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Lichenometry as a method and its relevance
Pelant, Filip ; Svoboda, David (advisor) ; Halda, Josef (referee)
Lichenometry is a constantly developing method (or set of methods) of relative and absolute dating of geological and anthropogenic formations, based on analysis of crustose lichens. It operates with an assumption that the larger the thallus is, the older the lichen is. But the relation between size and age (known as "growth rate") is far from being linear, and lichenometry has long attempted to find a way of describing this relation properly and universally. For this purpose, lichenometry uses direct and indirect methods - by repeated measurements of the same lichen individuals over time, or by comparison to individuals growing on substrates of known age (e.g. by using radiocarbon method). There is an ongoing controversy about aging and age calibration since the inception of the lichenometry field, but especially in this century. Strong criticism has been expressed about lichenometry, questioning the very principles of the method and consequently undermining all the results of lichenometry so far. The goal of the present bachelor thesis is to present the method with its approaches and to address the criticism. At the same time I aim to highlight recent trends in the field that seek to improve the methods toward more reliable lichenometric dating, and to encourage the use of the methods as so...
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The origin of American Spanish
Terešková, Barbora ; Mištinová, Anna (advisor) ; Binková, Simona (referee)
The present thesis deals with the origin of Latin American Spanish. The first part of this work is dedicated to the historical context which shows us the situation in which was the Kingdom of Spain in the moment of the voyages of exploration. It is treated in there the exploration on the New World and the interior situation of the kingdom as well. The second part of the historical context contains as well the language policy because is needed to have on mind the official reason why Spain was colonizing America which was the Christianization of the American original people. In this battle was the main weapon the language, that's why also it was so important to regulate it with laws and orders. Next part of the present work define American Spanish as an entity which is possible to define geographically and historically, it is a linguistic system which has a common history and determine the most important and decisive period for the formation of the American Spanish as the first one which is in between 1492 - 1519. To this part belong also the opinions and theories of the most important linguists. There is no time for mentioned every linguist who have ever treated the topic, therefore there are mentioned just the most important ones and their theories. Next chapter is dedicated to the pronunciation,...
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Analysis of time as a narrative category in Old Norse sagas
Králová, Kristýna ; Starý, Jiří (advisor) ; Kadečková, Helena (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to set up characteristic attributes of saga time structure and with concern to these to show how the Old Norse people understood time. Main attention is concentrated on the time structure of the family sagas. First, it is shown the principal of the dating in saga and how it differs from the principal of dating in annal and chronicle. I proceed to deal with the most common time indications to appear in saga and their role in the storytelling. The focus point of this thesis is a comparison of narrated time and time of narration. To support this intention, I use the three concepts of Gerard Genette - duration, order and frequency. Based on the duration concept, I try to investigate why extensive time leaps abound in sagas and what on the other hand appears to have been given some extra author's attention. According to the order concept, a question is discussed to what extent the saga holds the chronological composition. Within the frequency concept, it is compared how many times an event occurs to how many times it is narrated. In the following chapters the time structure of the kings'sagas and the legendary sagas is discussed. The crucial difference between the time structure of these and the structure of family saga is established. There is a conclusion to each chapter,...
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Autobiographical memories dating: the relationship between dating accuracy and type of an event
Literáková, Eva ; Bahbouh, Radvan (advisor) ; Stehlík, Luděk (referee)
In two studies focused on finding predictors of dating accuracy of autobiographical memories, events were split into categories based on respondent independent characteristics (independent on respondents' evaluation) and other, which can be ascertained from date reconstruction (event lenght, theme, temporal schemata, landmark connection, self-events and other-events). The present study is part of a larger project on which I cooperated with A. Neusar (2012) and the present results supplement his study in the fields on which he did not focus in detail or at all. The first study was focused on dating accuracy of events from 2005 to 2008 and here events connected to a landmark, self-events and extended events and also holiday and relationship events and changes were dated more accurately. Temporal schema helped with estimating the month of the year. Women were on average more accurate and specifically also in thematic categories, e.g., in estimating the date of child events. The second study was focused on dating events from recent two and half months. Events connected to a landmark and Easter, self-events and extended events were dated more accurately. Higher accuracy was found also among events connected to the leisure activities and birthday category. Women were more accurate in dating events from...
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The development of viticulture in the Czech Republic
Krsková, Lucie ; Malý, Michal (advisor) ; Tereza, Tereza (referee)
The diploma thesis applies to the development of viticulture in the Czech Republic. There is an analysis of the current situation on the wine market which connecting to some positive development in the future. The theoretical part is discussed about wine-growing and viticulture in the Czech Republic. At first in historical connecting and after in current context. Especially part is legislation of the wine sector. Wine areas and regions, sorting types of wine and VOC in the theoretical section. New conception is in the practical part of the work. Conception is focused proposing measures for the development of viticulture. Further, there is an evaluation of nation and European support for the wine sector, which were paid in the years 1996-2015 in the Czech Republic. The amendment of wine law is summarized. Through questionnaires and interviews are collected the views of the professional and unprofessional public in Czech and Moravian viticulture. The Survey is resulted by statistic analyzed program. The proposed final concept is focused on the production of viticulture. Viticulture is proposed as a craft business with professional´s skills. For winegrowers are proposed social cooperatives to achieve higher profitability.
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The so-called Madonna from Bítov - the Matter of Dating and Stylistic Provenance
BINDER, Jan
The topic of my bachelor´s thesis "So-called Madonna of Bitov - the issue of subsidies and style provenance" is a comparison of the unique sculptural monument with a chosen types of similar Czech and foreign monuments and finding at least a few solutions. The thesis also deals with implanting Madonna into a period, local and even art-historical context. It brings a detailed formal and iconographic description of the work and the author also solves the issue of restoration here.
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