„Tohle nebyl moc epický dotazník, čekal jsem ho lepší“: K významu přídavného jména epický v (nejen) současné češtině
The meaning of the word epic in 20th-century and contemporary Czech
Author(s): Lucie JílkováSubject(s): Language studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Lexis, Semantics, Czech Literature, Philology
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro jazyk český
Keywords: corpora of contemporary Czech; Czech word epický; lexical meaning; questionnaire
Summary/Abstract: This article focuses on the meanings of the word epický in 20th-century and contemporary Czech. The analyzed material consists of The Card Catalogue of the Lexical Archive, the SYN version 13 and ONLINE 2_NOW corpora, and the results of a questionnaire. An analysis of the meanings of the adjective epický shows that this word is commonly used in contemporary Czech as a positive evaluative expression and as a term denoting a large scale, and that its various meanings are associated with different types of texts and areas of communication.
Journal: Naše řeč
- Issue Year: 109/2026
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 145-155
- Page Count: 11
- Language: Czech
