BALIO SRUOGOS ASMENINIŲ LAIÐKŲ KREIPINIŲ RAIŠKA
THE EXPRESSION OF SALUTATIONS IN BALYS SRUOGA’S PERSONAL LETTERS

Summary/Abstract: The article reviews personal letters written by Lithuanian writer Balys Sruoga (1896-1947). In the analysis the emphasis is put on some aspects of etiquette and forms of salutation used by the author. The salutations collected are classified according to morphological and lexical characteristics. Taking into consideration these aspects, Sruoga uses various forms of words: simple, extended (binomial and polynomial) and other types of salutations. Semantic characteristics of Sruoga’s salutations in personal letters are also discussed thoroughly. The salutations are analyzed in cross-disciplinary context – psychological and cultural insights are considered. The headword salutations which are full of feelings and poetics and diminutive salutations which acquire folklore metaphorical meanings prevail. The article aims at finding possible parallels in his letters and in his poetry salutations. In some cases the feelings hidden under a metaphor are expressed. In other cases the headword salutation becomes the key outlining a person’s emotional state related to historical and social context. Furthermore, Sruoga stylizes the forms of folklore expressions and does not try to avoid neologisms and familiar style in the headword salutations of personal letters.

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