Prof. dr hab. Paulina Buchwald-Pelcowa (1934-2021). Bibliografia prac z lat 1957-2018
Wspomnienie o prof. dr hab. Paulinie Buchwald-Pelcowej (1934-2021), bibliolożdżce, historyku literatury . Bibliografia prac prof. P. Buchwaldt-Pelcowej.
More...We kindly inform you that, as long as the subject affiliation of our 300.000+ articles is in progress, you might get unsufficient or no results on your third level or second level search. In this case, please broaden your search criteria.
Wspomnienie o prof. dr hab. Paulinie Buchwald-Pelcowej (1934-2021), bibliolożdżce, historyku literatury . Bibliografia prac prof. P. Buchwaldt-Pelcowej.
More...
The article analyzes the semantics and pragmatics of expressive suffixes in Bulgarian in the field of personal names and compares them with expressive suffixes in Polish and Russian. Explaining the specific meanings of expressive suffixes requires their study in terms of linguistic semantics and pragmatics, since traditional linguistic studies cannot adequately describe the subtle nuances of their meaning. This modern semantic study of expressive forms of personal names, in addition to purely linguistic results, also leads to the presentation of some features of Bulgarian national character and culture.
More...
Based on our own didactic experience with the 2nd year students of the University of Bucharest, we have identified several controversial aspects when analyzing phrases, sentences and compound sentences, ending in providing alternative interpretations of the syntactic items through the prism of the Romanian students' general linguistic background and specific knowledge of the Slovak Syntax. At the same time, our article reiterates the whole cognitive itinerary that characterizes the Romanian students' linguistic consciousness while being taught Slovak as a foreign language. From this perspective, syntax is the key to understanding the mechanism of the Slovak language as students are expected to manipulate the linguistic units on the syntagmatic axis and practically apply their theoretic knowledge of Morphology at a superior level aiming at efficient communication skills.
More...
The paper discusses how Yordan Penčev, the pioneer of the Bulgarian generative syntax, bridged the ideas of Alexander Teodorov-Balan’s native formal school with those of Noam Chomsky’s – the representative of the American generative-transformational grammar. Penčev established such connections in his first publications ever (1953, 1958), thus strengthening the thread of the Bulgarian syntactic formalism, despite the obstructions of the totalitarian period. The text focuses on the core of Balan’s ideas, as commented by Penčev in his first two publications, such as distinction between lexical notion and syntactic meaning, case as a semantic category, classification of pronouns based on syntactic criteria, and positing a prepositional phrase as a full-fledged member of the constituent structure. Further on, the paper compares the ideas commented by Penčev in those early publications with the corresponding ones in the early Chomsky’s works (1957), whereby strong similarity is shown. Finally, the mentioned ideas are compared with the key words in the titles of Penčev’s subsequent publications until 1972. The comparison results show that the key issues of Balan, interpreted in Chomskyan light, turn out to have been programming for the early period of Yordan Penčev in general. By way of affirming selected Balan's formal ideas in the Bulgarian linguistics, Penčev opened the way for creative borrowing and development of the then dominant American generative ideas.
More...
The article attempts to provide an answer to the questions concerning the aspects of internationalization of the Polish lexical stock, in the 21th century. In the first part, the author presents a list of new loanwords, for example, pendrive, followers, vlog, burger, webinarium, ciabatta, tacos. The new words are mostly borrowed from the English language. In the second part of the article, the author presents neologisms formation which perform various function (for example expressive, nominative). In this section the productivity of foreign prefixes and ranks with the formation of borrowed morphemes are discussed, too. The main objective of the paper is to show how old loanwords (for example alkoholik, parking, skleroza, automat, akwarium) have an impact on the creation of hybrids. The author describes word-formation like motylarium, żółwiarium, pająkarium, reklamoza, szyldoza, grantoza, serialoholik, fejsoholik, kawomat, ciastkomat, parawaning, grobing and she points to the patterns by which new units were created. Other authors perceive these phenomena as inextricably bound with the tendency to internationalization and with the processes of “linguistic globalization”. The main thesis of the article is that borrowed suffixes have different functions, the most important of which are creativity and language game, evaluation, especially negative one. The analysed phenomena prove that there is no clear border between creation of words and their borrowing, between the nominative function and the language game.
More...
