Czech Linguistics

 Fragments from Czech Linguistics

 

Prague Circle of Linguistics

This is a slightly dated but still important site with information about the Prague School of linguistics its history and some recent activities.

 

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Essays

Right now only a few are available. Hopefully this section will grow further. Feel free to submit more of your work (in Czech or English).

Comparing Metaphors for Body Parts in Czech and English Idioms by Ilona Bílková. This is a longer examination in how the two languages use body parts in idioms using analytic framework developed by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson. Available only as PDF (283 kB).

Several essays with a linguistic bent by Dominik Lukeš. 

Unification Categorial Grammar 
This is an HTML version of a paper I wrote about this grammar notation system developed at the University of Edinburgh! It can also serve as a resource for basic information on unification and categorial grammar.

Sociolingvistika Brief overview of the field for beginner linguists. Developed for a seminar.

Diagnostické metody ve vyučování jazyků Explores options of using diagnostic methods in language teaching.

 

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