K vyjadřování posesivity v dialektech češtiny a v běžném úzu mládeže z oblasti západočeského pohraničí

Author(s): Jana Nová / Language(s): Czech Issue: 3/2016

The aim of this paper is to present the regional distribution of the possessive genitive (the type bratra syn / syn bratra) in Czech and compare this type with possessive adjectives. The possessive genitive appears to be the only way to express complex possessive phrases in Czech, with the exception of southwest Bohemian dialects, which have a special invariable type of possessive adjective (bratrovo syn) with similar usability. A survey carried out in the west Bohemian border region showed the type bratrovo syn to be highly dominant over the genitive type bratra syn.

Dělá nám YMCA jazykové problémy?

Author(s): Michaela Lašťovičková / Language(s): Czech Issue: 3/2016

The article discusses the pronunciation, spelling variants and declension of the abbreviation YMCA and related expressions in spoken and written Czech.

Z dopisů jazykové poradně

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Czech Issue: 3/2016

This article shows the answers of the language counselling center of the Institute of the Czech language of Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic on the question on the meaning of the expressions "těžce lehký" (literally "heavily/difficultly easy/light", meaning "very easy/light") and "lehce těžký" (literally "easily/lightly heavy/difficult", meaning "slightly heavy/difficult") in Czech.

Z dopisů jazykové poradně

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Czech Issue: 4/2016

This article shows the answers of the language counselling center of the Institute of the Czech language of Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic on the question of interpretation of a prison regulation.

Naše řeč stoletá a co dál?

Author(s): Markéta Pravdová,Jan Chromý,Ondřej Dufek / Language(s): Czech Issue: 5/2016

O ČEZu, UNESCU a Ikee. Psaní iniciálových zkratkových slov a tendence k jejich skloňování

Author(s): Ondřej Dufek / Language(s): Czech Issue: 5/2016

The article is concerned with the graphic aspect of acronym usage in standard written Czech. It focuses on the abbreviations which can be pronounced not only when spelled out, but also as a single unit. The survey examines the competition of various acronyms’ declension forms in particular case positions, both in the case of abbreviations ending with a consonant (type ČEZ) and those ending with a vowel (types UNESCO and IKEA) for which contemporary handbooks and linguistic description allow the addition of case endings only in spoken Czech. The study shows that some types of acronyms also tend to be declined in standard written Czech contexts and analyzes the tension between preserving the abbreviation’s graphic integrity and treating it as an ordinary word written in lower case form. The results lead to the adjustment of some existing statements on acronyms.

Nově poučně i hravě o češtině

Author(s): Ivana Bozděchová / Language(s): Czech Issue: 5/2016

The article is a review Markéta Pravdová (ed.): Čeština nově od A do Ž. Praha: Academia – Lidové noviny, 2016. 148 s.

Z dopisů jazykové poradně

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Czech Issue: 5/2016

This article shows the answers of the language counselling center of the Institute of the Czech language of Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic on the question of meaning and intelligibility of a vulgar phrase "vysere se motor" (the engine turns fucked up) in a warranty claim.

Kruh přátel českého jazyka v akademickém roce 2015/2016

Author(s): Robert Adam,Milan Harvalík,Ondřej Koupil,Petr Nejedlý,Irena Vaňková / Language(s): Czech Issue: 1/2017

This article is a report on the talks in The Circle of the Friends of the Czech Language in the academic year 2014/2015.

Vyšla Stylistika mluvené a psané češtiny

Author(s): Soňa Schneiderová / Language(s): Czech Issue: 2/2017

This article is a review of Jana Hoffmannová – Jiří Homoláč – Eliška Chvalovská – Lucie Jílková – Petr Kaderka – PetrMareš – Kamila Mrázková: Stylistika mluvené a psané češtiny. Praha: Academia, 2016. 510 s.

Tvůrci administrativních textů jako tazatelé jazykové poradny

Author(s): Barbora Martinkovičová / Language(s): Czech Issue: 3/2017

The article is a further contribution to the analysis of the database of questions sent to the Language Consulting Center at the Czech Language Institute. It deals with the group of inquirers – representatives of institutions, whom the linguists understand (in addition to journalists,translators and the like) as authoritative language user. It makes use of the databases of e-mail and phone queries. The article focuses on the three main topics: which linguistic phenomena the inquirers are most interested in, how they use and write about accessible sources of the norms and which attitudes to their own language competence they have. The aim of the article is to form a complex image of one group of so-called authoritative language users.

