Michaela Martinková, Markéta Janebová, Jaroslav Macháček and Irena Pauková (eds) – Ivan Poldauf: Collected Works, Volume I (1940–1960)

MICHAELA MARTINKOVÁ, MARKÉTA JANEBOVÁ, JAROSLAV MACHÁČEK AND IRENA PAUKOVÁ (EDS), IVAN POLDAUF: COLLECTED WORKS, VOLUME I(1940–1960) Olomouc: Palacký Uni e si y in Olomouc, 2016. The monog aph, o ming he i h olume o he Olomouc Mode n Language Mono- g aphs se ies, is he i s olume o aplanned h ee- olume collec ion o w i ingso I an Poldau (1915–1984), p epa ed by ag oup o linguis s om he Depa men o English and Ame ican S udies, Facul y o A s, Palacký Uni e si y in Olomouc. Fi s and o emos i mus be s a ed ha he edi o s o he olume dese e ull c edi o sa is ying he long- el need o acollec ion o ep esen a i e scien i ic w i ings o I an Poldau , one o he key igu es o Czech linguis ics. The collec ion may also be seen as a ibu e o he ounde o he Olomouc English Depa men , who educa ed anumbe o ollowe s, some o whom ha e been ac i e in he depa men up o he p esen day. I mus be added a he same ime ha he p epa a ion o he edi ion o Poldau ’s w i ings is he con inua ion and culmina ion o along- e m in e es in and de elop- men o his schola ly he i age. I was p eceded by he publica ion, in 2014, o acol- lec i e monog aph edi ed by Michaela Ma inko á, Ma ké a Janebo á and Ja osla Macháček (Ca ego ies and Ca ego ial Changes: The Thi d Syn ac ical Plan and Beyond, published by Palacký Uni e si y in Olomouc), sys ema ically building on Poldau ’s wo k on linguis ic ca ego iza ion, which was, as explica ed by Ma inko á in he In- oduc ion, a heme cen al o his esea ch. The Olomouc Anglicis s also inco po a ed acou se on Poldau ’s w i ings, augh by P o esso Ja osla Macháček, in o hei doc o al s udies p og amme in he sp ing semes e in 2013, and dedica ed o him he wo kshop “Use o Pa allel Co po a: Resea ch and Applica ions” a The Olomouc Linguis ics Colloquium (Olinco), an in e na ional biannual gene al linguis ics con- e ence, held in June, 2016. Las bu no leas , an in e na ional symposium celeb a ing he hund ed h anni e sa y o English s udies a Cha les Uni e si y in P ague (en i- led “ACen ena y o English S udies a Cha les Uni e si y: om Ma hesius o P es- en -day Linguis ics”), con ened in May, 2012, by he Depa men o English Language and ELT Me hodology, included h ee lec u es, namely, by Ja mila Tá nyiko á (o Palacký Uni e si y, Olomouc), Aleš Klég (o Cha les Uni e si y, P ague) and Gab iela B ůho á (o Cha les Uni e si y, P ague), ecalling Poldau ’s ou s anding con ibu ion o gene al linguis ics, lexicog aphy and seman ico-syn ac ic heo y, espec i ely. The la e wo lec u es hen appea ed in he collec i e monog aph ACen ena y o English S udies a Cha les Uni e si y: F om Ma hesius o P esen -day Linguis ics (2012), edi ed by Ma ké a Malá and Pa lína Šaldo á and published by he Facul y o A s, Cha les Uni e si y in P ague. Ve y ecen ly, he P ague Anglicis Ka eřina Vašků ecollec ed Poldau ’s excep ionally signi ican ole in he g ow h o Czech Anglicis s udies in he po ai “I an Poldau — zpomínka na sla nou dobu” [I an Poldau — Recol- lec ion o a amous e a], published in Časopis p o mode ní ilologii [Jou nal o Mode n Philology] on he occasion o he hund ed h anni e sa y o his bi h. I an Poldau was an eminen schola . His wo k is e y b oad in scope, anging om linguis ics and lexicog aphy o he me hodology o o eign language eaching, Naděžda Kud náčo á 80 LINGUISTICA PRAGENSIA 1/2017 ex ao dina ily p oli ic in ou pu and o he highes quali y. His w i ings a e ma ked by adep h o insigh in o he p oblems s udied, minu eness o analysis and p ecision in hough and o mula ion. Poldau was one o Czechoslo ak g ea es linguis s, well- known also ab oad and in many espec s ahead o his ime. His scien i ic w i ings a e aluable and inspi ing no only o he solu ions o e ed bu also o he manne o hough and a gumen a ion. Poldau ’s w i ings appea ed in a a ie y o domes ic and o eign publica ions and some o hem a e no easily accessible. The edi o s ha e d awn on he bibliog aphy o his wo ks compiled by Jiří Nosek, published in 1975, and on he supplemen o he bib- liog aphy, compiled by Nosek a e Poldau ’s dea h and published in 1984. The edi o s ha e p epa ed o publica ion Poldau ’s linguis ic w i