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(Mikro)Syntax in Mikrotexten. Syntaktische Analyse von Märchentiteln
Microsyntax in Microtexts. Syntax Analysis of Fable Titles for Children

Author(s): Magdalena Makowska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: literary title; microtext; microsyntax

Summary/Abstract: The article poses an attempt to provide an answer to the question whether in case ofa literary title, treated as a microtext, it is possible to talk about its specific microsyntax.The subject of analysis encompasses titles of contemporary German fables which are classified due to their syntax construction. The aim of the article is to show what kinds ofsyntax constructions can be regarded as dominant among fable titles for children as wellas to explain what that dominance results from and in what way/s it can influence perceptionin case of such a text recipient that a child is.

  • Issue Year: 2/2012
  • Issue No: XIV
  • Page Range: 69-78
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: German