Between allusiveness ans picturesqueness. Determinants of Polish erotic discourse of old-time epochs (16th-17th centuries) Cover Image

Między aluzyjnością a obrazowością. Wyznaczniki polskiego dyskursu erotycznego epok dawnych (XVI–XVII wiek)
Between allusiveness ans picturesqueness. Determinants of Polish erotic discourse of old-time epochs (16th-17th centuries)

Author(s): Artur Rejter
Subject(s): Historical Linguistics, Western Slavic Languages, 16th Century, 17th Century, Stylistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: erotic discourse; history of Polish language; stylistics; discourse; text;

Summary/Abstract: The work concerns the problem of language determinants of old-time epochs (16th-17th centuries) erotic discourse. The research material constitutes chosen texts representing rhetorical low style as close to colloquial variant of language. One pointed two main discourse tendencies: picturesqueness and allusiveness. Analysis illustrates the universality of language measures, their panchronic character, ludic and euphemistic functions. Furthermore the connections of examined discourse with colloquial variant of Polish and with the lingual and cultural stereotypes were confirmed.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 55
  • Page Range: 153-165
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish