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Osobní jména v učebnicích matematiky
Personal Names in Chosen Textbooks of Mathematics for Primary Schools

Author(s): Lenka Tomanová
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro jazyk český
Keywords: personal names; hypocoristics; textbook of mathematics; publishing house Fortuna; publishing house Prometheus

Summary/Abstract: The article is based on the author’s thesis that was defended at the Faculty of Education of Masaryk University in Brno in 2013. The aim of the work was to analyze personal names from chosen textbooks of mathematics and compare them with popular names in years when the textbooks were published. At first the article presents goals of the work and written sources. Then the author analyzes personal names in selected schoolbooks which were published by publishing houses Fortuna and Prometheus, putting emphasis on the frequency of names, origin of names and hypocorictics. Finally, the author tries to understand why authors of textbooks have used those names. Then she compares the results with popular personal names.

  • Issue Year: LV/2016
  • Issue No: 55
  • Page Range: 350-356
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Czech