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Speech Acts Performed by Information Technology Students in Online Debates
Gajdošová, Gabriela ; Zmrzlá, Petra (referee) ; Ellederová, Eva (advisor)
Cílem této bakalářské práce je vymezit koncept řečových aktů a diskutovat problematiku související s jejich interakčními aspekty v argumentativních diskuzích. Teoretická část práce je psána formou literární rešerše, počínaje vysvětlením základní terminologie řečových aktů a definováním ilokuční síly a jejích ukazatelů. Dále srovnává tři různé přístupy k analýze řečových aktů a popisuje jejich rolí v rámci modelu kritické diskuze. Analytická část práce se zaměřuje na praktickou aplikaci teoretických konceptů. Představuje pravidla online debat, popisuje jejich fáze a poskytuje analýzu intenzifikátorů a modalizátorů a řečových aktů na základě transkriptů debat. Výsledky analýzy jsou zobrazeny v tabulkách, doplněny ilustrativními příklady a následně diskutovány.
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Real Estate as a Hedge against Inflation
Pivoňková, Alexandra ; Streblov, Pavel (advisor) ; Hlaváček, Michal (referee)
In recent years, real estate has gained vast popularity as an investment tool, as it has exhibited attractive returns both in its direct, and indirect form. Investments are generally sought after for their potential for profit generation as well as protection from the loss of purchasing power of one's capital. The extent to which individual assets hedge investors from inflation has become a widely discussed topic with conclusions varying across different studies. This thesis endeavors to update the research by observing asset returns and inflation in 4 countries, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, the USA, and China, and analyzing the performance of individual assets in terms of inflation hedging by employing the latest data in a regression model. The studied period covers Q1 2009 - Q3 2022, where all data are in the form of annual returns, benched by individual quarters. With the main focus on real estate, comparison with the performance of other assets is included, namely bonds issued by governments of the observed countries, REITs performance, represented by the FTSE EPRA Developed Index, and stock returns, in the form of the S&P 500 index. The study then categorizes each investment tool based on its inflation-hedging properties. JEL Classification: G11, E31, R30, HR39 Keywords: inflation, hedge,...
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Speech Acts Performed by Information Technology Students in Online Debates
Gajdošová, Gabriela ; Zmrzlá, Petra (referee) ; Ellederová, Eva (advisor)
Cílem této bakalářské práce je vymezit koncept řečových aktů a diskutovat problematiku související s jejich interakčními aspekty v argumentativních diskuzích. Teoretická část práce je psána formou literární rešerše, počínaje vysvětlením základní terminologie řečových aktů a definováním ilokuční síly a jejích ukazatelů. Dále srovnává tři různé přístupy k analýze řečových aktů a popisuje jejich rolí v rámci modelu kritické diskuze. Analytická část práce se zaměřuje na praktickou aplikaci teoretických konceptů. Představuje pravidla online debat, popisuje jejich fáze a poskytuje analýzu intenzifikátorů a modalizátorů a řečových aktů na základě transkriptů debat. Výsledky analýzy jsou zobrazeny v tabulkách, doplněny ilustrativními příklady a následně diskutovány.
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Non-standard functions of "like" in spoken discourse
Raušová, Veronika ; Brůhová, Gabriela (advisor) ; Malá, Markéta (referee)
This thesis is concerned with the non-standard functions of the word like in spoken discourse. The aim of this thesis is to categorize the non-standard functions that had been described in the past 30 years and create a comprehensive overview, which might serve as a guideline for further research. The theoretical part of the thesis offers a compilation of standard and non-standard functions that like may represent in spoken discourse. As a non- standard function is considered the use of like as a focus marker, hedge, quotative marker and a discourse marker. The second, methodological, part describes the method of extraction of the sample of 100 instances from the COCA. The following part then contains analysis of the extracted instances, which are categorized according to the theoretical frame created in the theoretical part of this thesis. The analysis also concerns the position of like in the utterance and frequent collocations. The result of this thesis is a confirmed theoretical frame containing the non-standard functions of like extended by an additional quotative construction, more detailed description of the hedge and the focus marker like and also a confirmation that non- standard like is certainly not only an empty intrusive word but a multifunctional, ever- developing, device with which...
