ASPECTS HUMORISTIQUES DES CHRONIQUES DE FOUAD LAROUI : LE CAS DE L’ANGLAIS QUI VEUT SAUVER AL HOCEIMA

Author(s): Elarbi ELBAKKALI / Language(s): French Issue: 1/2023

The paper addresses some humorous aspects of the writer Fouad Laroui’s chronicles posted on the French-speaking Moroccan information site Le360. To this end, our analysis focuses on an article published on August 3, 2016: The Englishman who wants to save Al Hoceima. We seek to detect all the characteristics of the irony that the author adopts each time to create humour in the eyes of the reader. In principle, the humorous statement depends radically on the social and psychological identity of the speakers. As already mentioned, our analysis of Laroui's chronicle focuses on narrative irony, more specifically, its tools and characteristics

L'ÉVOLUTION DU DISCOURS POLITIQUE À L'ÈRE DU NUMÉRIQUE : ANALYSER L’UTILISATION DE LA SATIRE POLITIQUE SUR LES PLATEFORMES NUMÉRIQUES AU MAROC

Author(s): Hassan HABIBI,Aymen NASSIF / Language(s): French Issue: 1/2023

Without a shadow of a doubt, the rise of digital media has revolutionised the information process at multiple levels. Nowadays, internet users can comment, criticise, and shape news in just a few clicks. In this dynamic environment, political caricature is reinventing itself on new media platforms, replacing traditional sketching with more advanced software. Interestingly, this form of expression is no longer exclusive to professional illustrators. Internet users have embraced it to express their views on political news in a playful and ironic tone. This paper aims to analyse this discourse, using parodies, satirical illustrations, and nicknames to criticize the political landscape in Morocco.

UNE ANNÉE CHEZ LES FRANÇAIS DE FOUAD LAROUI : UN DRAME ENTRE HUMOUR ET IRONIE

Author(s): Amine MARTAH / Language(s): French Issue: 1/2023

The reader laughs while reading Fouad LAROUI’s novels. Yet, his writings are far from being comic, they are utterly serious, very serious, in fact; we laugh about serious things! This, paradoxically, raises the question of the laugher himself, with extreme acuteness. This reversed perspective brings us to some essential issues in the work of this author and his conception of art. We shall analyse the novel Une Année chez les Français, focusing essentially on the comic devices and the traces of the irony. We shall unravel the functioning of the text which comes in various layers: from an intuition of the reader which triggers laughter in the beginning, next arousing a cautious laugh, to eventually suspending laughter when the mechanism turns against the reader himself.

GENDER VARIABLE IN REALIZATION OF DIRECTIVE SPEECH ACTS

Author(s): Suzana S. Marković / Language(s): English Issue: 82/2023

This paper deals with the gender variable in realization of directive speech acts, such as requests, suggestions, advice etc. The sample for this small-scale research consists of 328 instances of directive speech acts which are excerpted from the transcripts of selected dialogues of the popular US sitcom Friends and five American feature-length films. Directive speech acts are analyzed using Blum-Kulka et al’s classification (1989) and divided into three broad categories– direct, conventionally indirect, and non-conventionally indirect with many subcategories. The focus of this paper will be on direct strategies typically expressed with imperatives and on conventionally indirect directives usually expressed with interrogative sentences which include a suggestory formula and preparatory strategies, with special emphasis on their use in male and female language. The goal of the paper is to analyze and compare gender preferences in using different strategies for the realization of directives, with the assumption that women will be more thoughtful of the hearer’s face and use indirect forms more frequently than men. This is in line with Holmes’s (1995) characterization of women’s speech as more polite than men’s. The paper will analyze the use of these directive strategies in F-F interactions, M-M interactions, M-F interactions and F-M interactions. The illustrative examples will be analyzed using the theory of speech acts and politeness theory, using qualitative, quantitative and comparative research methods.

Празнуваме 10-годишен юбилей на учебника „Медиен език и стил: теория и съвременни практики”, УИ „Св. Климент Охридски“, 2014 г.

Author(s): Iva Ivanova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 15/2024

Gli studi linguistici in "Ricerche slavistiche" (1952-2021)

Author(s): Anna Bonola / Language(s): Italian Issue: 65/2022

The author discusses articles published in “Ricerche slavistiche” from 1952 to 2021 pertaining the field of Slavic Linguistics, so she does not take into consideration the numerous papers devoted to philology and ecdotics. Firstly, she presents essays on lexicon and language variety (§ 1) within the various Slavic languages, then she considers those essays that are more clearly devoted to morphosyntactic phenomena (§ 2). She pays special attention to the evolution of approaches, methods and themes, together with elements of the Italian and international context helping to understand the role of “Ricerche slavistiche” in the spread and development of Linguistics in Italian Slavic studies during the seventy years of the journal’s activity.

