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Czech

vr.tr.czech · INF.MED

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.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

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Researched by: Claude

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

West Slavic language

is a kind of - in registry terms

Czech-Slovak language

is related to - the closest relative

Slovak language

is official in - the state

Czech Republic

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

Old CzechCzech as a foreign languageEastern Moravian dialectscolloquial Czechliterary CzechMiddle CzechBohemian dialect groupCzech dialectsMoravianChod dialectCommon Czech

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.

  1. What is Czech, and what varieties and dialects exist? definition
  2. Is the question about Czech or Slovak? boundary

Status

Status and speakers.

Status

Status.

  1. Where is Czech official and spoken, and how many speak it, with sources? measurement
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Structure Grammar and writing.

Linguistics.

Grammar

Grammar.

Grammar

Grammar.

  1. What are the main features of Czech grammar, from cases to aspect? definition
  2. Which entry fits Slavic grammar? action

Writing

Orthography.

Writing

Writing.

  1. How is Czech written, and how did the hacek system develop from Hus? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance
History History.

Attribution.

Stages

Historical stages.

Stages

Stages.

  1. How did Czech develop through Old, Middle and modern stages, including the national revival? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the Czech National Revival? action

Literature

Literature.

Literature

Literature.

  1. What are the main traditions of Czech literature? provenance
  2. Which entry fits Czech literature? action
Learn Learning and policy.

Practice.

Learning

Learning resources.

Learning

Learning.

  1. Which resources exist for learning Czech as a foreign language? provenance
  2. Which entry fits language learning? action

Policy

Language policy.

Policy

Policy.

  1. How do policy and the codifying institute shape standard Czech? provenance
  2. 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?