Nowe życie przysłów w polskich i rosyjskich memach internetowych
Polish and Russian Proverbs Revived in Internet Memes
Author(s): Gabriela WilkSubject(s): Media studies, Lexis, Western Slavic Languages, Eastern Slavic Languages, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Wydział Polonistyki Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: digital folklore; contemporary Polish and Russian; proverb modifications;
Summary/Abstract: The article focuses on functioning of proverbs in Polish and Russian Internet memes. The author analyzed selected Russian proverbs which included the component “wolf ” and their Polish equivalents. Research findings indicate that equivalent units are used to varying degrees by Polish and Russians Internet meme creators, who use the proverbs mainly in a modified form, less often in their original version. The possibility of employing a specific proverb by meme creators proves that it is still deeply rooted in linguistic knowledge of the Polish and the Russian people.
Journal: Prace Filologiczne
- Issue Year: 75/2020
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 343-360
- Page Count: 18
- Language: Polish