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RELATIVNOST A PARASYSTÉMOVOST – RYSY VULGÁRNÍHO LEXIKA
Relativity and parasystem – the atribute of rude names

Author(s): Kristýna Bílková
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics
Published by: Uniwersytet Opolski
Keywords: Vulgarisms; expressivity of words; Czech language; Czech National Corpus; derivation; composition; word formation; parasystem

Summary/Abstract: The theme of this article focuses on a taboo variety of the Czech National language, vulgarisms. Vulgarisms have not been precisely defined. As a possible way of differentiation between this kind of lexis and neutral expressions is their ability of the parasystemic formation and also the relativity of an users' perspektive on the evaluation of an extent of expressivity. We derived the information from the results of a questionnaire survey and from the database of the Czech National Corpus. We have proved both charakteristicfeatures on the lingustic material.

  • Issue Year: 19/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 163-169
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Czech