The Origins of Czech Academic Lexicography. From Foreign Inspiration to State Formation Potential
This paper deals with the beginnings of Czech academic lexicography in the context of contemporary international lexicography. When work on the first dictionary covering the contemporary Czech vocabulary commenced, many other lexicographic projects were under way in Europe, frequently not comparabl...
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This paper deals with the beginnings of Czech academic lexicography in the context of contemporary international lexicography. When work on the first dictionary covering the contemporary Czech vocabulary commenced, many other lexicographic projects were under way in Europe, frequently not comparable in terms of staffing and funding. The authors of the Czech dictionary were able to learn from the experience of their colleagues abroad, which helped them understand what could be useful in the context of the Czech language, what sources of inspiration could be drawn on, and where greater account should be taken of specific local circumstances. The compilation of the Reference Dictionary of the Czech Language was also substantially influenced by the establishment of the independent Czechoslovak Republic in 1918. In light of its multi-national population, in particular the numerous German and Hungarian minorities, the republic conceived the compilation of an extensive dictionary of the Czech language as a project with significant potential for state formation.
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| spelling | doaj-art-14df70d6c9754f21a386a5563a8aeb962025-02-07T15:02:58ZengFirenze University PressStudi Slavistici1824-761X1824-76012025-02-0121210.36253/Studi_Slavis-16396The Origins of Czech Academic Lexicography. From Foreign Inspiration to State Formation PotentialVěra Dvořáčková0Masaryk Institute and Archives of the Czech Academy of Sciences This paper deals with the beginnings of Czech academic lexicography in the context of contemporary international lexicography. When work on the first dictionary covering the contemporary Czech vocabulary commenced, many other lexicographic projects were under way in Europe, frequently not comparable in terms of staffing and funding. The authors of the Czech dictionary were able to learn from the experience of their colleagues abroad, which helped them understand what could be useful in the context of the Czech language, what sources of inspiration could be drawn on, and where greater account should be taken of specific local circumstances. The compilation of the Reference Dictionary of the Czech Language was also substantially influenced by the establishment of the independent Czechoslovak Republic in 1918. In light of its multi-national population, in particular the numerous German and Hungarian minorities, the republic conceived the compilation of an extensive dictionary of the Czech language as a project with significant potential for state formation. https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ss/article/view/16396Origins of Czech LexicographyMonolingual DictionaryPříruční slovník jazyka českéhoReference Dictionary of the Czech LanguageEuropean Lexicography |
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| title | The Origins of Czech Academic Lexicography. From Foreign Inspiration to State Formation Potential |
| title_full | The Origins of Czech Academic Lexicography. From Foreign Inspiration to State Formation Potential |
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| title_short | The Origins of Czech Academic Lexicography. From Foreign Inspiration to State Formation Potential |
| title_sort | origins of czech academic lexicography from foreign inspiration to state formation potential |
| topic | Origins of Czech Lexicography Monolingual Dictionary Příruční slovník jazyka českého Reference Dictionary of the Czech Language European Lexicography |
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