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Polacy – podobnie jak anglojęzyczni Australijczycy, żyjąc w świecie jednego języka, mają „wspólny język moralny”, swoiste słowa klucze i swoiste pojęcia. W związku z tym ich dylematy moralne są też inne niż Australijczyków. Autorka – związana z dwoma językami, angielskim i polskim, i tym samym żyjąca w dwóch „światach moralnych” – analizuje kilka kluczowych pojęć, które są specyficzne dla języka angielskiego...
This paper explores the Danish keyword vold ‘violence, abuse’ and its associated ethnosyntax. Calling into attention (i) the differences and similarities of violence-related concepts in ethnolinguistic communities, and (ii) the key role played by ethnosyntax in the elaboration of violence, vold, and similar concepts, the paper aims to open a new ethnolinguistic research agenda for the study of negative...
This paper explores the Danish keyword vold ‘violence, abuse’ and its associated ethnosyntax. Calling into attention (i) the differences and similarities of violence-related concepts in ethnolinguistic communities, and (ii) the key role played by ethnosyntax in the elaboration of violence, vold, and similar concepts, the paper aims to open a new ethnolinguistic research agenda for the study of negative...
The article aims to provide a semantic explication of the Mexican albur, a fight of words, and the discursive practices that it involves. Albur is described here as a cultural phenomenon, a social practice, a speech act, and a linguistic behaviour. Traditional theories of humour are considered inadequate for its description (they are characterised by a multiplicity of categories, vague criteria, and...
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