Deprecjonujące nazwy żeńskie w internetowych dyskusjach politycznych
Derogatory female names in online political discussions

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to show the depreciation of third parties, i.e. not participatingin the conversation, by using the names non-compliant with the etiquette, which performdegrading function, regardless of whether they were used consciously or unwittingly. 4000 comments published on the largest Polish Internet portals assessing actions andstatements of women performing public functions were selected for the analysis. The authordemonstrates that the person to whom the comment is addressed, is often denigrated already inthe thematic part by using the name incompatible with the etiquette, marked negatively, ironically, pigeon-holly and abusively. Feminative forms play an important role in the depreciation of women, especially the names of professions and titles that appear almostexclusively in the critical statements and are highly critical and emotionally marked.

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