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The noun phrase in written and spoken academic discourse
Sládečka, Dušan ; Malá, Markéta (advisor) ; Šaldová, Pavlína (referee)
The diploma thesis is concerned with exploring the differences between the noun phrases in written and spoken academic monologue, focussing on the length of the phrase, its internal complexity and syntactic functions. In the theoretical part of the study, the noun phrase, its constituents, structure and usage are introduced. The noun phrase is introduced as one of the means of complex condensation. The basic characteristics of written and spoken academic language are introduced as well. The practical part of the study is a detailed analysis of 210 noun phrases. The written sample is collected from selected academic articles, whereas the sample of spoken lecture is collected from the lecture database of the BASE corpus. Since the study focuses on two different forms of language, the material is analysed for each of them separately and the results are subsequently compared in the final part of each subsection. The hypothesis of the thesis is that the written sample contains noun phrases with more complex modification, whereas the spoken sample contains more simple noun phrases and more clausal modification. The hypothesis was, for the most part, confirmed.
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Sikh Religious Symbols in Contemporary Canada
Sládečka, Dušan ; Kolinská, Klára (advisor) ; Jindra, Miroslav (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to discuss the place of visible Sikh religious symbols in Canadian public life, and their ensuing controversies. These will illustrate the complexity of resolving the issues of cultural and religious conflict in the Canadian multicultural society. The analysis of the lines of argument behind the chosen court decisions will be central for the purposes of this paper. The debate offers valuable insight into the political process of policy- making and accommodating diversity in Canada. The Sikh articles of faith, commonly referred to as the "5Ks" are an indispensable part of life for the people practicing the Sikh religion. However, by applying these religious beliefs in their everyday life, the Sikh Canadians often find themselves in conflict with some of the Canadian laws and regulations The most problematic articles are the kesh (unshorn hair covered at all times by a specific kind of turban or cloth) and the kirpan (a stylized representation of a sword, which must be enclosed in a protective covering and worn next to the body). These will be in the centre of focus of this thesis. The thesis is divided into four main chapters. The first chapter will give the contextual framework of the thesis. Its basic notions will be introduced. The chapter will briefly overview the...
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