English Orthography in Retrospect
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2023-08-31
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Tato práce podrobně zkoumá obtížnosti spojené s anglickým pravopisem a probíhající debatu ohledně jeho možné reformy. Dále se zabývá proveditelností a potenciálními dopady reformy anglického pravopisu. Byly provedeny dva samostatné praktické experimenty, které se snaží kvantifikovat a prokázat komplexnost anglického pravopisu, rovněž také analyzovat efektivitu preskriptivního a přirozeně se vyvíjejícího respellingu. Bylo zjištěno, že přirozený respelling, lépe definovaný jako přirozená evoluce hláskování v důsledku mnoha faktorů, by mohl mít slušný potenciál pro reformu pravopisu bez potřeby nařízené intervence. Je nutné zmínit, že během psaní práce bylo rozhodnuto o úpravě původního abstraktu práce, neboť pořadí, v němž výzkum probíhá, bylo po kritice vedoucích práce revidováno a vylepšeno.
This thesis provides a comprehensive exploration of the complexities inherent in English orthography and the ongoing debate surrounding potential reform, scrutinizing the feasibility and potential impacts of English spelling reform. Two separate practical experiments have been conducted, attempting to quantify, and prove the complexity of the English spelling, as well as analyze the efficacy of prescriptive, and naturally occurring respelling. It has been concluded that natural respelling, better defined as a natural evolution of spelling, due to numerous factors, could possess decent potential to reform the orthography without the need for prescriptive intervention. It is necessary to point out that during the writing of the paper it was decided to alter the original abstract of the thesis, which was included in the STAG system, since the order in which the research takes place was revised and improved after the critiques of the thesis supervisors.
This thesis provides a comprehensive exploration of the complexities inherent in English orthography and the ongoing debate surrounding potential reform, scrutinizing the feasibility and potential impacts of English spelling reform. Two separate practical experiments have been conducted, attempting to quantify, and prove the complexity of the English spelling, as well as analyze the efficacy of prescriptive, and naturally occurring respelling. It has been concluded that natural respelling, better defined as a natural evolution of spelling, due to numerous factors, could possess decent potential to reform the orthography without the need for prescriptive intervention. It is necessary to point out that during the writing of the paper it was decided to alter the original abstract of the thesis, which was included in the STAG system, since the order in which the research takes place was revised and improved after the critiques of the thesis supervisors.
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anglický pravopis, reforma pravopisu, hloubka pravopisu, OCI, grafémy, fonémy, preskriptivismus v pravopisu, přirozené přepravopisování, korpus, analýza