The Colloquial Stylization of Detective Novel by Ewa Ostrowska "Bez Wybaczenia" (Lexical Issues) Cover Image

Stylizacja potoczna w powieści kryminalnej Ewy Ostrowskiej "Bez wybaczenia" (zagadnienia leksykalne)
The Colloquial Stylization of Detective Novel by Ewa Ostrowska "Bez Wybaczenia" (Lexical Issues)

Author(s): Marzena Forma
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Descriptive linguistics
Published by: Uniwersytet Jana Długosza w Częstochowie
Keywords: language stylization; colloquial style; detective novel; idiom

Summary/Abstract: The subject of my interest in this article is a lingual stylization at lexical level in the Polish detective novel entitled "Bez wybaczenia" by Ewa Ostrowska (2009). The analysis of the selected text allows to distinguish numerous indicators of lingual colloquialism in the stylistic-lexical layer. The lingual stylization in the novel entitled "Bez wybaczenia" associates with an accumulation of lexemes and phraseology proper for a colloquial style. The efforts connected with colloquial linguistic stylization stem, to some extent, from genre feature of detective novel designed for mass audience. Pop culture of this prose was the reflection found on the language plane of the discussed work. The writer describes in her novel everyday problems and human experiences using the colloquial lingual means. These are: thickenings, diminutives, idioms, adjectives, and comparisons.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: XI
  • Page Range: 165-181
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish