Kazania i homilie jako narzędzie kształtowania duchowości dziecka. Pragmatyczne aspekty kontekstu wypowiedzi
Sermons and Homilies as the Tools of Shaping Children Spirituality: The Pragmalinguistic Aspects of the Communication Context

Summary/Abstract: RESEARCH OBIECTIVE: The aim of this article is to present some contextual conditioning of the sermons and homilies that are examined as a tool in the process of shaping the spirituality of children. THE RESEARCH PROBLEM AND METHODS: The impact and the importance of the context in the sermons and homilies for children in the background of pragmalinguistics. THE PROCESS OF ARGUMENTATION: First of all the linguistic aspects of human spirituality were presented. Then the sermons as a tool in the process of shaping the spirituality of children were described. The analysis of the material focused on the language and the style of the collected texts and a context as a key element of communication was examined. RESEARCH RESULTS: The presented considerations lead to implications that the communicative effectiveness of homiletic messages is conditioned not only by the content of the message that is important, but, first of all, the pragmalinguistic relationship between the sender and the recipient, references to other text. Also, the behavior of interlocutors and their cultural conditions appears significant for it. CONCLUSIONS, INNOVATIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS: The conclusions indicate primarily the overwhelming interpersonal of the preacher over the listener. It is reflected both in the selection of linguistic forms and in the extra-linguistic system of roles, as well. This combination has a serious impact on the effectiveness of the activities aimed at shaping the child’s spirituality.

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