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OBRAZ NAUKOWCA W ANEGDOCIE ROSYJSKIEJ
PICTURE OF SCIENTIST IN RUSSIAN ANECDOTE

Author(s): Edyta Manasterska-Wiącek
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: glottodidactics; stereotype; anecdote

Summary/Abstract: The article is devoted to the analysis of how a scientist is depicted in a Russian anecdote. Theresearch corpus, based mainly on internet sources, allowed for a conclusion that the profession ofa scientist affects his entire life and the whole system of values. A scientist, as the Russian anecdotesportray, is a rather scatter-brained person, confined within his own world of science. Additionally,the authors of this article point to stereotypes as a means of assessment characteristic to everynation. They consider this element as a significant factor to be implemented in the foreign language teaching.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 87-96
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish
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