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A sociolinguistic study of the New York City English and its lexis
DVOŘÁKOVÁ, Karolína
This bachelor´s thesis investigates the lexicon of New York City English (NYCE) dialect, which results from the rich linguistic landscape of the city. Due to the fact that New York City has a long history of immigration, many exogenous words have found their way into the speech of its residents. In addition to words that have been introduced into the dialect by immigrants, the New York lexicon is also rich for words and phrases that were coined directly in the city. Previous research conducted on this topic indicated that some lexical devices used by New Yorkers are different from those used by speakers in the rest of the United States, and many of the dialect´s characteristic traits remain unique to the area of New York City. To date there has been very little recent research done on the spread of the lexicon beyond the dialectal area and the actual use of this vocabulary among New Yorkers. This thesis has aimed to fill this gap. The spread and use of the lexicon was investigated by means of a questionnaire, targeted at three groups of respondents: New Yorkers, Americans living outside of New York City and people from other English-speaking countries. The data collected from each cohort were presented, analyzed, and interpreted. The survey results firstly confirmed that New Yorkers, in comparison with respondents from other parts of the United States and with respondents from other English-speaking countries, are generally more familiar with words that have roots in immigrant languages. New Yorkers are also more likely to use this NYCE lexis in their everyday lives. Secondly, as regards the expressions that were coined in New York City, the results revealed that many of these words remain to some extent restricted to the New York City area. Finally, the findings also indicate that some of the NYCE lexis surveyed is gradually disappearing from the speech of New Yorkers and remains known and used mainly by speakers belonging to the older generation.
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Development of integration policies in Norway before and after 2011
Dorňáková, Tereza ; Lukešová, Anna (advisor) ; Šlosarčík, Ivo (referee)
This thesis is focused on the development of the Norwegian integration policies from the year 2005 until 2017. The milestone of the researched period is the year 2011 when two terrorist attacks, committed by a Norwegian citizen Anders Behring Breivik, shocked Norwegian society. He pointed his act against the immigrant population living in Norway, and against multiculturalism and the politicians who supported this model. Therefore, the aim of this thesis is to find out which changes were made in the field of integration policies during the examined period. Furthermore, the aim is to tell whether the integration policies were tightened or not. The thesis first deals with the development of migration in the Norwegian context, the multicultural approach to immigrants, but it also sums up the development of Norwegian political scene during the examined period. The final part is focused on the research of particular Norwegian integration policies and their development between 2005 and 2017.
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Integration of Muslims in Great Britain in the background of the ,failure of multiculturalism'
Čahojová, Olga ; Kasáková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Váška, Jan (referee)
This Bachelor thesis discusses the relationship between the integration of Muslim immigrants in Great Britain and alleged ,failure of multiculturalism', of which British prime minister talks about on the occasion of his speech in 2011. The thesis is a case study and it focuses on the analysis of the integration policy of Great Britain, especially aimed on the case of Muslim immigrants. The term 'failure of multiculturalism' results from the proposition that the failure of the integration of Muslims associated with the British model of integration. This proposition is based on David Cameron's speech on radicalization of islamic extremism, presented at the security conference in Munich in 2011. The aim of this work is to confirm or disprove the proposition by using analysis of three chosen indicators of success of integration - mobility in the labour market, political participation and official application of Sharia law in Great Britain. The analysis shows that the failure of Muslim integration cannot be fully confirmed. One reason is the fact that it is necessary to distinguish three areas affected by integration - on socio-economic, civic-political and cultural level. The other reason is the analysis result itself, that none of the integration level can be described as fully unsuccessful. The...
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Germany as a country of immigration? The integration policy at the time of the Great Coalition 2005-2009
Schöpsová, Andrea ; Dimitrov, Michal (advisor) ; Nigrin, Tomáš (referee)
The grand coalition that ruled in the Federal Republic of Germany between the years 20052009 brought particularly the changes in management and formation of the integration into the framework of the migration policy. In this context the presented bachelor's thesis deals with the main integration policies concepts that this government initiated in the form of the Integration Summit (Integrationsgipfel), the German Islam Conference (Deutsche Islam Konferenz) and the amendment to the Immigration Law (Zuwanderungsgesetz). This is an analysis of the three projects mentioned above that is based on the characteristics of the attitude of the individual coalition parties CDU/CSU and SPD to the integration itself. The main goal of this thesis is to answer the question whether the declared consensus from the beginning of the 21st century that Germany has become an immigration country was consolidated in that period. However the author of the thesis concludes on the basis of the analysis of primary and secondary sources that Germany has become in the true sense of the word rather an integration country as a result of the targeted and consequent integration policy of the grand coalition.
