Alexandra Jelínková “And the doctor says my Marvin is suffering from an Oedipus complex.” – “Oedipus-Schmoedipus,” scoffed her neighbour, “so long as he loves his mother!” Oedipus-schmoedipus, baby-shmaby, virus-schmirus– all these delightful constructions with origins in Yiddish are used in modern English to subtly indicate irony, derision or scepticism. However, …
Jan Hudeček When I was deciding what topic to pick for my diploma thesis I saw a document named ‘The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution’. I instantly knew I wanted to know more about the group. Not only was this topic really interesting, it included both fields of my study – the English language …
Andrea Lábadiová In my master’s thesis, I aimed to shed light on elements and factors which were of key importance in Donald Trump’s presidential triumph in the 2016 US presidential election. The main reason I chose such a topic was my utter surprise back in November 2016 at the result of the election, …
Lenka Čermáková Zdeněk Janík was born on 11th September 1975 in Brno. He is married to an English teacher and they have three children. Mr. Janík works as an Assistant Professor at the Department of English Language and Literature at Masaryk University. How was your week? Quite a normal one. It …
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 …