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The Use of Punctuation, Emoji and Emoticons in YouTube Abusive Comments
Bočková, Renata ; Šaldová, Pavlína (advisor) ; Tichý, Ondřej (referee)
This thesis attempts to contribute to the study of punctuation marks (including emoji and emoticons) used in computer-mediated communication. It aims to describe their role in abusive comments on YouTube videos with LGBT content and the extent to which their use differs in respectful and hateful comments on such videos. The analysis concentrates also on how the distribution of punctuation marks differs in relation to the polarity, content and length of comments. The thesis also provides a comparison of the frequency of the occurrence of punctuation marks in both respectful and hateful comments. In addition to that, this paper attempts to classify emoji and emoticons according to their role in the text. Key words Computer-mediated communication, YouTube, emoji, emoticons, punctuation, Internet communication
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Old English nominal suffixes -el, -els, -incel: a survey in diachrony
Bočková, Renata ; Čermák, Jan (advisor) ; Tichý, Ondřej (referee)
The aim of this paper is to provide detailed characterizations of three Old English nominal suffixes, -el, -els, and -incel, none of which survived to Middle English. Each of the suffixes is given a detailed description of the grammatical and semantic properties of its bases and derivatives, its productivity in Old English, a diachronic overview of the development of the suffix from Proto-Germanic to Early Middle English, including its cognates in other Germanic languages, and presumed causes of its early disappearance. Attention is also paid to the typological framework of the history of English and its effect on the productivity of the suffixes.
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