A Comparative Study of English and Czech Idioms – Bc. Veronika Vlčková
Bc. Veronika Vlčková
Master's thesis
A Comparative Study of English and Czech Idioms
A Comparative Study of English and Czech Idioms
Abstract:
Předkládaná diplomová práce poskytuje analýzu anglických a českých idiomů, které obsahují lexém "head" nebo "hlava". Idiomy jsou předmětem porovnání z pohledu tří lingvistických kritérií - sémantického, formálního a lexikálního. Analýza se snaží porovnat do jaké míry se idiomy navzájem shodují s přihlédnutím k těmto již zmíněným kritériím, a následně vyvozuje závěry týkající se chování obou jazyků …moreAbstract:
The present thesis provides an analysis of English and Czech idioms which contain the body part lexeme "head" or "hlava". The idioms are subject to comparison on three linguistic levels – semantic, formal, and lexical. The analysis aims at comparing the extent to which the idioms correspond on the three levels stated, and consequently draws conclusions about the behaviour of the two languages regarding …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 30. 4. 2013
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/ca9ia/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 12. 6. 2013
- Supervisor: doc. PhDr. Naděžda Kudrnáčová, CSc.
- Reader: PhDr. Kateřina Tomková, Ph.D.
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Faculty of ArtsMaster programme / field:
Philology / English Language and Literature
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