Postoje současných českých spisovatelů k mateřštině

On the basis of the extensive excerption, the article deals with the contemporary Czech writers’ opinions of on their close connections with their mother-tongue language, native country and its culture and the qualities of the Czech language. The author focuses also on the attitudes of the writers to the means of language that are characteristic of the Czech language. In connection with the Czech language, the writers often reflect their relationship to foreign languages.