»You’ll be laughing on the other side of your face when the same thing happens to you«. About senility in a Czech language joke Cover Image

»Nie śmiej się, dziadku, z czyjegoś wypadku«. O starości w czeskim dowcipie językowym
»You’ll be laughing on the other side of your face when the same thing happens to you«. About senility in a Czech language joke

Author(s): Grażyna Balowska
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Western Slavic Languages
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: Czech language joke; positive stereotype; negative stereotype; senility

Summary/Abstract: Authoress, in her article, presents question of senility ste reo type in the back -ground of issue referring to a view of the world, which is an ordinary knowledge oflanguage’s user concerning surrounding reality, and a picture of a senility is itsfragment. She notices that stereotype can be positive or negative, or it can connectboth elements. Jokes analyzed in article present a senility mainly in a negative way

  • Issue Year: XXIV/2024
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 435-454
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish
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