Capital letters in the names of religious holidays, primarily Jewish ones Cover Image

Velká písmena ve jménech náboženských svátků,zejména židovských
Capital letters in the names of religious holidays, primarily Jewish ones

Author(s): Šárka Blažková
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro jazyk český
Keywords: capital letters; codification; Jewish festivals; usage/custom

Summary/Abstract: Though the political changes at the end of the 20th century have enabled the publishing of religious literature, the usage of capital letters in religious contexts has remained an open topic in Czech linguistics. Unfortunately, there is insufficient codification concerning this matter, even though there is a relatively stable need for it. This contribution is focused on the usage of capital letters in Jewish festivals and holidays against the background of general principles of usage of capital letters in Czech, and is based on existing handbooks and dictionaries as well as corpora.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 26-32
  • Page Count: 7
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