Czech translations of the Gospel of Matthew from the diachronic point of view - Plus ça change…
Czech translations of the Gospel of Matthew from the diachronic point of view - Plus ça change…
Author(s): Radek Čech, Ján Mačutek, Pavel KosekSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Jazykovedný ústav Ľudovíta Štúra Slovenskej akadémie vied
Keywords: Gospel of Matthew; diachronic development; dynamics of changes; properties of text;Czech language;
Summary/Abstract: The paper focuses on dynamics of changes of several linguistic and text properties in diachronic development of Czech. Specifically, we analyze the proportion of identical word-forms (types), the average type length, text length, the proportion of hapax legomena, the moving average type-token ratio, and entropy. For the analysis, seven translations of the Gospel of Matthew from the 14th to the 21st century were used. The study reveals some differences in dynamics of changes of particular properties.
Journal: Jazykovedný časopis
- Issue Year: 72/2021
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 656-666
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English
