Čermák František

Prof., PhDr., DrSc.
Born January 30, 1940 in Prague

Linguist, specialist in linguistics
Member of Learned Society since 2000

Educational and professional preparation:

1957-1962, Faculty of Philosophy, Charles University (FP, CU), Czech, English and Dutch languages;
1976, PhDr., in linguistics and phonetics;
1990, CSc., in Czech Language (PhD); 1990, DrSc. in Czech Language (DSc);
1991, Associate Professor in general linguistics;
1994, Professor of Czech language
As specialist in linguistics, specializes in: lexicology, lexicography, phraseology and idiomatics, semantics, morphology, language theory, language methodology, corpus and general linguistics
Languages studied: include: Czech, Germanic languages (especially English, Dutch and Scandinavian), Finnish, Slavonic languages, and others

Employment and academic positions:

1962-1991, Lecturer, Czech language, teaching foreigners, FP, CU;
1991-1993, Head, Lexicography Department, Czech Language Institute, AS CR;
1994, Director, Institute of the Czech National Corpus since its founding.

Membership in selected domestic scientific bodies:

Prague Linguistic Circle
Committee Member, Vilém Mathesius^₁ Foundation
International Linguistic Association

Membership and positions in international organizations and societies:

Member, Societas Linguistica Europea
Committee Member, European Association of Lexicographers
Member, Advisory Board, European Society for Phraseology
Vice President, Technology Enhanced Learning in Research Led Institutions
Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Corpus Linguistics
Consulting Editor, Language Design and Journal of Theoretical and Experimental Linguistics

Notable awards:

1989, Annual Prize, Odeon Publishing House (translation of F. de Saussure)
1992, Annual Prize, AS CR (for Dictionary of Czech Phraseology and Idiomatics)
1996, Annual Prize, Union of Interpreters and Translators (for Dictionary of Czech Phraseology and Idiomatics)
1997, Honourable Mention, Union of Interpreters and Translators (for Dutch-Czech Dictionary (Second Edition)
2003, Award in Science, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports
2004, Award for scientific achievements, Minister of Education

Selected publications:

Six monographs (some with co-authors), eight dictionaries (with co-authors), over 70 original studies, two translations, 15 other work (especially textbooks), numerous articles.
F. Čermák, Typology of the Germanic Languages with Special Reference to Dutch. Folia Linguistica XII: 1/2, 1978, pages 65-106
F. Čermák, H. Lindroos, Stručná mluvnice finštiny (Brief Grammar of Finnish). Prague 1982
F. Čermák, J. Machač, J. Holub. J. Hronek et al., Slovník české frazeologie a idiomatiky. (Dictionary of Czech Phraseology and Idiomatics.) Přirovnání (Comparisons) 1982, Výrazy neslovesné (Non-Verb Phrases) 1988, Výrazy slovesné (Verb Phrases) 1994. Prague
J. Filipec, F. Čermák, Česká lexikologie (Czech Lexicology). Prague 1985
F. Čermák, On the Substance of Idioms. Folia Linguistica XXII/3-4, 1988, pp. 413-438.
F. Čermák, Základy lingvistické metodologie. Nástin hlavních principů na pozadí obecné teorie vědy. Prague 1993 (English edition: Research Methods in Linguistics, Prague 2001)
F. Čermák, Jazyk a jazykověda. Přehled a slovníky (Language and Linguistics. Survey and Dictionaries). Second Edition, Prague 1997. Third Edition, Prague 2001
F. Čermák, R. Blatná, eds., 1995, Manuál lexikografie (Manual of Lexicography). Prague 1995
F. Čermák, Prague School of Linguistics Today. Linguistica Pragensia 1, 1995, pages 1-15.
F. Čermák, Z. Hrnčířová, Nizozemsko-český slovník (Dutch-Czech Dictionary). Nederlands-Tsjechisch Woordenboek. 2nd Ed., Prague 1997
F. Čermák, Czech National Corpus: A Case in Many Contexts. International Journal of Corpus Linguistics 2 (2) 1997, pages 181-197
F. Čermák et al., Frekvenční slovník češtiny, NLN Prague. (Frequency Dictionary of Czech)
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^₁ The Prague school of linguistic thought and analysis was established in Prague in the 1926 by Vilém Mathesius.