Colloquial standard Czech

Hovorová spisovná čeština

Author(s): Josef Štěpán / Language(s): Czech / Issue: 2/2015

Keywords: colloquial standard Czech;common Czech;everyday language

The article delimits the so-called Colloquial Standard Czech as a language variety of the Czech. This variety is to be distinguished from the Common Czech, which is closest to the Colloquial Standard Czech of all the language varieties: through the Colloquial Standard Czech, the Common Czech enriches the Standard Czech. The paper criticises the fluctuation of the concepts of standardness, Colloquial Standard Czech, Everyday Language. The linguistic means of the Colloquial Standard Czech cover all the levels of the language system; in the paper only the syntactic means are mentioned.

The role of neologisms in a shaping of Czech language system (on example of names of persons)

Rola neologizmów w kształtowaniu systemu języka czeskiego (na przykładzie nazw osób)

Author(s): Katarzyna Dembska / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 2/2015

Keywords: neologisms;names of persons;Czech language;Czech dictionaries

The article describes the problem of presence neologisms in modern Czech language on example names of persons. The Author analyzes, how many neologisms registered in dictionary Nová slova v češtině (1998) by Olga Martincová are used in modern Czech language. On the basis of four dictionaries of Czech language (Slovník současné češtiny (2011, Lingea, Brno), Slovník spisovné češtiny pro školu a veřejnost (2013, Academia, Praha), Slovník cizích slov (2002, SPN-Pedagogické nakladatelství, Praha), Slovník nespisovné češtiny (2006, Maxdorf, Praha) and National Corpus of Czech the author looks up the role of neologisms in the forming of contemporary Czech language system.

Kundera’s Humor – about a few (not)funny texts

Humor Kundery – o kilku (nie)śmiesznych tekstach

Author(s): Małgorzata Cieliczko / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 3/2015

Keywords: laughter;ridiculousness;humour;comedy;Kundera Milan

The article refers to the phenomenon of laughter present at the chosen writings of Milan Kundera. Admittedly, he combines both artistic and theoretical approaches to the laughter, Kundera (and the author of the article) is interested mainly the first approach, literary one. In Kundera’s books laughter appears in many different ways, therefore author intentionally quotes a lot to give the floor to the writer. Attentive analysis of the citations and whole texts allows her to propose two lines of perception of this phenomenon: as a coincidentia oppositorum (part one: The Antipodes of Laughter) and as a “language”, specific way of communication (part two: »Dia- logues« (full of) Laughter).

Problems of research of the Czechoslovak popular culture

Problemy badań czechosłowackiej kultury popularnej

Author(s): Robert Kulmiński / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 3/2015

Keywords: Czechoslovak popular culture;Miss Czechoslovakia;Czech literature;Czech film

The beginning of the 21st century gave the Czech reflection on Czechoslovakian culture a new impulse which resulted in many publications and conferences dedicated to this phenomenon. Yet we are still facing an emerging reflection. If we were to disregard singular papers written from the perspective of historical, historico-literary or media studies, the studies of Czechoslovakian popular culture are just starting to develop. In my article, based on conducted research and analyses, I would like to highlight some methodological problems faced by the reflection on the phenomena of Czechoslovakian popular culture which emerges in the Czech Republic, which are the result of the conditions of the communist regime and of – often too overwhelming – Western European and America tradition which offers tools that are not always suited to the specificity of the reign of the centrally planned economy and the Central European space.

Guide in (not)good style. Literature guides – on selected Czech and Polish examples in terms of axiology

Poradnik w (nie)dobrym stylu. Literatura poradnikowa – na wybranych czeskich i polskich przykładach w ujęciu aksjologicznym

Author(s): Katarzyna Chrobak / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 3/2015

Keywords: Czech literature;popular literature;specialist literature;guide;axiology

The purpose of this article is (taking into account the historical aspect, the latest reading research in Poland and the Czech Republic as well as the analysis of the current publishing offer) to illustrate the changes occurring in reading preferences. An attempt to define and analyse the role of contemporary literature of guides, which, especially within the last few years, has dominated both the Czech and Polish literary market, will be discussed here in terms of the social aspect, taking into account the preferences of readers, their perception capabilities and the thematic requirements of the recipient for a specific literature. The historical background of literature of guides in Poland and the Czech Republic aims to show both the continuity of this specific branch of literature over several centuries, as well as a number of changes including conditioned, among others, by fashion, changing the way of life and the expectations of readers, or finally the marketing strategy. The axiological aspect, however, will reveal a wide range of standards and criteria for the evaluation of guides’ literature, among which will be the sender, recipient, subject and language.

