Vulgarisms in the „Ausranian” language in confrontation with the vulgar Polish expressions Cover Image

Słowa wulgarne w języku ausrańskim w zestawieniu z wulgaryzmami języka polskiego
Vulgarisms in the „Ausranian” language in confrontation with the vulgar Polish expressions

Author(s): Krzysztof Tomasz Witczak
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Łódzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe
Keywords: vulgarisms; linguistic interference; Polish language; Indo-European language

Summary/Abstract: The Clan of “Ausra” was founded in 1954 by students from the University of Łódź as a “linguisticcultural- social” group [Simpson, 2000, p. 127]. A branch in Warsaw was created in 1958. There are some members of the Ausranian Clan in Gdańsk. The most striking feature of the Ausranians is use of the reconstructed Indo-European language in their rituals, religious texts, poetry and life. The “Ausranian” idiom (i.e. a modern version of the reconstructed Indo-European language) is not treated as a secret language. The members of “Ausra” (prof. I.R. Danka, dr J. Macjon, dr T. Roszak), all trained philologists, teach the “Ausranian” grammar, expressions and living speech during all open monthly meetings of the Indo-European Section of the Polish Philological Society. The Ausranians are rarely vulgar of speech and they conceive a dislike to somebody, who speaks in vulgar terms. However, their language contains a number of vulgarisms. The present author quotes many examples of expressions and phrases, which are (or may be) realized as vulgar or disparaging in the Ausranian society. It can be concluded that a similar bundle of words in Polish and Ausranian seems to be vulgar. The author concludes that most vulgarisms, used by the Ausranians, were created under a strong influence of the Polish language.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 57
  • Page Range: 297-313
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish
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