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Social Integration of Mongolian Minority in Czech Republic
Roztočilová, Zuzana ; Cirklová, Jitka (advisor) ; Klásková, Markéta (referee)
Práce se zabývá začleňováním zástupců mongolské menšiny do české společnosti. Vychází z teorie, která vymezuje integraci jako čtyřdimenzionální proces, který spočívá v strukturální, kulturní, interaktivní a identifikační dimenzi. ě průběh tohoto procesu u generace mladých Mongolů, žijících dlouhodobě v České epublice. Soustředí se na to, jak vnímají trvalý pobyt a jak české občanství. J jí česká a mongolská kultura. pozici ve společnosti si přisuzují, zda se považují více za Mongoly nebo za Čechy a co ovlivňuje jejich sebe teoretické části práce autorka představuje teoretická východiska výzkumu sociální integrace a věnuje se také mongolské menšině v České epublice a její kultuře. Druhá část se týká především metodologie kvalitativního výzkumu, metody sběru dat a jejich analýzy. Autorka provedla celkem šest polostrukturovaných rozhovorů, které anal poslední části práce, která je strukturovaná podle dimenzí. V závěru pak odpovídá na
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Development of integration policies in Norway before and after 2011
Dorňáková, Tereza ; Lukešová, Anna (advisor) ; Šlosarčík, Ivo (referee)
This thesis is focused on the development of the Norwegian integration policies from the year 2005 until 2017. The milestone of the researched period is the year 2011 when two terrorist attacks, committed by a Norwegian citizen Anders Behring Breivik, shocked Norwegian society. He pointed his act against the immigrant population living in Norway, and against multiculturalism and the politicians who supported this model. Therefore, the aim of this thesis is to find out which changes were made in the field of integration policies during the examined period. Furthermore, the aim is to tell whether the integration policies were tightened or not. The thesis first deals with the development of migration in the Norwegian context, the multicultural approach to immigrants, but it also sums up the development of Norwegian political scene during the examined period. The final part is focused on the research of particular Norwegian integration policies and their development between 2005 and 2017.
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Social Integration of Mongolian Minority in Czech Republic
Roztočilová, Zuzana ; Cirklová, Jitka (advisor) ; Klásková, Markéta (referee)
Práce se zabývá začleňováním zástupců mongolské menšiny do české společnosti. Vychází z teorie, která vymezuje integraci jako čtyřdimenzionální proces, který spočívá v strukturální, kulturní, interaktivní a identifikační dimenzi. ě průběh tohoto procesu u generace mladých Mongolů, žijících dlouhodobě v České epublice. Soustředí se na to, jak vnímají trvalý pobyt a jak české občanství. J jí česká a mongolská kultura. pozici ve společnosti si přisuzují, zda se považují více za Mongoly nebo za Čechy a co ovlivňuje jejich sebe teoretické části práce autorka představuje teoretická východiska výzkumu sociální integrace a věnuje se také mongolské menšině v České epublice a její kultuře. Druhá část se týká především metodologie kvalitativního výzkumu, metody sběru dat a jejich analýzy. Autorka provedla celkem šest polostrukturovaných rozhovorů, které anal poslední části práce, která je strukturovaná podle dimenzí. V závěru pak odpovídá na
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Danish People's Party and its policy towards immigration
Weingartová, Michaela ; Šánová, Lucie (advisor) ; Poruba, Jan (referee)
Danish immigration and integration laws were after their enactment often criticised by international human rights organisations and we can consider this laws as one of the strictest in nowadays society. Big influence on application of these laws had a political party called Danish people's party. Danish people's party is defined as populist right-wing party since their foundation in 1995. The main focus of this paper is how Danish people's party influenced immigration policy in Denmark. Is necessary to consider even the history of immigration in Denmark, because the society used to be mostly homogenous. This changed in the second half of the 20th century and nowadays foreigners represent more than 10% of Danish society. This is one of the reasons why immigration and integration became very relevant topic. And because of number of issues and problems with integration of immigrants in Danish society anti-immigration attitude of Danish people's party gain support among Danes. This behaviour results in growing fear of immigrants in Danish society and it's especially visible in case of Muslims. In the other hand strict immigration and integration make members of minorities feel unwelcome in Denmark and unequal with Danish citizens.
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Equal access to education in the Czech Republic and Germany
Jarošová, Adéla ; Koldinská, Kristina (advisor) ; Štefko, Martin (referee)
The subject of this thesis is equal access to education in the Czech Republic and Germany. Education in its ideal form should help eliminate social differences, since social background, race or nationality do not directly influence one's ability to learn. Although this idea is reflected in several international conventions that both countries are bound by, the reality is very different. The thesis first deals with the right to education as such, its significance and its international guarantees, as well as with the principle of equality. In the following chapter, the author analyses significant case law concerning the right to education of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Justice. The following chapter analyses access to education of persons with disabilities in both countries and compares the situation with international guarantees, in particular with provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The main focus of this thesis lays on the access to education of minorities - the Roma in the Czech Republic and immigrants in Germany. The author assesses the situation of the Roma from a European perspective and analyses significant case law of domestic and international courts. The Czech Republic is not alone in its inability to successfully...
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Germany as a country of immigration? The integration policy at the time of the Great Coalition 2005-2009
Schöpsová, Andrea ; Dimitrov, Michal (advisor) ; Nigrin, Tomáš (referee)
The grand coalition that ruled in the Federal Republic of Germany between the years 20052009 brought particularly the changes in management and formation of the integration into the framework of the migration policy. In this context the presented bachelor's thesis deals with the main integration policies concepts that this government initiated in the form of the Integration Summit (Integrationsgipfel), the German Islam Conference (Deutsche Islam Konferenz) and the amendment to the Immigration Law (Zuwanderungsgesetz). This is an analysis of the three projects mentioned above that is based on the characteristics of the attitude of the individual coalition parties CDU/CSU and SPD to the integration itself. The main goal of this thesis is to answer the question whether the declared consensus from the beginning of the 21st century that Germany has become an immigration country was consolidated in that period. However the author of the thesis concludes on the basis of the analysis of primary and secondary sources that Germany has become in the true sense of the word rather an integration country as a result of the targeted and consequent integration policy of the grand coalition.
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