The communicative and pragmatic aspects of the colour red (based on Svetlana Alexievich’s novel “War does not have a woman’s face”) Cover Image

Komunikatywno-pragmatyczny aspekt czerwieni (na przykładzie książki „У войны не женское лицо” Swietłany Aleksijewicz)
The communicative and pragmatic aspects of the colour red (based on Svetlana Alexievich’s novel “War does not have a woman’s face”)

Author(s): Daria Słupianek-Tajnert
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Philology
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: red; pragmatics; communication; functions of language

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the role of the colour red in defining two communicative and pragmatic centres (the war and the woman) in Svetlana Alexievich's reportage War Does Not Have a Woman's Face. The colour red plays a significant role in visualizing war events and depicting different aspects of female sensitivity.

  • Issue Year: 44/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 299-308
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish