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| − | '''Vilém Mathesius''' ([[August 3]], [[1882]] – [[April 12]], [[1945]]) was a [[Czech people|Czech]] linguist and literary historian, a scholar of [[English literature|English]] and [[Czech literature]]. His brother is [[Bohumil Mathesius]].
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| − | In [[1912]] he became the first professor of English language and literature at the [[University of Prague|Charles University]]. In [[1926]] he co-founded the [[Prague linguistic circle]] (''Pražský lingvistický kroužek''). He engaged in [[grammar]], [[phonology]] and [[stylistics]] of English and Czech languages. He was further interested in general [[linguistics]], language culture and general cultural issues. His works about [[word order]] and [[syntax]] can be labeled as pioneer projects.
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| − | == Main works ==
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| − | * ''Dějiny literatury anglické I – II'' (The History of English Literature I – II)
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| − | * ''Čeština a obecný jazykozpyt'' (Czech Language and General Linguistics)
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| − | * ''Obsahový rozbor současné angličtiny'' (Content Analysis of Contemporary English)
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| − | * ''výbor Jazyk, kultura a slovesnost'' (anthology Language, Culture and Poetic Art)
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| − | Vilém Mathesius is also an author of essays on cultural-political issues.
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| − | He is memorialized by the ''Vilém Mathesius Centre for Research and Education in Semiotics and Linguistics'' at the Charles University.
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