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Selected names of bird species and their origin in czech language.
MĚRTLOVÁ, Tereza
The diploma thesis deals with the origin and development of selected names of birds in Czech language. It studies the characteristics of the selected expressions, it compares their state in Old and New version of Czech language, including an explanation of the origin of the names on the basis of the interpretation using etymological dictionaries of the Czech language. The thesis is also focused on derived words or phrasal idioms.
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Animal species in Czech and Danish phraseology
Mořická, Eva ; Štajnerová, Petra (advisor) ; Houhová, Jana (referee)
and key words The final thesis discuss idiomatic expressions, which includes words related to animal kingdom. An essential point of the whole thesis was creation of a list of all relevant Danish idioms. There was found their Danish definitions as well and subsequently also their Czech equivalent words. Equivalent degree was found by all words. The thesis is divided into theoretical part and practical part. The first one describes idiomacity and phraseology as a whole and compares Danish and Czech works on this topic. Other subjects, which is needed in the practical part, is discussed. Deep analysis of the list of the idioms is the content of the practical part of the thesis. Main topics is perception of animals in Czech and Danish, degree of their mutual equivalency and some other specific subjects related to animal idioms. Key words: animal kingdom, Czech, Danish, equivalency, etymology, phraseology
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Etymological analysis of colour names and related idioms
Hořejší, Anna ; Jančík, Jiří (advisor) ; Listíková, Renáta (referee)
TITLE: The etymological analysis of colour names and related idioms AUTHOR: Anna Hořejší DEPARTMENT: Department of the French language and literature SUPERVISOR: Mgr. Jiří Jančík ABSTRACT: This diploma thesis concerns the etymological analyses of colour names in the French language and related idioms. In the theoretical part we present the basic linguistic terminology necessary for the accomplishment of the etymological analyses; the practical part concerns the analyses itself. The objective of the thesis is to deeply analyze the six basic colours both from the etymological and symbolic point of view. Furthermore, the thesis concerns the etymological analyses of colours the names of which are to some extend specific and remarkable. We talk about colours like: fox tail, bonbon, the Berlin blue, tea, khaki, pearl or snow, divided into groups according to the word they contain (colours containing a name of an animal, food, liquid, material, the place of origin, etc.). These colours are examined not only etymologically; we are also interested in the reason for which they are called so. In the last part of the thesis we scrutinize also idioms containing a name of a colour; we talk about idioms like white night, yellow danger, to be bad like a red donkey, cordon bleu or green tongue. In this case, our goal is to...
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Anglicisms in German Media
Tlamková, Sabina ; Zeman, Dalibor (advisor) ; Haupenthal, Thomas Maria (referee)
Title: Anglicisms in German Media This bachelor thesis examines the occurrence of Anglicisms in the German daily newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung with the focus on the sport and political section. The aim of this thesis is to outline the frequency and the form in which Anglicisms are employed in the sections in question and to what extent they are integrated in the German language. This thesis is divided into a theoretical and a practical part. The first chapter of the theoretical part defines and delimitates the term Anglicism. The second chapter deals with the historical development of the German language including the influences of foreign languages. . The third chapter describes Anglicisms from the point of view of orthography, morphology, lexicology, syntax and stylistics. The last chapter of the theoretical part introduces the daily newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung. The practical part is based on the research of the daily Süddeutsche Zeitung. The first chapter examines selected Anglicisms from the sport section, the second chapter from the political section. They are examined from the etymological and linguistic point of view with respect to their integration in the German lexicon. Conclusion summarizes the outcome of this study. Key words: anglicisms etymology linguistics language integration media
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Ability of Czech Speakers of English to Pronounce Words with Silent Letters
Pospíšilová, Markéta ; Červinková Poesová, Kristýna (advisor) ; Farrell, Mark Robert (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to show the historical development of silent letters and their role in contemporary English. In the theoretical part a definition of a silent letter is provided and the reasons for its emergence are outlined. Moreover, we will concentrate on individual silent letters and describe in which positions they normally occur. In the practical part the ability of Czech learners of English to pronounce selected words with silent letters is assessed. The research includes a comparison of recordings obtained from students of the first and the fourth year of upper-secondary education.
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Development and transformation of terminology and semantics in the Czech psychopaedia
Šišková, Klára ; Mužáková, Monika (advisor) ; Zemková, Jaroslava (referee)
ANOTATION: This study investigated terms contained in nomenclature of czech psychopaedia, especially their historical (etymological) and semantic (stands for those terms) purport. The study consists of theoretical and practical part. Theoretical part is dedicate to history and etymology of terms, that are used in czech psychopaedia. First chapter - Introduction to the topic - defines the term of mental retardation and the term of semantics. Second chapter - History of czech psychopaedia terms - is dedicate to history and experts, authors of terminology that is used in connection with mental retardation across czech lands. Third chapter - Etymology of terms used in czech psychopaedia - is introducing us into the etymological analysis. Practial part - research in form of questionnaire, aims to map changes in understanding of these terms by generations and its inclusion into different layers of vacabulary. The exclusive purpose of this study is to map progression of the the meaning of the term and changes in nomenclature.
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American and British Dialectal Synonyms in Selected Lexical Fields
Kožíšek, David ; Matuchová, Klára (advisor) ; Ženíšek, Jakub (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with lexical differences between contemporary American and British English. The thesis presents an outline of historical and sociolinguistic factors which affected the development of American English. It includes a thematic mini-dictionary of 224 commonly used British and American dialectal synonyms. With regard to the words' etymological origin, the thesis attempts to characterize the structure of selected lexical fields. The practical part presents an experiment which reflects on how Czech students of the English language incorporate individual dialectal synonyms into their active vocabulary.
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Semantic development of the common lexical basis of Czech, Slovenian and Russian languages
Shchelokova, Galina ; Pilát, Štefan (advisor) ; Hasil, Jiří (referee)
The object of the study is to follow and compare the development of the semantics of lexical units, which have the common Proto-Slavonic base and different meanings in modern languages. The development is studied within a time period ranging from the Proto-Slavonic period up to the modern language state. To cover all three representative groups of Slavic languages: West Slavic, East Slavic and South Slavic were selected the appropriate languages: Czech, Russian and Slovenian. The selection of lexical units is morphologically restricted. The research is focused on adjectives. The work contains theoretical and analytical part. The theoretical part specifies terminology and presents a number views on the potential significance of the development of lexical units in terms of diachronic lexicology. The analysis is devoted to the development and is categorized as follows: each of the twelve selected semantic groups includes sections devoted to Proto-Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Russian, Czech and Slovenian languages. Each group is enclosed with a brief summary.
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