Устойчивые сравнения в языке спортивного дискурса: русско-украинские параллели

Author(s): Aleksndr Viktorovich Savchenko / Language(s): Russian Issue: 1/2019

Nowadays, sports play an important role in the world, both from the pure competitive (even emulative) and political point of view. The influence of sports is also traced here at the linguistic level: many words and expressions from the field of sports penetrate the language but, on the other hand, the sphere of sports itself becomes a fertile ground for the emergence of new expressive words and idioms having different stylistic and expressive colours that can perform various pragmatic functions. In the language of sports, lexical units often acquire a new meaning related to sports; in some cases, the meanings of already existing metaphorical phraseological models are actualized. The paper is devoted to the problem of the status and description of one of the types of phraseological units, i.e. stable comparisons, which are used in the sphere of sports or sports discourse in modern Russian and Ukrainian languages. On the one hand, these units have their origins in sports slang as well as in mass media language and also come from common phraseology and other discourses. On the other hand, such units have not only a high expressive level but they are often used as picturesque and metaphorical means in other discourses, e.g. political, social, or economic. Such expressions are nowadays very popular and commonly used both in spoken language (speech) and in mass media language. Stable comparisons are, in fact, a universally figurative and expressive means of language which can be used in any situation, context, and in any pragmatic field of language use. The sphere of sports is not an exception, where such language units fulfil various functions both in the language of sports journalism (oral reportages, articles on sports, internet communication and discussions in internet forums specializing in sports) and in the speech of the athletes themselves. This paper discusses some of the most commonly used stable comparisons in the sphere of sports (i.e. sports discourse) both in Russian and Ukrainian languages. The metaphorical models of such units are examined from the point of view of Russian–Ukrainian language convergence. It can be stated that the language of modern Russian sports journalism can be seen today to a certain extent as a possible (or potential) prototype for the development of Ukrainian-language sports discourse. Generally speaking, live contacts in interdiscourse sports communication, including the language of sports journalism, however, are still ongoing and active language interaction at the level of vocabulary and phraseology remains one of the most effective means of enriching the vocabulary of the national language.

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Author(s): Jeremy Druker / Language(s): English Issue: 10/26/2020

Regional headlines: Estonia faces fallout over homophobic remarks; Belgrade to welcome Russian military; EU vs. Poland, TBD; Holocaust play opens in Bucharest; and Chernobyl goes virtual reality.

The Purpose of the Subject Physical Education and Sport in the System for Higher Education in Republic of Bulgaria

Author(s): Petya Hristova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 6/2020

A number of reports of organizations of world, national and regional levels, state poor health condition of people, and especially of children and youth, due to low physical activity. In response, all existing organizations and national Governments have adopted and signed charters and plans for action. As an expression of the Bulgarian State policy, and in accordance with EU recommendations, the Bulgarian Physical Education and Sport Act defines that the subject Physical Education and Sport is integral part of Bachelor and Master education, in the form of compulsory, elective and optional classes, with a minimum workload of 60 compulsory classes per academic year. In contradiction, the Higher Education Act defines that the subject’s curricula is developed according to the profile of the university and the proposals of the Students’ Council. The study aimed to establish the subject PE and Sport’s status in University “St. Kliment Ohridksi” Faculties programmes’ curricula and how it affects the students’ activity and participation in sport classes. The results show that the subject is included in Bachelor programmes only. Furthermore, each Faculty and even programme apply the Low loosely and selectively, which does not contribute for fulfilling the subject’s main purpose of accustoming young people to regular exercise thus improving their health and creating knowledge, skills and habits for future healthy lifestyle.

