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Derivational Morphology of Czech on Large Corpus Data
Faltusová, Marie ; Dytrych, Jaroslav (referee) ; Smrž, Pavel (advisor)
Subject of this thesis is study of word formation in the Czech language. The main aim is to create a module acquiring derivations from data of the electronic Dictionary of the Czech Language. This problematics has been solved by constructing three-level processing based on dictionary data. The first level is to obtain derivations from lemma definitions, the second step is making groups of basic forms according to their similarities, and the third stage is the evaluation of derivation pairs by number tag of derivation class to which they belong. I have managed to get more than 4 500 new words and evaluate over 20 000 derivative couples. The module has become a full-fledged part of the Morphological Analyzer of the Knowledge Technology Research Group, working at the Faculty of Information Technology of the Brno University of Technology.
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Sociolinguistic analysis of communication of men and women
Servusová, Carolina ; Jančík, Jiří (advisor) ; Suková Vychopňová, Kateřina (referee)
he Bachelor thesis deals with the topic of interpersonal communication. The bachelor's thesis aims to focus on communication and expression differences between male and female genders. It summarizes the most important findings from this field, from literature and scientific articles. Our focus is also in contextualising our work in socio-linguistic fields, dealing with society, language and communication processes. A secondary objective is also to determine whether any expressive differences are innate or learned. The Bachelor thesis is divided into Chapter 7 chapters. In the first chapter, we deal with language and communication. We outline the first differences in communication. In the next three chapters, we focus on scientific disciplines dealing with the differentiation of society, but also with language and communication. These are sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics and anthropolinguistics. In other chapters, we are dealing with language production and the gender heterogeneity of speech. We look for differences and influences that affect our speech and communication. In the last chapter we focus on qualitative research, observation, which is focused on several dozen communication situations mostly from French backgrounds. We are trying to find the differences that we have searched in the...
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Contemporary German Youth Language Based on the Youth Magazines "Bravo" and "Cool". A Linguistic Study
Šteffelová, Denisa ; Zeman, Dalibor (advisor) ; Broukalová, Jindra (referee)
This diploma thesis examines the linguistic construction of the youth language in the widely read teenage magazines "Bravo" and "Cool". The aim of this work is to determine what linguistic and stylistic means define the speech of young people. In the foreground of the analysis, which seeks to define the differences and similarities between the German and Austrian youth languages using a sociolinguistic basis rooted in the theory of language varieties, is the ever-growing phenomenon of combining German with English, i.e. "Denglisch".The study also explores the extent to which text genres in mass media influence linguistic varieties. The thesis initially defines the specialized terms in the context of variation linguistics, with diatopic and diastratic varieties playing an important role. Subsequently, the features of youth language are presented, with an emphasis on linguistic and stylistic markers. The results show that both "Bravo" and "Cool" include Anglicisms. The investigation reveals that the use of lexical neologisms in "Bravo" is not significantly more frequent than in "Cool". It appears that both magazines occasionally employ such neologisms to make their texts more interesting and appealing, but they may not be as prominent as other stylistic features and linguistic aspects. Overall,...
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Cocoliche and lunfardo in Argentinian Spanish: a sociolinguistic approach
KRÁLOVÁ, Pavlína
The aim of this thesis is to characterize the Argentine Spanish phenomena cocoliche and lunfardo and their role in contemporary Argentine Spanish. The first part of the thesis focuses on the definition of theoretical terms such as social class, linguistic variety and language contact, which are crucial for the classification and further characterization of both phenomena. In the next part, the author examines the phenomena of cocoliche and lunfardo, explaining their origins, evolution and the historical-cultural context of the emergence of these phenomena as well as the current tendencies of use in Argentine Spanish. Based on a questionnaire survey, the author specifies the type of communicative situations and the frequency of usage of selected lunfardisms. In addition, the analysis of the data obtained in situ is enriched with the results of the perception of some lunfardisms from the perspective of Argentine speakers. Finally, the conclusions are contrasted with the results of a quantitative analysis carried out in the form of a corpus search in El Corpus del Espa?ol del Siglo XXI. On the basis of the results of the empirical part of the work, an etymological glossary is compiled.
