Phraseology in contemporary sports journalism

Ihis thesis focuses on presence and description ofphraseology in current sport journalism. The objective is to map different types ofphraseology which appear in contemporary Czech joumals. It describes a frequency anrl the way ofuse af such phenomena. Journals were selected so they represent broadsheets papers, i. e. Lidové noviny, and tabloid papers, i. e. deník Blesk. These periodicals are going to be compared with deník Sport which is the anly newspaper concentrating auly on sport themes. The theoretical part ofthe thesis defines terms phraseology and idiom according to Čennak:'s papers. Next part considers c1assificatioD anrl categorization which is showing up in present grammar books. Analytical part examines found phraseology from the point of different language levels. lt appears that phraseology at present writtenjournalism is not fading. On the contrary its amount is increasing in the new modernized versions. Specific use ofphraseology is in deník Sport. Throughout which is denik Sport trying to extricate from stereotypes typical for sport journalism