ings, lexicog aphic w i ings ha ing ele ance o linguis ic esea ch and w i ings including his e lec ions on he s a e and objec i es o linguis ic esea ch. No included a e w i ings on he me hod- ology o o eign language eaching as well as all he o he w i ings published in he jou nal Cizí jazyky e škole [Fo eign Languages a School], all o which ep esen a ield o i s own and would equi e asepa a e olume. No included a e also e iews and sho e no es on w i ings o o he au ho s. The p esen olume (and no doub he o he wo olumes unde p epa a ion) will se e as an in aluable sou ce o knowledge and inspi a ion no only o Anglicis s, Bohemicis s, con as i e linguis s and gene al linguis s, bu also o lexicog aphe s and ansla o s. I con ains se en een pape s w i en in Czech, published be ween 1940 and 1960. (Asucceeding olume will co e subsequen yea s, up o 1977. The hi d olume will comp ise wo ks w i en in English, published be ween 1956 and 1984.) The olume b ings oge he pape s explo ing a ious aspec s o he Czech and English languages (including syn ax, seman ics, mo phology and wo d o ma ion) as well as con as i e pape s and apape on he s a e and objec i es o Czech linguis ic esea ch in o Wes e n Eu opean languages. The olume opens wi h an in oduc o y chap e by Michaela Ma inko á and Ma ké a Janebo á, who cha ac e ize Poldau ’s schola ly achie emen s and his un- damen al ole in es ablishing English s udies a Olomouc Uni e si y. They also lay ou he p inciples o p esen ing he ma e ial, desc ibe he edi o ial wo k unde aken and explain hei edi o ial s a egy. The in oduc o y chap e is ollowed by acommemo- a i e a icle by Ja osla Macháček, Poldau ’s pupil and one o ou leading linguis s. Macháček no only cha ac e izes, in acogen and pe spicacious way, he mos cha - ac e is ic ai s o Poldau ’s esea ch wo k bu also p o ides an engaging pe sonal ecollec ion o ap ominen eache and colleague. The p epa a ion o an edi ion o such cha ac e and scope necessi a es high ex- pe ise, linguis ic e udi ion and knowledge o edi o ial wo k, and is e y ime de- manding. The edi o ial eam ha e succeeded well and ha e p epa ed aconcep ually well- hough -ou olume, no only wi h ega d o he selec ion o pape s ( easons why ce ain ex s a e no included a e expounded in he in oduc o y chap e ) and hei a angemen bu also wi h ega d o gene al edi o ial s a egy. In iew o he in icacies in ol ed in Poldau ’s e y dis inc i e au ho ial s yle o w i ing, he edi- o s decided no o ansla e Czech-w i en pape s in o English in o de o p o ide he linguis ic audience wi h o iginal ex s. NADěžDA KUDRNáČOVá 81 The edi o s ha e applied an app op ia e and consis en way o edi ing. The edi o- ial wo k was especially demanding due o he ac ha Poldau ’s w i ings appea ed o e a ela i ely long ime span (nea ly 45 yea s). The pape s a e edi ed consis en ly and accu a ely; he edi o ial sec ion o he book p o ides ame iculous lis o all edi o- ial co ec ions and amendmen s. In addi ion o his, all he pape s a e p o ided wi h indica ions (in squa e b acke s) o he pagina ion o hei o iginal edi ions bo h in he ex s hemsel es and in he lis o edi o ial co ec ions, which subs an ially adds o he use ulness and eliabili y o he book. The olume ends wi h an au ho index and an in e es ing selec ion o pho os o Poldau . I can only be s a ed ha he edi o s ha e pe o med asignal se ice in making a ailable, in e y con enien and eliable o m, acollec ion o ep esen a i e w i - ings o one o Czech o emos linguis s, I an Poldau . The collec ion will u he s im- ula e in e es in his wo k and widen he in luence o his hough . Poldau ’s wo k will hus con inue o p o ide knowledge and sus aining inspi a ion o all in e es ed in he s udy o language. REFERENCES B ůho á, G. (2012) Objec dele ion in di ansi i e e bs and i s seman ic consequences— Vilém Ma hesius, I an Poldau , and beyond. In: Malá, M. and P. Šaldo á (eds) ACen ena y o English S udies a Cha les Uni e si y: F om Ma hesius o P esen -day Linguis ics, 123–133. P ague: Facul y o A s, Cha les Uni e si y. Duško á, L. (2013) Acen ena y o English s udies a Cha les Uni e si y, Linguis ica P agensia 23, 91–93. Klég , A. (2012) I an Poldau and lexicog aphy, and beyond. In: Malá, M. and P. 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