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Youth colloquial language in Spain: a didactic proposal for the ELE classroom
DOMÍNGUEZ CÁCERES, Diego
Despite the interest that many Spanish students have in it, youth colloquial language is often left out of educational programs of Spanish as a foreign language. The present work consists of a brief study of the colloquial youth language of Spain and its possible application in the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language. The first part, of a theoretical nature, aims to provide a series of definitions that delimit the phenomenon and verify how this type of content is regarded in official curricula. Below is a note about its origins and relationship with the counterculture, and a series of morphological and lexical-semantic features that are useful to characterize the youth colloquial variety. The second part, more practical, includes a didactic unit that has been designed for young adult students of level B2 or higher and who are or intend to be in a situation of linguistic immersion in Spain and the description of the unit and its activities.
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Issues of Czech language acquisition by foreign speakers
KŘÍBALOVÁ, Adéla
The diploma thesis builds on bachelor thesis entitled Issues of Sociolinguistics and it is divided into a theoretical and practical part. It focuses in more details on the concept of Czech language as a foreign language and its learning by speakers from abroad - adult non-native speakers. The theoretical part describes pivotal key concepts and terms related to sociolinguistics with mentioning its sub-discipline interactional sociolinguistics. The thesis also describes study options of Czech language in our country, the most frequent methods used during lessons and the explanation of language levels according to The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. A part of this section is a description of the most commonly used textbooks of Czech, analysis of their structure and main topics. The practical part is focused on students of Czech as a foreign language. They fill in a questionnaire and they are also part of an interview.
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Austiacisms in the work of Christine Nöstlinger and their position in Austrian German in present time
Hambálková, Zuzana ; Zeman, Dalibor (advisor) ; Haupenthal, Thomas Maria (referee)
The Diploma Thesis "Austriacisms in the work of Christine Nöstlinger and their position in Austrian German in present time" deals with austriacisms from the theoretical and practical point of view. It focuses on the conception of austriacisms from different points of view according to linguistic experts, the analysis of the terms from the novel of Nöstlinger and most importantly on the practical sociolinguistic research. The results of this research have shown that the hypothesis was proven. The hypothesis lies in the fact that the informants know autriacisms and that they actively use them. Austriacisms are a consistent and living part of the present colloquial German language. These expressions are not considered to be an archaism and the informants are proud that this variety of the German language has enriched the standard language. The usage of austriacisms is considered to be a part of the Austrian history and culture. Key words: austriacism, lexicology, sociolinguistics, Austrian literature, sociolinguistic research Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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"Šprechtíme" - Project for the support of German language in the Czech Republic
Pokorná, Markéta ; Dovalil, Vít (advisor) ; Šichová, Kateřina (referee)
This thesis will deal with the project to support German Language in the Czech Republic known as "Šprechtíme". In the context of Czech language policy of the past two decades the author focuses first on the questions related to the creation, formation and promotion of the project. The author also aims to determine whether the project got into the subconscious of the Czech public (Prague and the border region) and whether it fulfilled the expectations of its creators. In this thesis both methods of qualitative and quantitative research (Interview, written questionnaires) will be used. Key words: German, sociolinguistic, multilingualism, language policy, "Šprechtíme", quantitative research, qualitative research
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Stylistic Differences in English Speeches of Male and Female Members of the European Parliament
Buňková, Jana ; Matuchová, Klára (advisor) ; Morgan, Craig Alan (referee)
This diploma thesis is a sociolinguistic analysis of speeches rendered in English by members of the European Parliament. The aim of this diploma thesis is to analyze the stylistic patterns in speeches of members of the European Parliament based on gender, as a sociolinguistic factor. This thesis is based on three main linguistic disciplines: grammar, stylistics and sociolinguistics. The practical part is based on a research of 100 randomly chosen members of the European Parliament, 50 men and 50 women, whose speeches rendered in English, were transcribed and analyzed by the quantitative method used for a comparison of linguistic features. This thesis predominantly focuses on grammatical analysis of parts of speech and syntax. It also deals with hyper- sentential links: cohesion and coherence. This thesis also includes profiles of MEP which, together with other sociolinguistic researches, help to interpret the results of a grammatical analysis. The practical part is concluded by profiles of hypothetic MEPs who are likely to render their speech in English.
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