"We'll Have Saint Wenceslas Illuminated from Below like Prague Castle." : Non-standard Language in Hrabal's Early Short-story Collections

Abstract

The article considers the occurence and use of non-standard language, mainly Common Czech, in Bohumil Hrabal's first two collections of short-stories.

Keywords

• use of non-standard language
• Common Czech
• orality
• stylization
• language editing of the text