boy in all language levels. The theoretical part includes information on the etiology and differentiation of autism spectrum disorders, diagnosis, but also treatment and symptoms from which we are concentrated particularly on impaired communication skills. The practical part includes an analysis of the recordings, where each analysis contains a brief summary of recorded events. Comprehensive comparison is included in the conclusion. Keywords: autism spectrum disorders, atypical autism, communication, impaired communication ability in verbal and non-verbal level, case study
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Effects of the Teaching Czech as a Second Language
Neubergová, Daniela ; Šebesta, Karel (advisor) ; Saicová Římalová, Lucie (referee)
Name of the thesis is "Effects of the Teaching Czech as a Second Language" and in its first part presents theoretical introduction to the field of study, empirical researches of student's productive skills (Czech as a foreign language) follow (speaking, writing). First part is focused on theoretical knowledges of second language acquisition, options and approaches to exploration of language's errors and approach and viewing of errors and mistakes in general, especially in foreign researches and literature. Bigger attention is paid to selected analyzes, those are basic instruments for making of practical part of the thesis. It is especially error analysis (EA) and analysis of fluency and accuracy. Because the thesis's topic is concerned to effects of teaching and affecting factors, there are defined terms of pedagogy and psychology in theoretical part. In practical part there is presented empirical execution of mentioned analyzes, its comparison, evaluation and making conclusions in relation to appointed variables, or rather determinants, which enter the education process. Beside these instruments the research uses questionnaires and evaluation sheets for (self)reflection of student and lecturer. The aim of the thesis firstly is mapping of student's interlanguage progress thanks to case study, and...
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Expression of Communicative Intentions (Early Child Speech)
Uhlířová, Markéta ; Saicová Římalová, Lucie (advisor) ; Filippová, Eva (referee)
The thesis presents a pragmatic analysis focused on the repertoire of communicative intents in the speech of a child from the 23rd to the 29th month of its life. The work is based on a case study of one child. The theoretical part of the work in chapters 1-3 is based on the study of literature, especially the literature of communication intentions, pragmatic functions and their expression and relevant literature of language and communication of 2 years old children. Before the start of recording we have obtained informed consent from the parents of a child whose communication were analysed. Basic material for the analysis are the video recordings of family communication of the child in various situations, the material was supplemented by observations and interviews with parents. Video recordings are transcribed according to the principles of CHAT (corpus CHILDES) and then (in chapters 4 and 5) is analysed in terms of recorded communication situations and communicative intents expressed by a child. The results of our work we compare with the results in existing literature.
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