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.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Identify What Czech is.
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.
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.
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.
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
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Information and virtual systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- INF
- Domain
- INF.MED
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Old Czech, Czech as a foreign language, Eastern Moravian dialects, colloquial Czech, literary Czech, Middle Czech, Bohemian dialect group, Czech dialects, Moravian, Chod dialect, Common Czech
What it is Filled
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.
Why it exists Filled
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.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Latin script with hacek
- Seven cases and rich inflection
- Literary versus common Czech
- Close relation to Slovak
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Confuse Czech with Slovak.
- Present common Czech or Moravian dialects as incorrect speech.
- Give speaker figures without source.
- Strip diacritics from Czech names in official documents.
Only with a human decision
- Translating legal or medical documents in Czech for official use.
May
- Translate and write Czech accurately, noting literary or colloquial register.
- Explain the relationship of Czech and Slovak and of the standard and common Czech.
- Report speaker figures with source.
Moral aspects Filled
- Language identity matters to Czechs and Slovaks after their shared and separate histories.
- Dropping diacritics can change names and meanings.
Who is affected
- Czech speakers
- Moravian dialect speakers
- Translators
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns it; a national language institute maintains its standard.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q145852 - registry parent class
- Q2334789 - registry parent class
related
- West Slavic language - in registry terms
- Czech-Slovak language - in registry terms
- Slovak language - the closest relative
- Czech Republic - the state
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.czech
- Wikidata: Q9056 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9056)
- ISO 639-1: cs
- ISO 639-3: ces
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- speakers: about 10-11 million people - estimates vary
- cases: 7 count - grammatical cases
Plane INF: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- West Slavic language of the Czech Republic
- Literary and colloquial forms, Moravian dialects
- Slovak is a separate, mutually intelligible language
- Not a visible object; written in Latin script with hacek and acute diacritics.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- describe the language and varieties
- relay speaker figures and status
- explain grammar and writing in outline
- point to learning resources
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Confusing Czech with Slovak
- Ignoring the literary-colloquial gap
- Unsourced speaker figures
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Czech language law provisions in administration
- Codification by the Czech Language Institute
- EU official language status
Context of use required Filled
- Communication in the Czech Republic and the diaspora.
- 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
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q9056: Czech - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Czech language - general description of the item
Open questions
- 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?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q9056/spec.json