PRIKAZI

Author(s): Suada M. Kovačević,Leontin Čapo Milenić,Mirsad Kunić,Melida Travančić,Žarko Milenić,Sead Husić,Božidar Stanišić,Jovanka Stojčinović Nikolić,Ivo Mijo Andrić / Language(s): Bosnian,Croatian,Serbian Issue: 3-4/2020

Review of: Ivo Mijo Andrić - Savo ILIĆ: BLAGODATI NORDIJSKOG HODANJA, Digitalne knjige, Zagreb, 2019. Ivo Mijo Andrić - Joso ŽIVKOVIĆ: TRAGOM POKORENIH ŽELJA, DHK i DHKHB, Osijek – Mostar, 2019. Ivo Mijo Andrić - Milan RUPČIĆ: KRUGOVI NA POVRŠINI, Vlastita naklada, Zagreb, 2019. Jovanka Stojčinović Nikolić - Жељка АВРИЋ: ПЕСМА ЈОЈ ЈЕ ДРУГО ИМЕ, Дом културе Ивањица, 2020 Božidar STANIŠIĆ - Lana BASTAŠIĆ: UHVATI ZECA, Kontrast, Beograd, 2018. Sead HUSIĆ - Ibrahim KAJAN: KRICI I ŠAPUTANJA. PUTOPISI IZ HUMSKE ZEMLJE, Bosanska riječ, Tuzla, 2017. Žarko MILENIĆ - Lidija PAVLOVIĆ - GRGIĆ: GDJE ŽIVI BAJKA?, Planjax, Tešanj, 2019. Žarko Milenić - Цвијетин РИСТАНОВИЋ: СВАКИДАШЊЕ ПРИЧЕ, Свет књиге, Београд, 2017. Melida TRAVANČIĆ - Armin POHARA: BOSANSKI ZABORAV, Lijepa riječ, Tuzla, 2019. Mirsad Kunić - Sead HUSIĆ: ČASOPISNE PJESME, Lijepa riječ, Tuzla, 2020. Leontin Čapo Milenić - Ivona IVIĆ: ADASTRA, Vlastita naklada, Bošnjaci, 2020. Leontin ČAPO MILENIĆ - Marijana MARTINČIĆ: SUSRET SA SOBOM, Vlastita naklada, Pula, 2020. Suada M. KOVAČEVIĆ - Suvad ALAGIĆ: NISAM BANDIT, JA SAM PJESNIK, Planjax, Tešanj, 2020. Suada M. KOVAČEVIĆ - Danica VLAŠIĆ: U ZAČARANOM KRUGU, Vlada Brčko distrikta BiH – Književni klub P. N. Brčko distrikt BiH, 2020. Suada M. KOVAČEVIĆ - Zijad KONJIĆ: ZEMLJA RAJSKE DJECE, OFF-SET, Tuzla, 2019.

Age Variations and Sexual Dimorphism in Adiposity and Body Composition Among Tribal Adolescents of Kharagpur, West Bengal, India

Author(s): Gopal Chandra Mandal,Saheli Biswas,Pijush Kanti Roy,Kaushik Bose / Language(s): English Issue: 11/2021

Objectives. Although tribals constitute around 8.6% of the total population of India, detailed information on their body composition is scanty. Thus, our objective was to evaluate age variations and sexual dimorphism in adiposity and body composition among rural tribal adolescents of Kharagpur, West Bengal, India. Material and methods. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 788 tribal adolescent boys and girls, aged 10-17 years of Kharagpur, West Midnapore, West Bengal, India. Height (kg), weight (cm) and skinfolds were measured following standard method. The Body Mass Index (BMI) was derived. Body composition measures including Percent Body Fat (PBF), Fat Mass (FM), Fat Free Mass (FFM), Fat Mass Index (FMI) and Fat Free mass Index (FFMI) were computed using standard equations. Results. All the variables showed a significant age trend in both sexes. Age-combined significant sex differences existed in mean BMI and all body composition measures. Girls had significantly higher mean values of fat measures (PBF, FM and FMI) whereas boys had significantly higher mean values of non-fat measures (FFM and FFMI). In both sexes, age had significant correlations with BMI and the five body composition measures. Similarly, all body composition indicators were significantly correlated with BMI in both sexes. Conclusions. There were significant age and sex variations in body composition measures. Girls had significantly more fat mass whereas boys had more lean body mass. All body composition measures increased significantly with increasing age as well as BMI. Attainment of puberty could be a mediating factor causing these age variations and sexual dimorphism.

Filozofski život

Author(s): Matija Vigato,Nikolina Koprivnjak,Jan Defrančeski,Jakov Erdeljac,Štefanija Kožić / Language(s): Croatian Issue: 04/160/2020

Events: 1) Interdisciplinarna radionica »American Studies Today – Paths, Paradigms, Strategies« 2) 3. Osječki dani bioetike 3) 3. Međunarodni transdisciplinarni simpozij Bioetika i aporije psihe 4) Godišnji simpozij Hrvatskog filozofskog društva »Filozofija, obrazovanje i škola«

DRUŠTVENI ŽIVOT U SISKU U VRIJEME DRUGOG SVJETSKOG RATA

Author(s): Hrvoje Klasić / Language(s): Croatian Issue: 3/2000

Social life in Sisak during WWII (April, 1941- May 1945) had not stopped, but had adjusted to the new circumstances. War and change of authorities had imposed new criteria and priorities. With the destruction of the largest part of archival materials after the war, the most important source of information was the weekly "Hrvatske novine", which had been published from 1925 to 1945. At the beginning of the WWII Sisak had a little less than fifteen thousand inhabitants and was a strong economical and craftsmanship center, what had affected the development of the social life. During the wartime years numerous sport and musical events, movie projections, performances and ceremonies, lectures and other similar activities had been taking place. This was supposed to serve as a proof for the normal functioning of the city. However life was not developing in a completely normal manner, but was restricted to wartime circumstances (lights being turned off, curfew, bombarding ... ) and the actions by the new authorities. into the new order some Sisak associations and politically undesirable individuals (like the Communists) did nat fit in, as well as members of some ethnic minorities (like the Serbs and the Jews).

Етнология и спорт. История, методи и нови перспективи

Author(s): Juliane Müller,Christian Ungruhe,Christian Peter Oehmichen / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2021

In recent years, anthropologists have increasingly identified topics and facets of sport as important fields of inquiry for their discipline. Following a discussion of the rather sporadic and cursory engagement with sport in social anthropology in the German, French, British and American tradition, we examine the changing role of anthropology of sport by discussing its methodologies and the analytical value of key concepts for the study of contemporary social, cultural, economic and political phenomena. Given the ongoing processes of sports’ globalization and commercialization, such phenomena are increasingly visible in and through games, events and changing local body cultures. In order to utilize sports’ increasing potential for central debates in anthropology, we argue for further consolidation and institutionalization of sports research in the discipline.

Всекидневие на състезателките по спортна гимнастика преди олимпийски игри и по време на пандемия – поглед през интернет медии

Author(s): Tanya Matanova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2021

The path leading to the Olympic Games is lengthy and laborious, requiring a significant amount of physical training and participation in competitive events. Up to four of the best female gymnasts from a given country can participate in the postponed Tokyo2020 Summer Olympics. The preparation and daily routines of three such gymnasts: Morgan Hurd (USA), Angelina Melnikova (Russian Federation) and Yile Chen(People’s Republic of China) is featured in the All-Around documentary series with new episodes released monthly on the IOC’s Olympic Channel which is available worldwide at the Olympic Channel’s website and the Olympics YouTube channel. The road to the Olympics for these and other female gymnasts is also presented via their personal social media profiles and video-sharing platform channels (Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, etc.). Based on the research of textual and visual online publications by or about women gymnasts preparing for the Olympic Games, the current text is aimed at presenting the everyday life and lifestyle of the gymnasts as featured in the media, including their training routine, participation in competitions, their education and social life (family, friends and other social circles).

Всекидневие на състезателките по спортна гимнастика преди олимпийски игри и по време на пандемия – поглед през интернет медии

Author(s): Violeta Kotseva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2021

The article follows the establishment and popularization of a Bulgarian martial arts style form the beginning of the 21st century. The emphasis is on the symbolic elements from various time periods, which form the visual presentation of the style. Utilizing ethnographic methods, there is an analysis of the choice of symbols stemming from different historic periods but all proving to be very convenient for contemporary use. Theoretically, the research fits within the frame of invented traditions as per EricHobsbawm. The development of the Bulgarian fighting style is reviewed in a social historic context as well as a dynamic process, which is still active.

Програма Еразъм+ „Спорт в подкрепа на овластяването на жените в спорта в България“ (E-WinS)

Author(s): Boryana Angelova-Igova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2021

Ива Кюркчиева. Етнология и футбол. София, 2020

Author(s): Evgenia Troeva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2021

A New Dimension of Risks in Sports: The Cyber Domain

Author(s): Eyal Pinko / Language(s): English Issue: 4s/2021

The digital era and the increasing technological reliance of sport are showing a new face of threat and present a new challenge to the sports organizations – assuring the cybersecurity of the organization, the event, the team. While cybersecurity is a central topic during the design and implementation of the security of major sports events for more than a decade, the sports organizations get newly introduced in the domain, and unfortunately, some happen to learn lessons painfully – by suffering a cyber-attack. The present article aims to examine different kinds of cyber threats to which sports organizations are exposed by studying the most common types of attackers, motivation, and the means used for an attack. The applied methodology includes a literature review and case study performed on cases from three types of categories: major sports events; sports administering bodies, clubs, and athletes. The results of the analysis provide systematic information about the most common attackers’ types, motivations, and approaches which can be used as a foundation for further development of cybersecurity risk assessment of sports organizations.

Recognition of Fake News in Sports

Author(s): Petko Dimov / Language(s): English Issue: 4s/2021

This report examines the phenomenon of “fake news” and the influence which disinformation has in the contemporary sports information space. The problem, regarding their wide spread in the contemporary information space and their gradual transition from political life to the world of sports, leads to the necessity of defining and classifying fake news in the sports information space in order to offer a mechanism for their recognition and a practical tool supporting this activity. In the age of fake news, sports stars need security and real connections with the media to improve their performance. With the help of the literary analysis of the specialized sources, examples of disinformation in sports stories have been found, and consequently definitions of fake news, propaganda and disinformation have been proposed. After a review of specialized sources, a classification of ten types of fake news in sports has been made, giving real examples from the lives of Bulgarian athletes. Hence, a simplified seven-step algorithm has been developed to support users' critical thinking and decision-making when evaluating news in the media space. As a result of the proposed classification of “fake news” in sports and the created algorithm, a practical online tool has been created which would help the analysis of given information and the recognition of signs of fake news in online sports media. The tool has been created with the help of the HTML programming language HTML in the form of a webpage which is accessible from anywhere in the world. It is a set of applications that identify all types of fake content in the contemporary information space. This tool can be used to improve the security of athletes and even their game performance.

Necessity for Inclusion of Bad Posture Corrective Exercises Sets in Physical Education and Sport Classes at Bulgarian Universities

Author(s): Petya Hristova / Language(s): English Issue: 5/2021

For the past thirty years, there is a high incidence of postural and spinal disorders among young people worldwide as well as in Bulgaria. Currently, in Bulgaria, there is no legally assigned structure responsible for the regular screening and prevention of these abnormalities in the rising generation. In many Bulgarian universities in PE and Sport classes students practice one kind of sport. There are some sports, which are recommended in postural and early stages of spinal disorders, and others, which could worsen the condition. The study aimed to establish university students’ awareness of their postural/spinal status, and whether they experience the most common symptoms of postural/spinal disorders – pain, soreness, stiffness in particular parts of the body. The results show that almost half of 400 students have never been examined, and nearly 60% experience the typical postural/spinal disorders, symptoms. The authors recommend posture corrective exercise sets to be included in PE and Sport classes at universities as well as there establishment of legally assigned structure responsible for the regular screening and prevention of postural and spinal distortions.

Distance Work with the Preparation of Future Managers of Physical Culture in the Conditions of a Post-Pandemic Society

Author(s): Svitlana Kryshtanovych,Valentyna Horoshko,Olha Pasko,Liudmyla Prudka,Ihor Grynyk / Language(s): English Issue: 4/2021

Due to the spread of the Covid-19 virus, all countries began to introduce quarantine measures, which led to the closure of all higher education institution indefinitely. They were forced to switch to a distance learning process in a short time. The readiness for this process was different, purely technical problems arose - the lack of the Internet, computers, educational materials on the network. And most importantly, the teachers are not ready for distance learning. The IT industry was the first to respond to the needs of teachers and students in physical culture and sports: the power of channels was increased, a large number of services and tools for teaching appeared. For video conferencing, the ZOOM tool turned out to be very popular, a large number of blogs with training recommendations were published on social networks, distance courses were held on the development of training resources and the organization of training. After the weakening of quarantine in the world, it became clear that humanity has entered a new stage of development, where distance learning will play a big role. Therefore, it is important to analyze the results of the distance learning process and determine the priority ways of developing online education in training future managers of physical culture and sports. The article is devoted to the problems of using distance work in the training of future managers of physical culture and sports.

Swimming as Prevention of Harmful Effects of Modern Technologies

Author(s): Boryana Tumanova / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2022

Worrying is the fact that there is a deficit for educational information on health and the role of physical activity for improving it. Scientists have long found that one of the most risk factors for human health is the lack of physical activity. The development of modern technologies is a growing process in our society and further contributes for the prematurely damaging of the musculoskeletal system. Swimming, as a type of physical activity, gives opportunity for reducing the harmful effects of this process and is a good option for preventing a number of health problems associated with the improper posture while sitting in front of the computer or other smart device. Based on our research’s results were made conclusions focusing on prevention, health support and improving quality of life, by introducing a programme for rising the awareness of the harm and consequences of prolonged sitting in front of computers, as well as avoiding developing dependence on the use of modern technologies and counteracting it through the means of swimming.

Institucinė pagalba šeimoms, auginančioms vaikus su negalia, socialinės įtraukties kontekste: vaikų dienos centrų analizė

Author(s): Laura Gardziulevičienė / Language(s): Lithuanian Issue: 2 (51)/2021

The article examines the availability of institutional support for families raising children with disabilities. The aim of the study is to identify opportunities for social inclusion of children with disabilities in the children’s day center. Families raising children with disabilities are unable to function fully in public life due to the lack of access to services. Access to services and assistance, for the most vulnerable groups, depends on the attitude of state social policy makers, financial resources, cooperation, public involvement and, ultimately, the family’s own readiness to participate in public life. The methods of analysis, synthesis, generalization and comparative analysis of scientific literature were used in the research. The research revealed that the mechanism of children’s day care centers operating in Lithuania does not correspond to the model of creating an inclusive environment. Therefore, political decisions are needed on the development of services and the development of social inclusion at both the state and municipal levels, taking into account the needs of families raising children with disabilities. The practical significance of the study is that the study is useful for improving the accessibility of social services for families with children with disabilities and developing the concept of social inclusion.

Взаимоотношения между очакванията за треньорска ефективност, емоционална интелигентност и лидерски стилове при треньори по футбол в България

Author(s): Tatiana Iancheva,Gancho Prodanov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 3/2022

Coaches’ confidence in their own skills, their awareness of their emotions and the ability to control them, as well as their choice of behavior, according to a number of authors, influence their realization and the achieved sports results. The aim of this study is to reveal the relationships among Coaching Efficacy, Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Style of Bulgarian football coaches. The research was done not directly among 172 football coaches between 20and 56 years, with different level of qualifications (license), age group of the competitors, coaching experience, and experience as football players. In order to achieve the aim, we used: 1) Coaching Efficacy Scale (CES), (Feltz et al. 1999); 2) Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS), (Schutte et al. 1998); 3) Revised Leadership Scale for Sport (RLSS), (Zhang et al. 1997). The results reveal significant correlation interdependencies between the subscales of Coaching efficacy, Emotional Intelligence and part of the subscales of Leadership style, as well as between the subscales of Emotional intelligence and Leadership style. In this sense, our results confirm the data in the literature. There are significant differences among the coaches along all of the researched indexes. The results from the regression analysis reveal that Emotional intelligence serves as a predictor of Coaching efficacy and Leadership style. Coaching efficacy does not directly influence the subscales of Leadership style, which is different from the published data in the literature.

Anita Buhin i Tina Filipović (ur.), Kontinuiteti i inovacije. Zbornik odabranih radova s Četvrtog znanstvenog skupa Socijalizam na klupi – Kontinuiteti i inovacije

Author(s): Petar Markuš / Language(s): Croatian Issue: 1/2022

Review of: Petar Markuš - Anita Buhin i Tina Filipović, Kontinuiteti i inovacije. Zbornik odabranih radova s Četvrtog znanstvenog skupa Socijalizam na klupi – Kontinuiteti i inovacije, Srednja Europa i Sveučilište Jurja Dobrile, Zagreb i Pula, 2021., 255. str.