Z dopisů jazykové poradně

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Czech Issue: 3/2017

This article shows the answers of the language counselling center of the Institute of the Czech language of Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic on the request for interpretation of a potentially ambiguous passage from an act.

Z dopisů jazykové poradně

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Czech Issue: 4/2017

This article shows the answers of the language counselling center of the Institute of the Czech language of Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic on the question of interpreting the meaning of a part of the Czech Insolvence Act.

Úvodní slovo redakce

Author(s): Martin Beneš,Ondřej Dufek,Michal Hořejší,Martina Rybová / Language(s): Czech Issue: 1/2018

„Neočekáwal jsem ani psaní ani – kobližky“ Tematizace psaní v korespondenci Karla Havlíčka

Author(s): Petr Mareš / Language(s): Czech Issue: 2/2018

This paper outlines various forms and functions of “writing about writing” in the private correspondence of Karel Havlíček. The thematization of writing includes, among others, the reflection of the act of writing and of the mutual exchange of letters, requests for the communicative activity of the addressee, remarks on the choice of language and language devices. The paper deals with three periods of Havlíček’s correspondence. His correspondence with fellow students focused on a playful thematization of writing letters; in 1840s, the tension between private and public writing came to the fore; during the Brixen confinement Havlíček emphasized the emotional value of correspondence with family and friends.

K výslovnosti th ve slově smoothie

Author(s): Lucie Jílková / Language(s): Czech Issue: 2/2018

The article deals with the pronuntiation of the word smoothie in contemporary Czech.

Vošťurák

Author(s): Michaela Janů / Language(s): Czech Issue: 2/2018

This article discusses the meaning, use and origin of the word vošťurák.

K presupozici předchozího (stejného/podobného) děje u prefigátů s ,při-‘ a ,pře-‘

Author(s): Luboš Veselý,Vojtěch Veselý / Language(s): Czech Issue: 3/2021

The study deals with prefixed verbs with ‘při-’ and ‘pře-’ which imply a preceding action, namely one identical or similar to the action denoted by a given verb (přisladit čaj ‘sweeten tea (a little more)’; převážit rybu ‘reweigh a fish’). The paper addresses these questions: 1) What factors cause the implication of a preceding action to be perceived with varying strength for different verbs? 2) Does the meaning of a preceding action belong to the realm of semantics or pragmatics? The following findings are formulated: 1) Strength of the implication is affected by the amount of resemblance of the implied action to the action directly denoted: if two identical actions with identical result are concerned (přeočkovat dítě ‘revaccinate a child’) the implication is strong. If the verb expresses a change of state (přeformulovat text ‘reformulate a text’) the implication is weaker. 2) The character of the implied meaning is also a factor: if the implication is strongly determined by pragmatics (přisolit ‘add (more) salt’) it is merely loosely associated with the verb. If the implication is not dependent on pragmatics (převážit kapra ‘reweigh a carp’) it seems to be part of the lexical meaning and is strong.

Bezpříponová substantiva a vyjadřování vidového protikladu u příbuzných sloves

Author(s): Magda Ševčíková / Language(s): Czech Issue: 4/2021

The present study deals with suffixless nouns in Czech. Two data samples are analysed to demonstrate that suffixless nouns with an action meaning mostly correspond to a pair of verbs with different themes (conveying different grammatical aspects; e.g., skok ‘jump’ < skočit ‘to jump.PFV’ : skákat ‘to jump.IPFV’), whereas non-actional suffixless nouns tend to form a single corresponding verb which uses a prefix to change the aspect (noc ‘night’ > nocovat ‘to stay.IPFV overnight’ > přenocovat ‘to stay.PFV overnight’). This distinction is applied to a third data sample to determine direction of motivation in pairs of suffixless nouns and verbs. The difference between the deverbal and denominal direction is explained by the part-of-speech category of the root morpheme which is shared by the suffixless noun and the corresponding verb(s). The relations observed are modelled as paradigms recurring across the word-formation system of Czech.

Za Andreou Trovesim (9. 6. 1971 – 10. 6. 2021)

Author(s): Anna Maria Perissutti / Language(s): Czech Issue: 4/2021

This text is an academic obituary of Czech and Slavic Studies scholar Andrea Trovesi (1971 – 2021).