Miłość do Europy: między polityką, dyskursem publicznym i życiem codziennym
The love of Europe: between politics, public discourse and everyday life
Author(s): Anna HoroletsSubject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics, Communication studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: metaphor; Polish public discourse; semiotic analysis; opposition; Europe; Europeanness
Summary/Abstract: The meanings and functions of the “love of Europe” metaphor in Polish public discourse of the last two decades is the central subject of this essay. They are discerned by placing this metaphor in political and historical context. The author uses semiotic analysis especially the oppositions “male/female”, “rich/poor”, “developed/backward” and “central/peripheral” in order to expose the multiple levels of the “love of Europe” figure. The essay aims at demonstrating the selected cultural meanings of the notions “Europe” and “Europeanness” in Polish public discourse.
Journal: Etnolingwistyka. Problemy Języka I Kultury
- Issue Year: 22/2010
- Issue No: 22
- Page Range: 105-120
- Page Count: 16
- Language: Polish