Emotive lexis as a component in the creation of the world in a piece of literary reportage
Leksyka emotywna jako element kreacji świata w reportażu literackim

Summary/Abstract: This paper is dedicated to emotive lexis in literary reportage. The object of particular attention is ameliorative names, mainly hypocorisms, also playful, bawdy and ironic names, further indulgent, patronising, disrespectful and contemptuous names, as well as general names implying negative evaluation, which is frequently culture-bound, or vulgar names. Depending on the collected material, semantic groups, such as names of people and groups of people, names of body parts, names of animals, names of places and architectural structures, names of objects, names of activities, and names of abstractions, are distinguished within each group. Emotive lexis analysis permits the conclusion that literary reportage is in a way a synthesis of current affairs reportage and an artistic text. The authenticity and selection of facts, which constitute the main thematic background of a piece of reportage, is accompanied by its author’s unique style, which activates individualisation of the language used by protagonists, their psychological portrait and vividness of descriptions.

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