Briefly on police communication, particularly on police slang Cover Image

Stručně o komunikaci policistů, zejména o policejním slangu
Briefly on police communication, particularly on police slang

Author(s): Jana Přikrylová
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro jazyk český
Keywords: slang;police;stereotype;professionalism;phraseology;

Summary/Abstract: The paper introduces the slang of Czech policemen, which has not been examined in detail until present day. Police work and communication is quite specific, therefore the system of state police and municipal police is first explained. The main part of the paper focuses on official, public and unofficial communication by policemen and on using of slang words in their dialogues. The paper also refers to some stereotypes used mainly in the official and public police communication compared to the unofficial dialogues. In connection with that comparison the text reveals genesis of slang words, their relations to common Czech language and their function in the police communication.

  • Issue Year: 98/2015
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 243-251
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Czech