Jazykový obraz ženy a muža vo folklórnych piesňach
Language image of a woman and a man in folk songs
Author(s): Lujza UrbancováSubject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics
Published by: Łódzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe
Keywords: woman; man; gender; Slovak folk songs; image of a woman; image of a man; kobieta; mężczyzna; płeć społeczno-kulturowa; słowackie pieśni ludowe; obraz kobiety; obraz mężczyzny
Summary/Abstract: The aim of the study is to identify diversity in presentations of gender in Slovak folk songs. Thestarting point is the study of the relation between language and society. The corpus under researchconsists of 1000 songs included in a songbook. Attention is paid to motifs related to women andmen, for example personal feelings, the relationship between women and men, promiscuity,adultery, drinking, physical violence, travelling, education etc. The research has shown that folksongs create certain stereotypes of femininity and masculinity. However, genders are not presentedas opposites, but as complementary.
Journal: Rozprawy Komisji Językowej
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 65
- Page Range: 209-228
- Page Count: 20
- Language: Slovak