REFERENCE UNIVERSE IN GOURMET LITERARY DISCOURSE LEXICOMETRIC ANALYSIS

Author(s): Emanuela Ciolacu / Language(s): French Issue: 36/2024

By utilizing lexicometric analysis of a study corpus to describe the way literary discourse functions and how the culinary imagination is constructed through gourmet literature, the components required to conduct pragmatic analyses of the discursive structures unique to this kind of discourse can be identified. In this paper, we investigate how computational methods might be used to find important phrases and semantic relationships in a collection of French short stories. Using Tropes and AnaText software, we verify reference universes that stand out as repeating themes in the corpus texts, starting from the premise that there is a substantial frequency of words belonging to the culinary lexicon in narrative gourmet writings.

Linguistic Models of Mass Media Genres` Stylistic Diffusion in the Communicative Space of Ukraine and Bulgaria

Author(s): Dmytro Dergach / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2024

Research attention is focused on fundamental changes in techniques and methods of informing , which activate the communicative capabilities of language and give rise to new genres, forms and formats of interpersonal communication in various spheres and discourses. It actualizes the research problem of the diffuse stylistic nature of mass media genres, argued by the processes of assimilation of public communication`s spheres. The author’s argumentation is based on the vectors of the dynamics of the literary language`s evolutionary potential, that is focused on the format and tasks of social communication. Predictably, the architectonic heterogeneity and polyfunctionality of the language of media texts explain the syncretic nature of the genres. And also the tendency to their constant modification and transformation regarding the structure, meanings and communicative valence of language units. The article interprets models of updating of the functional and stylistic paradigm of modern literary languages in their genre projection and perspective, which do not depend on the time and space of culture. To prove this thesis, the texts of the Ukrainian and Bulgarian media space in the genre of posts in social networks were chosen as the object of analysis. The main research aim is to determine the typicality / atypicality of stylistic diffusion in the genre paradigm of Ukrainian and Bulgarian media. The attention is paid to the bloggers and companies that are well- known in Ukraine and Bulgaria as influencers who make professional activities in the fields of health, beauty, sport, etc., and really model the current mass language consciousness. The research base is formed by texts that were published in the social networks Instagram, Facebook in 2023 – 2024. The functional and stylistic methodology of the mentioned material`s interpretation allows in a comparative discourse to prove the typicality of communicative processes that are resulted in the stylistic diffusion of modern mass media genres.

IN MEMORIAM PROF. DR. MIDHAT RIĐANOVIĆ

Author(s): Nedžad Leko / Language(s): Bosnian Issue: 1/2023

In memoriam Prof. Dr. Midhat Riđanović (1935–2023).

Wiedza boska a wiedza ludzka. Boska synestezja w filozofii Ksenofanesa z Kolofonu

Author(s): Sebastian Śpiewak / Language(s): Polish Issue: 49/2023

The aim of the present article is to analyze the poetry of Xenophanes of Colophon concerning his epistemological considerations with the notion of god proposed by him. Traditionally, Xenophanes is well known as a philosopher engaged in the debate on the meaningfulness of mythological ideas. At the same time, he advocates the concept of god, which is different from pictures transmitted through The Greek epic. It shall be shown how the theological approach of the Colophonian finds its justification in his remarks on cognitive abilities, especially in creatively used opposition between human and divine knowledge. Recently indicated, the connection between Xenophanes’ theology and his epistemological theses is not exhausted in the critique of religious anthropomorphism but is more profound, and based on the awareness of the impossibility of clear knowledge (saphes) for a human being. The latter is, however attributed to god alone, who gains the knowledge in the manner of synesthesia.

THE FACILITIES AND DIFFICULTIES OF TRANSLATING PROUST À LA RECHERCHE DU TEMPS PERDU MASTERPIECE

Author(s): Paul-Cristian Albu / Language(s): French Issue: 37/2024

The purpose of the paper is to offer a panoramic view of the difficulties of translating an epic masterpiece written by the most prolific and prodigious French writer Marcel Proust. Its creative language could be an obstacle for our contemporary reader, because of the lengthy language style and the remembrance of all the events that occurred in the private life of the author whose work we analyzed quickly and successfully. I am also interested in researching how these difficulties can be understood in contemporaneity and how this work's message can be reflected. To offer an enriched view of the analysis of A la recherche du temps perdu, we have used the technique of close reading the masterpiece entirely, focusing on how we can explain the lexical and syntactic difficulties.

THE STUDENT'S OPINION - DEMOCRACY IN THE PRESS

Author(s): Valentina Andreea Popovici / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 37/2024

Reading the political articles in the current press, we find that the journalistic style has undergone strong changes, mostly after the year 2000. The Romanian press of the last two decades contains articles in which there is an interference of styles, but also from a thematic point of view one can notice the intermingling of the news with the subjuctive interpretation pushed to the extreme with the pertinent or less pertinent opinion of the journalist who cannot refrain himself from metaphors as rich in nuances as possible when presenting either political or social events.

