Czech
Let an agent describe Czech, its varieties, history and status, relay speaker figures with sources, explain grammar and writing in outline, and point to learning and reference resources.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent describe Czech, its varieties, history and status, relay speaker figures with sources, explain grammar and writing in outline, and point to learning and reference resources.
A West Slavic language spoken by about 10 million people, the official language of the Czech Republic, closely related to Slovak and written in the Latin alphabet with diacritics; Czech has a literary standard, a widespread colloquial form called common Czech, and regional dialects including those of Moravia, and its history runs from Old Czech of the medieval period through Middle Czech to the modern standard codified in the nineteenth century.
What it is for: Communication in the Czech Republic and the diaspora.
It can be describe the language and varieties; relay speaker figures and status; explain grammar and writing in outline; point to learning resources.
Distinguishing features
Latin script with hacek
Seven cases and rich inflection
Literary versus common Czech
Close relation to Slovak
What it looks like
Not a visible object; written in Latin script with hacek and acute diacritics.
Physical character
speakers: about 10-11 million people - estimates vary
cases: 7 count - grammatical cases
How it is recognised
West Slavic language of the Czech Republic
Literary and colloquial forms, Moravian dialects
Slovak is a separate, mutually intelligible language
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
is related to - the closest relative
is official in - the state
In practice
Families and kinds
literary Czech
common colloquial Czech
Bohemian, Central Moravian, Eastern Moravian and Silesian dialects
Old Czech and Middle Czech as historical stages
Czech as a foreign language
Czech in diaspora communities
Identifiers
ISO 639-1 cs
ISO 639-3 ces
Standards and regulation
Czech language law provisions in administration
Codification by the Czech Language Institute
EU official language status
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing Czech with Slovak
Ignoring the literary-colloquial gap
Unsourced speaker figures
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Identify What Czech is.
Identity.
Definition
Language and varieties.
Definition
Definition.
- What is Czech, and what varieties and dialects exist? definition
- Is the question about Czech or Slovak? boundary
Status
Status and speakers.
Status
Status.
- Where is Czech official and spoken, and how many speak it, with sources? measurement
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Structure Grammar and writing.
Linguistics.
Grammar
Grammar.
Grammar
Grammar.
- What are the main features of Czech grammar, from cases to aspect? definition
- Which entry fits Slavic grammar? action
Writing
Orthography.
Writing
Writing.
- How is Czech written, and how did the hacek system develop from Hus? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
History History.
Attribution.
Stages
Historical stages.
Stages
Stages.
- How did Czech develop through Old, Middle and modern stages, including the national revival? provenance
- Which entry fits the Czech National Revival? action
Literature
Literature.
Literature
Literature.
- What are the main traditions of Czech literature? provenance
- Which entry fits Czech literature? action
Learn Learning and policy.
Practice.
Learning
Learning resources.
Learning
Learning.
- Which resources exist for learning Czech as a foreign language? provenance
- Which entry fits language learning? action
Policy
Language policy.
Policy
Policy.
- How do policy and the codifying institute shape standard Czech? provenance
- Is the information current? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should common Czech and the dialects be separate entries?
- How should the codifying institute be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming historical stages and dialects; should they be split off?