Morphopragmatic View on the Ironic Use of Diminutives in Polish
Morphopragmatic View on the Ironic Use of Diminutives in Polish
Author(s): Paulina PolakSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: diminutives; morphopragmatics; irony; evaluation; conversation; perception
Summary/Abstract: This paper focuses on the use of diminutives in Polish to express irony. The phenomenon is analyzed from the perspective of morphopragmatics (Dressler, Merlini Barbaresi 1994; Merlini Barbaresi 2015; Nagórko 2015) and reports on the results of a small-scale informant-based study, in which twelve respondents described their evaluation of the pragmatic meaning contributed by diminutives in three naturally-occurring spoken sentences. In most cases, there was a negative reaction to the diminutives as it was considered they represent an arrogant type of irony.
Journal: Studies in Polish Linguistics
- Issue Year: 18/2023
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 69-84
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English