Sociostylistic analysis of the novel “Noc temných klamstiev” by Dominik Dán: The outline of a method Cover Image

Socioštylistická analýza románu Dominika Dána „Noc temných klamstiev“ – náčrt metódy
Sociostylistic analysis of the novel “Noc temných klamstiev” by Dominik Dán: The outline of a method

Author(s): Daniela Slančová
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Slovak Literature
Published by: Ústav svetovej literatúry, Slovenská akadémia vied
Keywords: Interactive stylistics; Communication register; Social relations; Humor; Irony;

Summary/Abstract: The study analyzes the linguistic means representing social phenomena, structures and processes in Dominik Dán’ s criminal novel Noc temných klamstiev (2009; Night of Dark Deceptions). Methodologically, it is based on the concept of interactive stylistics, specifically its socio-stylistic subsystem. The main aim of the analyzed linguistic means in the structure of the novel is (i) to characterize the setting, characters, situations and relations; (ii) to indicate the more complex stylistic qualities, mainly the contrast with the often humorous solution between textual tension and detension; and (iii) to be a part of irony as the main author’s attitude towards reality.

  • Issue Year: 12/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 85-96
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Slovak