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Czech orthography is a system of rules for proper formal writing (orthography) in Czech. The earliest form of separate Latin script specifically designed to suit Czech was devised by Czech theologian and church reformist Jan Hus , the namesake of the Hussite movement , in one of his seminal works, De orthographia bohemica ( On Bohemian ...
The phoneme / r̝ /, written ř , is a raised alveolar non-sonorant trill. Its rarity makes it difficult to produce for most foreign learners of Czech, who may pronounce it as [rʒ]; however, it contrasts with /rʒ/ in words like ržát [rʒaːt] ('to neigh'), which is pronounced differently from řád [r̝aːt] ('order').
Czech literature started to appear in the 13th century. The first printed book in Czech, the story of the Trojan war ( Příběh o Trójské válce ), was published at Pilsen ( Plzeň ) in 1468. After many years of Austrian rule, during which German was the main language of literature and government, there was a revival of Czech literature at ...
The Bible of Kralice (1579–1593), the first complete Czech translation of the Bible from the original languages by the Unity of the Brethren, became the pattern of the literary Czech language. The orthography was predominantly diacritic; the dot in soft consonants was replaced by the caron which was used in č, ď, ň, ř, ť, ž.
Sep 6, 1999 · His contribution was a great asset to Czech orthography. His systematic use of diacritics helped alleviate confusion and misunderstanding (Mann, p.152, 1977). 1526 AD. History harshly threatened the Czech language over the following years. These threats came in the form of the Hapsburgs, the Nazis, and the Communists. In 1526 AD, the nobility of
SERVICES For Librarians ... The case of Czech orthography" In Orthographies in Early Modern Europe edited by Susan Baddeley and Anja Voeste, 255-268. Berlin, Boston ...
known as "primitive orthography" (primiLivni pravopis) in Czech linguis tics, continued to be used until the 13th century, and was applied in the first written Czech texts too. The following examples (n°s 2 and 3) illustrate this primitive orthography (with its equivalent in modem orthography):
