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Grammaticalization potentiel of the anaphoric ten in spoken narative discourse
Zíková, Magdalena ; Friedová, Mirjam (advisor) ; Nedolužko, Anna (referee) ; Berger, Tilman (referee)
In my Ph.D. thesis, I examine the use of referential devices in spoken narrative discourse with predominant anaphoric reference. Special attention is paid to the relationship between two competing forms: lexical phrases containing the lexeme ten (ten-MARKED NPs) and lexical phrases not containing it (UNMARKED NPs) in repeated mentions. A primary aim of the work is (i) to identify factors favouring the use of ten-marked NPs at the expense of unmarked NPs and (ii) to explore the possibility of the lexeme ten grammaticalizing from its anaphoric use. Theoretically and methodologically I benefit mostly from the conception of discourse anaphora and the theory of grammaticalization. The referential devices are systematically explored in terms of their distribution into different classes according to a set of parameters and their values. These parameters reflect the conceptual (animacy), grammatical (syntactic function, type of clause etc.) as well as discourse characteristics of the forms and their referents (informational status of the NP in the clause, activation and persistence of the referent, etc.). The data consist of 45 short narratives produced by 15 speakers. The speakers' task was to retell three short silent-movie sketches which they had seen immediately before the recording. The design of the...
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Online reviews of a documentary film Mečiar and user's comments in Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze
Müllerová, Eva ; Novotný, David Jan (advisor) ; Štoll, Martin (referee)
The bachelor thesis "Online reviews of a documentary film Mečiar and users' comments in Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze" focuses on the analysis and comparison of selected online film reviews and users' comments in Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. The first part focuses on the political situation in Slovakia after the Velvet Revolution in 1989, specifically the political party Hnutie za demokratické Slovensko and its leader Vladimír Mečiar. This part of the thesis also gives a brief insight into the theory of the documentary film, and it provides information about the first documentary portrait of Vladimír Mečiar, Tereza Novotová's documentary work and also the analysis of a documentary film Mečiar. The main part of the thesis defines the publicist genre of review, and it deals with the phenomenon of Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze, as well as with two other different film databases. The final part of the thesis focuses on the analysis and comparison of online film reviews published in different media platforms and also on users' comments in Česko- Slovenská filmová databáze. Four different platforms of online media were chosen as the representatives of different target groups. Online film reviews and users' comments are compared based on of content, form and language differences. Using the...
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Online reviews of a documentary I, Tonya and users' comments in Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze
Horová, Kateřina ; Novotný, David Jan (advisor) ; Jirků, Jan (referee)
This bachelor thesis is concerned with the foreign media's responses to and the users' comments in Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze on the movie I, Tonya. The first part of the present bachelor thesis is dedicated to introducing the careers of both figure skaters from the movie. Furthermore, it puts in context the situation in figure skating in the United States of America at the time of the attack and the actualities that lead to it. At the end of its first part, the thesis analyses both foreign and Czech period media's responses to the attack, focusing on one sports periodical and one classic daily newspaper. The second part of the present bachelor thesis defines the term dramaturgy and the structure of narration. It focuses on individual parts of the story and explains the term adaptation in detail. Moreover, it is concerned with the theory of a documentary and a movie review, also mentioning the history of Czech critique. In the following chapters, the present bachelor thesis deals with the movie, which is its topic. Based on the available information, it compares the reality with the movie adaptation and mentions other movie adaptations of Nancy Kerrigan's attack. The second part of the bachelor thesis uses six foreign reviews, three from the United Kingdom and three from the United States...
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Online film reviews of a biographical movie Masaryk and users' comments in Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze
Černovský, Marek ; Novotný, David Jan (advisor) ; Jirků, Jan (referee)
The bachelor's work "Internet reviews of a biographical film Masaryk and users' online comments in Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze" depicts and analyses a biographical and historical film Masaryk both with users' online comments in Česko-Slovenská filmová database (CSFD.cz) and reviews, especially on the websites MovieZone.cz, Filmová databáze (FDb.cz), Kinobox.cz, and Filmserver.cz. Comparing all the comments and reviews, the characteristic features of the film as well as its specifics in terms of biographical genre are demonstrated. The work also compares the film's plot with real events as they actually occurred. A theoretical part precedes the analysis so it can have a factual basis. The work characterises film as a dramatic art, specifies a biographical genre as a whole and describes the evolution of a Czech film criticism, including its transition from printed to online form. Attention is also given to Jan Masaryk himself - his persona, career and legacy. Quantitative research shows how well today's Czech public knows Jan Masaryk and events depicted in the film.
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Grammaticalization potentiel of the anaphoric ten in spoken narative discourse
Zíková, Magdalena ; Friedová, Mirjam (advisor) ; Nedolužko, Anna (referee) ; Berger, Tilman (referee)
In my Ph.D. thesis, I examine the use of referential devices in spoken narrative discourse with predominant anaphoric reference. Special attention is paid to the relationship between two competing forms: lexical phrases containing the lexeme ten (ten-MARKED NPs) and lexical phrases not containing it (UNMARKED NPs) in repeated mentions. A primary aim of the work is (i) to identify factors favouring the use of ten-marked NPs at the expense of unmarked NPs and (ii) to explore the possibility of the lexeme ten grammaticalizing from its anaphoric use. Theoretically and methodologically I benefit mostly from the conception of discourse anaphora and the theory of grammaticalization. The referential devices are systematically explored in terms of their distribution into different classes according to a set of parameters and their values. These parameters reflect the conceptual (animacy), grammatical (syntactic function, type of clause etc.) as well as discourse characteristics of the forms and their referents (informational status of the NP in the clause, activation and persistence of the referent, etc.). The data consist of 45 short narratives produced by 15 speakers. The speakers' task was to retell three short silent-movie sketches which they had seen immediately before the recording. The design of the...
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The comparison of selected film reviews and users'comments in česko-slovenské filmové databáze
Christovová, Nela ; Novotný, David Jan (advisor) ; Štoll, Martin (referee)
The bachelor thesis named "The comparison of selected film reviews and users' comments in Česko-Slovenská filmová databázeˮ deals with the analysis of the form of the current internet film review. First part of the thesis is devoted to the characteristic of the publicist genres of review and commentary, which are subsequently compared to the present. As representatives of internet media publishing film reviews were chosen three portals with different target groups, namely Aktuálně.cz, MovieZone and FFFILM. Selected reviews of these media are compared to users' comments in Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze, which currently has become key website for film fans. This thesis focuses on formal, content and stylistic differences between published texts and users' comments, but also compares portals publishing review in these aspects. Also, the review quality of each website and the advantage of opinion diversity in Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze are taken into consideration. According to these criteria, the conclusion of the thesis assesses the benefit of reviews and comments to readers and potential film viewers.
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