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Non-standard functions of "like" in spoken discourse
Raušová, Veronika ; Brůhová, Gabriela (advisor) ; Malá, Markéta (referee)
This thesis is concerned with the non-standard functions of the word like in spoken discourse. The aim of this thesis is to categorize the non-standard functions that had been described in the past 30 years and create a comprehensive overview, which might serve as a guideline for further research. The theoretical part of the thesis offers a compilation of standard and non-standard functions that like may represent in spoken discourse. As a non- standard function is considered the use of like as a focus marker, hedge, quotative marker and a discourse marker. The second, methodological, part describes the method of extraction of the sample of 100 instances from the COCA. The following part then contains analysis of the extracted instances, which are categorized according to the theoretical frame created in the theoretical part of this thesis. The analysis also concerns the position of like in the utterance and frequent collocations. The result of this thesis is a confirmed theoretical frame containing the non-standard functions of like extended by an additional quotative construction, more detailed description of the hedge and the focus marker like and also a confirmation that non- standard like is certainly not only an empty intrusive word but a multifunctional, ever- developing, device with which...
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Hedge funds: investment strategy and regulation
Ducháček, Michal ; Dědek, Oldřich (advisor) ; Čornanič, Aleš (referee)
Even though hedge funds account for a small portion of global investment funds, they have achieved a strong position in investment options for institutional investors in last two decades. Due to recent financial crisis and a fear of possible risks connected with hedge funds, regulators start to focus more on regulation of this industry. This thesis focus mainly on investment strategies of hedge funds and on regulatory efforts in the USA. Before the work describes this, it is necessary to define and specify them. Then some of common used investment strategies are introduced in order to better describe the unique role of hedge funds to reader. In the end, after funds are specified, the thesis can describe regulatory efforts and evaluate them. Key Words hedge, fund, regulation, Dodd-Frank, AIFM, strategy, risk, performance
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Legal regulations on collective investing with a view to the role of bank as a depositary
Barton, Jan ; Kotáb, Petr (referee) ; Kohajda, Michael (referee)
The aim of the master thesis (Legal regulations on collective investing with a view to the role of bank as a depositary) is to analyze contemporary situation of collective investment in European and national context in the light of recent developments and trends in the world financial markets. The main purpose to pursue this subject matter and also the reason why this master thesis has been written is to obtain a clear overview of all regulations and principles (not merely at statutory level) which might affect the activities connected with founding, operation and investment decisions of UCITS and non-UCITS collective investment entities. Second part of the thesis, after the introduction, describes shortly the historical roots of collective investing, followed by a separate subchapter covering the general principle of collective investing through which all other parts of the thesis are knotted together. Third part provides a short structuring of the collective investment entities from a legal point of view, taking into account different characteristics of corporate entities engaged. Also diverse investment strategies and the increasing importance of collective investing within financial market's intermediary functions are mentioned hereby. Fourth part is consequently devoted to the pure description of...
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Use of Derivatives in International Trade in Agricultural Commodities
Plchotová, Jitka ; Sedláček, Jiří (advisor) ; Chalupa, Leoš (referee)
The aim of this diploma thesis is to theoretically describe the risks connected to entrepreneurship. Stress is put mainly on financial risks that are related to price shifts of agricultural commodities and to changes in the exchange rates. The basis lies in theoretical identification of the nature of possible risks, methods of risk evaluation and description of instruments that serve for the risk elimination. This theoretical knowledge is further applied in case studies dealing with hedging of commodity and currency risks of firms that conduct business in agricultural basic industry. The analysis of firm's position, demonstration of hedging and final evaluation of efficiency are included.
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