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Jaroslav David

associate professor
University of Ostrava, Faculty of Arts, Department of Czech Language

Person Identification

doc. Mgr. Jaroslav David, Ph.D.

Date and Place of Birth: 1975, Havlíčkův Brod, the Czech Republic

ORCID: 0000-0003-2443-5351

Workplace and Employment Position

associate professor (docent) at the Department of Czech Language, Faculty of Arts, University of Ostrava, Ostrava; the head of the Department of Czech Language

Education and Academic Qualifications

  • 1998 – MA (Mgr.) in Bohemistics, History; Faculty of Arts, Palacký University Olomouc
  • 2004 – Ph.D. in Czech Language; Faculty of Arts, Palacký University Olomouc; Ph.D. thesis Toponyma na katastru města Havlíčkův Brod [Place Names in the Cadastre of the City of Havlíčkův Brod]
  • 2013 – associate professor (docent) in Czech Language; Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University Brno; habilitation thesis Vývojové tendence moderní české oikonymie [Developmental Trends in Modern Czech Oikonymy]

Employment Summary

  • 1999–2013 assistant professor (odborný asistent) at the Department of Czech Language, Faculty of Arts, University of Ostrava, Ostrava
  • since 2013 associate professor (docent) at the Department of Czech Language, Faculty of Arts, University of Ostrava, Ostrava

Pedagogical Activities (Courses)

  • historical semantics and lexikology;
  • onomastics;
  • morphology;
  • historical grammar;
  • Czech for foreigners.

Scientific and Research Activities

  • onomastic research focused on social and communicative usage of proper names;
  • historical semantics;
  • commemorative place names;
  • interdisciplinary approaches to place names and the concepts of space and landscape

Bibliography

  • available at kcj.osu.cz and www.osu.cz