The Circle of Friends of the Czech Language during the academic year 2023‒2024 Cover Image

Zpráva o činnosti Kruhu přátel českého jazyka v akademickém roce 2023/2024
The Circle of Friends of the Czech Language during the academic year 2023‒2024

Author(s): Robert Dittmann, Josef Bartoň, Ondřej Koupil, Petr Nejedlý, Vladimír Petkevič, Lucie Saicová Římalová, Irena Vaňková
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Cultural history, Applied Linguistics, Historical Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Scientific Life, Philology
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro jazyk český
Keywords: Old Church Slavonic; Lexical-Semantic Database; Old Czech; Romani; Czech sign language; Bohuslav Havránek;

Summary/Abstract: The Circle of Friends of the Czech Language held various events during the academic year 2023-2024, featuring lectures on diverse linguistic topics. Highlights included Tomáš Mikulka's presentation on newly identified Old Church Slavonic homilies, Jaromír Slomek's virtual tour of Prague related to Karel Havlíček and Božena Němcová, and Aleš Klégr's introduction to the Lexical-Semantic Database of Czech. Other notable talks covered innovations in Old Czech biblical translations, the influence of Romani on Czech, and the history of Czech sign language. The group also commemorated significant linguists and explored the intersection of language and politics in the context of Bohuslav Havránek's career. The academic year concluded with discussions on early Czech punctuation and the linguistic situation of the Jewish minority in 19th-century Bohemia.

  • Issue Year: 107/2024
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 165-169
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Czech
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