Nela Kolčáková The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary Lexicography is a part of linguistics which many people may not know by name, but they have surely had ample contact with the focus of lexicography’s studies: dictionaries. It has its theoretical aspects, but also its practical aspects. One of the practical …
Lucie Skrčená Resumé When writing a fantasy story, a writer must build up a new world. Such a writer usually wants to come up with something original and develop their own vocabulary. It is a vast land where one can get endless inspiration. Keywords: blend, archaism, Harry Potter, Cambridge and Oxford dictionaries, etymology Introduction If …
Lucie Skrčená Resumé Tolkien’s genius is hard to squeeze into one article. Apart from his profession, philologist, he is a famous author of fantasy books and tales, by which he showed himself to be a great inventor, illustrator and story-teller. The following article will introduce the background and the main features …