Ludovit Stur Institute of Linguistics
Topic
Language Changes in the Development of Slovak from the Perspective of Historical and Variational Sociolinguistics
PhD. program
Slovak language
Year of admission
2025
Name of the supervisor
doc. Mgr. Gabriela Múcsková, PhD.
Contact:
Receiving school
Faculty of Arts Comenius University Bratislava
Annotation
The subject of the thesis is selected phenomena from the historical development of the Slovak language (its historical (cultural) or regional (dialectal) varieties), the description and subsequent interpretation of which will be based on the concept of linguistic change as a gradual and complex process conditioned by intra-linguistic relations and extra-linguistic factors. The aim is to contribute to the knowledge of the process of language change on the basis of the research of linguistic variation and its variability over time and in communication. The choice of specific change cases, historical period or regional dialect will be specified after mutual consultation with the candidate. Basic research will include archival research of historical sources and/or field research in the selected region.