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AbstractIt is argued that Czech length can be described as both “paradigmatic” and “derivative”. Derivative quantity is a cover term for any quantitative changes connected with derivation of words. Paradigmatic quantity means the distribution of quantity in declination and conjugation. My analysis here is limited to mainly disyllabic nouns and their disyllabic derivatives with -ař/-ářsuffix (type rybář). Paradigmatic quantity depends on the key paradigmatic cases and nouns can be distributed among quantitative paradigms. Derivative quantity does not change in flexion and its distribution depends on the existence of the disyllabic, maximally threemoraic domain. However, this domain is regular only in certain derivative categories and only in certain synchronic level.

AbstractIt is argued that “compensatory lengthening” of o-stems in West Slavic at the end of Proto-Slavic period is only a cover term for different processes. Former APb forms of *stolъ’type undergo pretonic lengthening, resyllabification and yer loss in several cycles. Former APc forms *bogъtype are resyllabified, may obtain moraic coda and after the loss of yer and the transfer of mora they become lengthened. Former APa of the *klinъtype undergo Kortlandt’s lengthening rule, are resyllabified and the yer is lost. All processes are connected with the rise of rhythmicity and bisyllabic maximally bimoraic domain. Forms are later incorporated into newly created quantitative paradigms which are results of the prosodic transformation of Proto-Slavic accentual paradigms.