K nedožitým devadesátinám profesora Jana Firbase

[The Ninetieth Anniversary of Professor Jan Firbas' Birth]

Martin Drápela

The article is an expanded version of the article ‛Aktuální členění stále aktuální, zejména zásluhou významného brněnského anglisty [The FSP Theory remains relevant thanks to mainly a renown Brno Anglicist]’ that appeared in the Vol.44/No.2/2011 edition of UNIVERSITAS (ISSN 1211-3387) to commemorate the ninetieth anniversary of Professor Jan Firbas' birth.

Vzpomínka na jedno výjimečně dynamické téma

[A reminiscence of an exceptionally dynamic theme]

Martin Drápela

Published on the occasion of what would have been his 70th birthday, the article recounts the most important milestones in the academic career of Professor Aleš Svoboda, a prominent Czech Anglicist and researcher in the theory of Functional Sentence Perspective.

Miroslav Černý - Homo Loquens: Vybrané kapitoly z lingvistické antropologie (recenze)

[Miroslav Černý - Homo Loquens: Selected Chapters from Linguistic Anthropology (book review)]

Martin Thorovský

The article reviews the book Vybrané kapitoly z lingvistické antropologie by Miroslav Černý, which attempts to introduce students to linguistic anthropology, an interdisciplinary field, which studies the relationship between language and culture.

Idioms: Production, Storage and Comprehension

Marek Havrila

The present paper offers a brief overview of theories on production, storage and comprehension of idiomatic expressions and emphasizes the relative position of these expressions on the interface of grammar and lexicon.

Some functional differences between idioms and ‘single words’

Marek Havrila

The article presents a selective overview of functional and pragmatic differences between idiomatic and ‘single words’ expressions. The author focuses on differences in stylistic and cultural values, semantic implicatures, and effects on facilitation and organization of communication.

Observing Gestures

Lenka Sedlářová

This article makes an attempt at describing the methods of observation of nonverbal elements, particularly gestures.

Sociolinguistic and Pragmatic Aspects of Doctor-Patient Communication (Book Review)

Markéta Johnová

The article reviews the book on Sociolinguistic and Pragmatic Aspects of Doctor-Patient Communication by Miroslav Černý, a study on the function of speech acts, use of medical terminology and manifestation of politeness in doctor-patient communication.

A Critique of Politeness Theories (Book Review)

Silvie Válková

The article reviews the book A Critique of Politeness Theories by Gino Eelen, a study based on detailed explanation of the existing politeness theories with suggestions for further research.

Language Functions in Business Meetings (Book Review)

Marek Havrila

The article reviews the book on Language Functions in Business Meetings by Johanna Jakabovičová, a study on exponents and phrases expressing functions of opinion, suggestion, agreement and disagreement in business communication.

On Conveying Strong Judgments in Conversational English (Book Review)

Milada Walková

The article reviews the work On Conveying Strong Judgments in Conversational English by Alena Kačmárová, a study on accentuation phenomena as manifested in the language of internet chat.

K Moskevské akcentologické škole

[Some notes about Moscow accentological school]

Roman Sukač

The article provides a brief and informative overview of the methods of MAS, whose members play a leading role in contemporary approaches to Balto-Slavic accentual development.

Poznámky k životu Františka Sedláčka

[Some notes about the life of František Sedláček]

Roman Sukač

The aim of the article is to complete biographical information of František Sedláček (1882- 1965) who in the 1910s wrote several interesting works concerning the origin and development of Slavic accentuation.

Je „myšítko“ slovem složeným?

[Is the Czech word “myšítko” a compound?]

Jan Vomlela

The article is a contribution to Czech word formation studies. Unlike in English, the most productive way of forming new words in Czech is derivation. The article examines the possibilities of Czech forming and accepting blend-compounds.