Viennese German in the families of contemporary Viennese Czechs

This bachelor thesis deals with the contemporary form of Viennese German in the Viennese Czech society, from the point of view of contact linguistics. The task of the thesis is to capture the influence of the Czech language especially on its lexical side. The theoretical part first describes the history of Viennese Czechs. The characteristics of Viennese German from the diachronic point of view follows. This part includes the history and etymology of the Viennese dialect. The next chapter is dedicated to a brief description of the concept of bilingualism and its division. Following is the definition of the Central-European language area. The content of the practical part is research focused on the characteristic of the current form of Viennese German in the families of Viennese Czechs. The aim of the research is further to find out to what extent is the Czech language still used in the communication of Viennese Czechs, depending on individual generations of surveyed respondents