Czech Update

The gender expectation and death

Dominik Lukeš — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:09:10 +0100

An interesting headline appeared in today's Mladá Fronta. Zemřel nejstarší člověk světa, 114letá Japonka - iDNES.cz (lit. The world's oldest person [man] died: 114-year old Japanese woman). This is an interesting example of how the strict gender assignment of all nouns can cause problems. read more »

Hyponyms and hyperonyms

Melvyn Clarke — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 08:16:28 +0100

One of the differences I find between Czech and English in the lexical sphere is that of the greater or lesser degree of specificity used in referring to certain objects, i.e. the use of hyponyms and hyperonyms. read more »

Post-position adjectives

Melvyn Clarke — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 08:14:33 +0100

The position of an adjective before or after a noun can occasionally change its entire meaning in English. As you drive into Prague, why do the numerous roadside hoardings offering "free rooms" strike you as not quite right? Because an adjective before a noun can denote a permanent state and after a noun a temporary state. In this read more »