This overview explores the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the associated restrictions on the professional status of the conference interpreting profession, paying specific attention to the EU context. With international conferences cancelled or transformed into online events, employment prospects for many conference interpreters have been affected sharply as the profession adapts to the new reality. In the first instance, historical and contemporary aspects of the conference interpreting profession are outlined, including the key role that international organisations played in its development as well as the growing level of scholarly interest in the profession and in conference interpreters themselves. Using information obtained primarily from language industry media sources, this is complemented by an overview of the impact of COVID-19 on the profession, with a particular focus on the EU and its accredited freelance conference interpreters during the pandemic. In addition, issues regarding technological changes – including the shift to remote simultaneous interpreting – are also outlined, with reference to some of the legal and ergonomic implications of this move. The impact on education and professional development is also touched upon, as well as the move towards a more holistic approach to interpreting settings in research and practice. Finally, given the preliminary nature of this overview, suggestions for further empirically-based research projects following the COVID-19 pandemic are offered.
More...
Ovid's poem "Metamorphoses" forms its own literary and philosophical concept of metamorphosis, in which every collapse of forms is only a step in the process of their transformation. The most important aspect is that chaos is twofold: it is both material disorganization and an immanent force. The article points out that not only the primal state is chaotic, but chaos is present in the catastrophe of all forms, it is in the absence of a slit or a gap, which pushes matter to mix and confuses itself incessantly. The gap between the separated moments (narrative, motifs, or figurative interruptions) can be fulfilled in two ways. The first is merely receptive and universal (the role of the reader); the second one is metapoetic. It is in the meta-level of the creation of the concrete work itself – the self-reflexive indication that "Metamorphosis" is an artificial fusion, which assembles heterogenic elements in one texture. And although Ovid introduces the story of the plastic transformation of new images, forms and bodies, the very force of change is chaotic – it creates new links and new forms. The episodes with the catastrophe of the bodies are a crystallization of the chaos in the order of forms. Dixere chaos: nothing dies, it just mingles or blends and so it can't end for good.
More...
The contribution Aquatic Synesthesia. Ivan Stankov, Memories of Water: D Minor analyzes the deep meanings of water, in this case the Danube, in postmodern key. The book it is the first part of a trilogy, the next parts are Streets and Ships: Sol Minor and Snow Names: La Major. The author spends his childhood in a village near Danube and this river becomes a character which determines life and death. Ivan Stankov It is excellent in technical detail through he gives a dimension of hypertrophy reality, and often the world of death people resonates with the world of the living people.
More...
At present, there is an increasing emphasis on the knowledge of foreign languages and therefore their teaching is becoming a priority in the field of education. In communication-oriented teaching, working with authentic materials should play an important role and through them learners should get as close as possible to real communication situations. One of the most accessible sources of authentic materials are songs (both audio and audiovisual). The purpose of this article is to provide, based on my own teaching experience as a lecturer, motivating material for the use of songs in the teaching of Slovak as a foreign language. Songs are an effective tool not only for the development of language skills, but also for intercultural dialogue. Last but not least, they are an appropriate motivational tool.
More...
This investigation does not deal with a specific field of sociolinguistics; neither does it deal with questions related to the russification, ukrainization, romanization, magyarization and other. The main focus of this paper is the penetration of the official state ideology into the discussions of and on the nature and essence of human language in general such as: the subject of general linguistics; the representation of the dominant ideology in the internal structure of the language system; methods of linguistic research. All this is characteristic of the historical development of general linguistic ideas and theories in the Ukrainian, Soviet and Romanian linguistics of the twentieth century. This paper examines the components of ideologisation of theoretical linguistics: the Marrism in 1920-1940-s, in Romania - after World War II; the "Stalin stage" of the Ukrainian-Soviet and Romanian theoretical linguistics after the "linguistic debate" in the USSR in 1950-s, which was attended by Stalin with his work "Marxism and Problems of Linguistics" and before the beginning of the 1960-s, after the exposure of Stalin’s cult of personality; Soviet ideologisation of linguistics in the period between 1960-1980 in such aspects as social nature of language, its origin and development in the process of social activities; the relationship between language and thought, in particular, the problem of understanding the categories of language and thought in their relationship and historical development; the essence of linguistic meaning; the nature of linguistic sign; classification of research methods of the language, even in the matter of the system and the structure of the language system and understanding of language as a "system of systems". The ideologisation of Romanian linguistics in the 1970-1980s manifested primarily itself in sociolinguistics as "cultural issues of language under the influence of socialism"; in lexicography in interpreting the meaning of separate words and excessive "scientism"; in research works devoted to territorial and social stratification of the language; and its development in connection with the history of nation, exaggeration of Dacian substrate in the formation of the Romanian people and its language.
More...
