Aristophanes, the accuser of Socrates: some sociolinguistic aspects of comedy
Aristophanes, the accuser of Socrates: some sociolinguistic aspects of comedy

Summary/Abstract: This paper examines the impact of verbal abuse typical of the old Attic comedy on the reputations of real-life citizens of Athens. It can be argued that the way in which comic poets insulted well-known people of their age shared many characteristics with the communicative strategies applied in everyday familiar speech. This may indicate that the only proper reaction to it consisted in accepting the ridicule as if it were not offensive.

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