Drink as Dane

Pije jako Dán

Author(s): Milan Hrdlička / Language(s): Czech / Issue: 3/2015

Carmen Vanesa Álvarez Rosa, Análisis discursivo del género homilético actual, Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca 2012, 693 s., ISBN 978–84–9012–064–4

Carmen Vanesa Álvarez Rosa, Análisis discursivo del género homilético actual, Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca 2012, 693 s., ISBN 978–84–9012–064–4

Author(s): Marta Hudousková / Language(s): Czech / Issue: 3/2015

Joanna Czaplińska, Přidaná hodnota exilu. Úvahy o české exilové literatuře po roce 1968, Praha: Academia; České Budějovice: Jihočeská univerzita, 2014, 189 s. ISBN 978–80–200–2483–1

Joanna Czaplińska, Přidaná hodnota exilu. Úvahy o české exilové literatuře po roce 1968, Praha: Academia; České Budějovice: Jihočeská univerzita, 2014, 189 s. ISBN 978–80–200–2483–1

Author(s): Denisa Tkačíková / Language(s): Czech / Issue: 3/2015

Kamila Woźniak, Wtajemniczenia. Szkice o motywach inicjacyjnych w prozie czeskiej XX wieku, Kraków 2015, Wydawnictwo Universitas, 190 s. ISBN 97883–242–2702–0

Kamila Woźniak, Wtajemniczenia. Szkice o motywach inicjacyjnych w prozie czeskiej XX wieku, Kraków 2015, Wydawnictwo Universitas, 190 s. ISBN 97883–242–2702–0

Author(s): Sebastian Taboł / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 3/2015

Jubilee of the Jana Hoffmannová

Jubileum Jany Hoffmannové

Author(s): Naděžda Kvítková,Michaela Lašťovičková / Language(s): Czech / Issue: 3/2015

Sketches from dialectology of Czech language. 1. Stratification |of the Czech national language

Szkice z dialektologii języka czeskiego. 1. Stratyfikacja czeskiego języka narodowego

Author(s): Irena Bogoczová / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 4/2015

Keywords: idiom;dialect;Czech language;dialectology;dialectography

The present article introduces the stratification of the Czech national language by means of the enumeration of its varieties. The functional styles of literary Czech, including colloquial standard Czech, are mentioned, but also its colloquial varieties – interdialects (Common Czech), dialects and sociolects. The author also attempts to give a characterization of commonly spoken Czech language (everyday Czech). She compares the Czech language situation with the situation of the Polish national language and uses Polish and Czech linguistic (dialectological) terminology.

About theory of interference between languages on the lexical plane of Czech and Polish

K teorii mezijazykové interference v lexikálním plánu češtiny a polštiny

Author(s): Jiří Muryc / Language(s): Czech / Issue: 4/2015

Keywords: interference;lexis;Czech language;Polish language;translation

The article deals with the theory of language interference in the lexis of Czech and Polish languages. The author defines the term, specifies several types of interference, and describes some aspects of Czech and Polish lexical typology. Based on particular occurrences the author offers classification into three basic types of lexical interference, so called lexical transfers.

Polish »miłość« (love) is not Czech »milost« (grace), but »laska« (love),Polish »łaska« (grace) is not Czech »laska« (love), but »milost« (grace)

Pol. »miłość« to nie czes. »milost«, ale »láska«, pol. »łaska« to nie czes. »láska«, ale »milost«. Dlaczego?

Author(s): Ewa Siatkowska / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 4/2015

Keywords: Czech;Polish;semantics;lexicology;homonym

The authoress analyzes semantic changes of lexemes love and mercy and grace on the basis of Czech and Polish language. She draws attention to the homonymy of forms in the contemporary Polish. The author refers to the etymological dictionaries and historical texts, documenting functioning of such meaning of those words.

Selected stereotypes of Czechand Pole from historical perspective

Wybrane stereotypy Czecha i Polaka z perspektywy historycznej

Author(s): Elżbieta Szczepańska / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 4/2015

Keywords: Czech;Pole;nation;history;stereotype

He lives across from school

Bydlí naproti školy

Author(s): Milan Hrdlička / Language(s): Czech / Issue: 4/2015

Have you ever attended a dance class?

Chodili jste někdy do tanečních?

Author(s): Milan Hrdlička / Language(s): Czech / Issue: 4/2015

Przemysław Fałowski, Sposoby wzbogacania leksyki potocznej w języku czeskim i chorwackim, Kraków 2015, 179 s., ISBN 978–83–233–3870–3

Przemysław Fałowski, Sposoby wzbogacania leksyki potocznej w języku czeskim i chorwackim, Kraków 2015, 179 s., ISBN 978–83–233–3870–3

Author(s): Sebastian Taboł / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 4/2015

Ewa Siatkowska, Słowa. Monografie leksykalne, Wydawnictwo MM,Warszawa 2015, 252 s., ISBN 978-83-64616-00-6

Ewa Siatkowska, Słowa. Monografie leksykalne, Wydawnictwo MM,Warszawa 2015, 252 s., ISBN 978-83-64616-00-6

Author(s): Grażyna Balowska / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 4/2015

Jiří Marvan, Jazyk, jeho český příběh. Prvních tisíc let 800–1800. Malý průvodce cestami české lingvoekologie, Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, Praha 2015, 455 s., ISBN 978–80–246–3034–2

Jiří Marvan, Jazyk, jeho český příběh. Prvních tisíc let 800–1800. Malý průvodce cestami české lingvoekologie, Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, Praha 2015, 455 s., ISBN 978–80–246–3034–2

Author(s): Naděžda Kvítková / Language(s): Czech / Issue: 4/2015

Jaroslav Hubáček, Kapitoly o sociolektech a sociolektologii. Poznań: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, 2013, 122 s., ISBN 978–83–63090–08–1

Jaroslav Hubáček, Kapitoly o sociolektech a sociolektologii. Poznań: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, 2013, 122 s., ISBN 978–83–63090–08–1

Author(s): Jiří Zeman / Language(s): Czech / Issue: 4/2015