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Dutch Language of the 21st Century. Changes in Vocabulary
Kopecká, Zuzana ; Hrnčířová, Zdeňka (advisor) ; Pekelder, Jan (referee)
This diploma thesis aims to analyse the lexical aspect of the contemporary Dutch language, particularly the influence of foreign languages on the state of Dutch advertising language. A short summary of the changes in language throughout the 20th century is described in the first part of the thesis. The chapters which follow are dedicated to the current specifics of the Dutch vocabulary and the current possibilities of its expanding, including the problematics,of lexical borrowings in Dutch. The specific aspects of advertising and its language also have to be introduced because of the possible consequences on the results of the analysis. In the practical part of the thesis, the own corpus, methodology and hypothesis are presented on the basis of the described secondary literature. Finally, the corpus analysis follows where all relevant results of the lexical analysis are discussed, both qualitatively and partly quantitatively.
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A Comparative Analysis of Anglicisms in German Standard Varieties
ŠTĚPÁNKOVÁ, Sabina
The following Master thesis "A Comparative Analysis of Anglicisms in German Standard Varieties" focuses on the matter of English lexical borrowing in German which is currently very topical and provokes mixed reactions both from laymen and linguists. First, the thesis introduces the fundamental knowledge of language change focusing on its internal and external causes. Furthermore, the three German standard varieties are characterised - German Standard German, Austrian German and Swiss German. The third chapter is devoted to the concrete influence of English lexical borrowings on German. Moreover, the empirical part presents a comparative analysis based on a collection of anglicisms from 100 newspaper articles from national online newspapers for each of the varieties. At the end of the analysis, current tendencies concerning the use of anglicisms and the particularities of the individual standard varieties are defined. To conclude with, the thesis deals with the critical reception of anglicisms in the public discourse and presents the matter from the point of view of sociolinguistics.
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Tendencies in the Usage of 'Anglicisms' in Contemporary Czech Media
Skálová, Zuzana ; Richterová, Jana (advisor) ; Ženíšek, Jakub (referee)
The bachelor thesis is focused on the occurrence of anglicisms in articles published from 2009 to 2018 in the Czech newspaper, Lidové noviny. The main aim is to distinguish whether the amount of anglicisms used in these articles has increased over the years. The thesis is divided into a theoretical and a practical part. The theoretical part is focused on the explanation of the term anglicism, the history of its usage, its assimilation into the Czech language, and the usage of anglicisms in current communication. The introduction into the matter is executed by exploring the global influence of the English language by showing the extent of language borrowings from English. Other word-formation processes are listed alongside to illustrate the significance of lexical borrowing in terms of a language word-stock enrichment. The practical part is based on a research conducted by analyzing articles on the topic of politics in terms of their richness in anglicisms. The research was conducted using quantitative and qualitative methods. The aim of the analysis is also to determine whether the usage of a specific anglicism is necessary or whether it could be replaced by synonyms of other than English origin. The suitability of the anglicisms found in the articles is evaluated. A comparative analysis of the...
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Dutch Language of the 21st Century. Changes in Vocabulary
Kopecká, Zuzana ; Hrnčířová, Zdeňka (advisor) ; Pekelder, Jan (referee)
This diploma thesis aims to analyse the lexical aspect of the contemporary Dutch language, particularly the influence of foreign languages on the state of Dutch advertising language. A short summary of the changes in language throughout the 20th century is described in the first part of the thesis. The chapters which follow are dedicated to the current specifics of the Dutch vocabulary and the current possibilities of its expanding, including the problematics,of lexical borrowings in Dutch. The specific aspects of advertising and its language also have to be introduced because of the possible consequences on the results of the analysis. In the practical part of the thesis, the own corpus, methodology and hypothesis are presented on the basis of the described secondary literature. Finally, the corpus analysis follows where all relevant results of the lexical analysis are discussed, both qualitatively and partly quantitatively.
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The linguistic situation in the Basque Country: Influences of Basque on Castilian
Szorádová, Lucia ; Čermák, Petr (advisor) ; Zavadil, Bohumil (referee)
The object of the present work is the linguistic situation in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country. It is divided into two main parts. The first part contains chapters that discuss the linguistic situation in the Basque Country in general. They explain the historical reasons that led to the common status of the two official languages of the territorial unit and then they bring closer the representation in the use of both languages. The second part is devoted to a basque influences on the Spanish in general and on the Spanish used in Basque Country particularly. This section also includes lexical borrowing between the two languages.
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