The concept of modern stage direction emerged gradually in European theatre in the first decades of the twentieth century, thanks to visionary thinkers and practitioners such as Adolph Appia, Edward Gordon Craig, Max Reinhardt, Konstantin Stanislavski or August Strindberg. The idea of the director in the modern sense, as a creative coordinator of all aspects of the performance, also responsible for a higher truthfulness in acting, overturned the previous conceptions that the play was above everything else on the stage. Max Reinhardt’s influence on Swedish stage direction was essential. He became popular in Sweden after a series of guest performances and after putting on stage Strindberg’s A Dream Play at Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm in 1921. Not least, a few young Swedish directors and stage designers studied for him in Germany and put into practice all the techniques they have learned from him after returning to Sweden. My paper is structured in two parts: the first one is an overview of the features of the Reinhardtian total theatre, while the second part highlights Max Reinhardt’s concrete contribution within the Swedish theatre.
More...
Indian author Khushwant Singh’s novel Train to Pakistan, and Pakistani author Bapsi Sidhwa’s novel cracking India recount the events of the partition of India. Both the novels are written against the backdrop of India’s partition from different perspectives. The setting of Train to Pakistan is a rural Indian village called Mano Majra close to the India-Pakistan border in Punjab, whereas Cracking India mostly depicts the Pakistani city Lahore during the tumultuous period of partition. Despite this difference, both the authors are in dialogue with each other in terms of their treatment of India’s partition where they highlight how the partition disrupted communal harmony and incited violence in the Indian subcontinent. Both the authors speak to each other when it comes to the portrayal of India’s socio-cultural diversity, the increasing communal tension during partition, riots, and mass migration. In this essay, I will investigate how both the authors are in dialogue with each other when it comes to the portrayal of India’s partition through which they highlight the negative outcomes of the partition and call into question the success of the partition of India.
More...
This article presents the recent methodologies such as the communicative approach and the action perspective. At the same time, it shows the importance of the Common European Framework for Languages and the changes that establish according to the principles stipulated in it. Written like a classification, this article shows us the objectives, the competences that we are supposed to develop and also the critics that existed for each one of the two methodologies that we discussed. The meaning and the purpose of this work are also to highlight the role that the literary text may play in a foreign language class. For both approaches the literary text is present and it comes with aspects of culture and civilization. The CEFL offers the information that guide the progress of our activity and in the same time it underscore the changes that happened in the last few decades in the teaching-learning process.
More...
The paper contains a contrastive analysis of two poems: Hristo Botev’s “Hadzhi Dimitar” (1873) and Ivan Vazov’s “The New Graveyard Above Slivnitsa” (1886). Throughout the 20th century both texts were regarded as highly representative of Bulgarian literature with strong influence on the modern national mythology. Their common theme (the death and glorification of national heroes), however, has not provoked intertextual analyses to date. The research leads to the conclusion that while Botev builds his symbolic system on the basis of Bulgarian folklore, Vazov relies on military metaphors and Christian notions, such as the righteous death, the Second Coming and eternity. This pattern, consistent with other works by the two authors, allows to comment on a literary confrontation that shares some similarities with Western European disputes between defenders of classicism and romanticism. In the case of Bulgarian literary history, Botev can be interpreted as the initiator of a long-lasting tradition of romantic glorification through transformation and integration of the folkloristic heritage (mainly the folk song), while Vazov’s classicist concepts had far fewer adherents. In the light of the conducted contrastive analysis the popular thesis, defended by Milena Tsaneva, about Botev and Vazov’s collaboration and continuity in creating the national poetic pantheon demands verification through the questions of confronting ideological and symbolic strategies towards revealing the uniqueness of modern Bulgarian identity.
More...
The aim of the article is to analyze the symbolic meaning of the name of Havelock Vetinari, one of the most recurrent literary characters in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. The focus of the discussion are the literary and historical associations embedded in his name and his titles, which help the informed reader comprehend the complexity of the character’s behavior in the narratives. The intertextual appropriations and echoes at the heart of the name derive from the author’s multilayered encyclopedic knowledge that underlies the coining of the character’s name. Havelock Vetinari is a noteworthy example of how the invented name of a literary character can become a powerful tool for meaning making in literature. The study is carried out within the theoretical framework of the hermeneutic approach according to which a whole is understood as the synthesis of the numerous parts it consists of and the multifaceted interrelations among them. The analysis of Vetinari’s name is thus conducted as a process of engaging in turn with the meaning of his given name, his family name as well as his official titles of address and nicknames, and looking into the linguistic, historical, and cultural associations they evoke which are correspondent to the nature of the literary character.
More...
The article is devoted to the study of gender in the works of the German writer Hermann Hesse, in particular the gender roles and archetypes of anima and animus traced in characters of his novels. During the research, the role of the androgynous personality in society has been clarified. The anima and animus as the most important definitions in gender studies are singled out from the general system of archetypes by Carl Gustav Jung. Features and ways of synthesis of masculine and feminine principles in the human psyche are characterized. The analysis of the works of Hermann Hesse includes the novels “Demian” (1919) and “Narcissus and Goldmund” (1930). With the definition of the concepts, the presence of elements of the psychoanalysis theory and gender studies in the works of Hermann Hesse has been proved. The characters of the novel have been analyzed and characterized in terms of masculinity and femininity. Due to this research, we have been able to clearly define the system of images from the perspective of gender, which makes it possible to use literary works in gender issues more confidently and to characterize the writing activity in a more structured way against the background of gender studies.
More...
Suicide prevalence is especially concerning in China, with 25% of the global suicide deaths occurring in this population and up to 20% of Chinese students reporting suicidal ideation. Past research shows that individuals with a higher suicide risk display greater negative emotional biases in Emotional Stroop tasks, while bilinguals usually display an attentional control advantage. Thus, the general main aim was to investigate the association between the Emotional Stroop interference effect and suicidal behavior in Chinese-English bilingual students. As of yet, it is unknown whether the words used in the Emotional Stroop task exert a greater impact when presented in a bilingual’s first language (L1) or in their second language (L2). In this respect, Study 1 was conducted with 58 Chinese- English bilinguals, who rated the valence and arousal of words presented in both Chinese (L1) and English (L2). Contrasting most of the previous findings, results showed that perceived emotionality was actually higher when negative words were presented in L2. Study 2 aimed to explore bilinguals’ differences in emotional information processing, and whether these would impact the association between attentional control and suicidal behavior. Forty bilingual Chinese undergraduate students were assigned to two groups according to their self-reported suicidal behavior and, following results from Study 1, completed the Emotional Stroop task in L2. The results showed that the association between students’ attentional control biases and their suicidal behavior scores was nonsignificant. Thus, findings suggest that, in the case of bilinguals, attentional control biases cannot be used as an indicator of suicide risk, highlighting the importance of both individual differences and methodology differences when investigating suicide risk.
More...
The preoccupation with the mythical time of humanity, and of each individual’s life constitutes one of the most powerful poetic tools in Louise Glück’s poems. From evoking the foundational times of the Garden of Eden, or the ‘immutable’ hard nut represented by Greek mythology, the poet concentrates whatever may suggest an evolution in time in those initial ‘moments.’ Her reading of the history of the human soul seems to suggest that everything stopped with the first page, or the first words. This study argues that Glück’s use of memory or anamnesis (αʼνάμνησις) as the only path to understanding humanity is present in many of her poems; such vision is more than just mythological literary reference, it supports the idea that childhood memories, relationships, poetic quests, and spiritual journeys are nothing but an expression of such vision. The poems chosen for this paper are not in a chronological order in terms of their time of publication. Nevertheless, we have tried to put them in a chronological order in terms of how they illustrate the idea of time as a sequence of memories accompanying the poet throughout her literary career. We will also argue that this way of treating memory and time, together with the references to mythology, to a decayed Garden, to the pre-carious condition of man, and to the role of the poet can support the idea that Louise Glück has a Romantic–Classical profile.
More...
When discussing the events of 9/11, time is a key factor. How much time passed between the two hits? How long did it take for the towers to fall? How long should we wait to share criticism about America when talking about 9/11? The phrase too soon is used often to shut down any negative opinions or controversial jokes about the terror attack, which also stifles discussion about the topic. While 9/11 is the most photographed terror attack yet, it is also surprisingly censored. As Joan Didion puts it, “the entire event has been seized,” and critical voices were silenced or ostracized. The earliest works of literature about the terrorist attacks were essays. In these works of nonfiction, the authors question the official narrative set by the government, and focus on the experiences and attitudes of the people who witnessed the tragedy in some capacity. In my paper, I aim to investigate the way American writers process the events of September 11 in these essays, with a focus on the motifs of time and memory. While official reporting allowed no time to think about the events and incentivized people to retaliate, these texts question the way the United States grieved, provided space to mourn, and blamed strictly outside sources for the attacks. The goal of this paper is to analyze the ways in which David Foster Wallace explores time and memory on the day of and after 9/11, when the world stopped in its tracks for a day.
More...