THE RATIONALITY OF ADVERTISING. AN ANALYSIS OF RATIONAL, EMOTIONAL, INTEGRATIVE AND MECHANISTIC ADVERTISING

Author(s): Dan-Laurențiu Cardaș-Răduța / Language(s): English Issue: 37/2024

Given that several opinions have emerged in the literature over time according to which advertising addresses the irrational side of the public, this study aims to demonstrate that there is rationality even in types of advertising that at first glance do not target the consumers' rationality: emotional, mechanistic and integrative advertising. The study also aims to identify what types of rationality exist in these types of advertising, with reference to the Weberian theory of rationality, from which it focuses on instrumental rationality and value rationality. The main results of the research show that beyond the emotional impact that advertising has, the public is looking for rational objectives to purchase a product. These objectives are linked to the audience's values and its need to adapt to the demands of society. The study also shows that all types of advertising can be rationalised, as audiences do not automatically react to 'irrational' messages but decide on the basis of reasoning. Advertisers know this game of rationality and irrationality and use it frequently.

Styl – dyskurs – komunikacja urzędowa w badaniach diachronicznych (na przykładzie górnośląskich ksiąg kancelaryjnych z XVI–XVIII wieku)

Author(s): Mirosława Siuciak / Language(s): Polish Issue: XXXII/2023

The aim of this article is to show a new perspective in diachronic research on communication in the legal and official sphere. Until now, research has focused on the style of texts related to this field of communication, but any analysis has been selective. The introduction of the category of discourse into historical linguistics allows for a more comprehensive view of the source material through the prism of the communication rituals in force at a given period and the principles of constructing texts with specific pragmatic aims and stylistic properties. The subject of the analysis is the records in the official town registers of the early 17th century concerning real estate purchase and sale transactions. Taking into account the continuity of the officialese discourse, the author shows how texts documenting property changes were formulated at that time and proves that certain structural and stylistic elements continue in the contract genre today. A broader study of the history of the discourse would make it possible to show the formation of new genre forms from pre-existing officialese expressions set in particular time, in a different legal system and communication patterns.

Особенности концептуализации имени собственного публицистическом дискурсе

Author(s): Anna Zhavoronkova / Language(s): Russian Issue: 1/2021

The article examines the features of the linguistic objectification of names associated with the names of key political persons in the modern Serbian-language publicistic discourse. Such persons are the leading political figures of modern Serbia (president, prime minister, minister of internal affairs, minister of military affairs, etc.), whose names serve as the personification of the country's image. The proper name acts as a conceptual dominant of the media text, the nature of the linguistic objectification of which makes it possible to judge the moods prevailing in the social and political life of the country, the mirror of which is journalism. The semantic structure of a proper name is represented by the personal and professional traits of politicians, which are interpreted by the authors through the categories of the comic; as a result, the political person receives an unflattering, offensive nickname, which, however, takes its place in discourse and continues to be actively replicated.

1902 TARİHLİ KİRİL HARFLİ KIRIM TATARCA BİR SÖZLÜKTEKİ SÖZ VARLIĞI

Author(s): Bülent Hünerli / Language(s): Turkish Issue: 23/2024

The Crimean Tatars, who have important commonalities with the Turkish region in terms of literary tradition, actually have an old tradition of lexicography and very valuable Crimean Tatar dictionaries have been published in the process. These dictionaries are mostly general in nature and also include glossaries of terms. Codex Kumanicus is accepted by Crimean Tatars as the first Crimean Tatar dictionary and work. Written in the 13-14th centuries, this work is one of the indispensable sources of Turkological studies. In the following years, valuable Crimean-Tatar dictionaries were prepared. Towards the end of the 19th century, another work titled Short RussianTatar Dictionary (Crimean dialect) was published. This dictionary was written especially for Russian tourists visiting Crimea and locals who did not know Crimean Tatar well. In the introduction of the work, various information about the dictionary is given: Approximately 2/3 of the words in the dictionary are composed of words used in spoken language. Apart from the dictionary, the main grammatical rules and phrases and sentences in Crimean Tatar are also included. In this dictionary Crimean Tatar words are written in Cyrillic alphabet. At a time when the Arabic alphabet was used among the Crimean Tatars, the publication of such a work in Cyrillic is very remarkable. However, the Cyrillic alphabet of Crimean Tatar words has made it difficult to express some sounds in Crimean Tatar language. In the end, the dictionary is a "guide dictionary". In our study, we will introduce this dictionary and examine it in terms of vocabulary.

Имена равноапостольных Кирилла и Мефодия в городской газете: семантико-стилистический аспект (на материале газеты "Кузнецкий рабочий", Новокузнецк, Россия)

Author(s): Irina Pushkareva / Language(s): Russian Issue: 1/2018

The article examines semantic and stylistic features of the use of the Slavic enlighteners’ Cyril and Methodius names in the city newspaper “Kuznetsky rabochy” (Novokuznetsk, Russia) representing regional media discourse and demonstrating value system of the contemporary. The Siberian city newspaper actualizes the topic of the preservation of historical memory and cultural traditions.

Образное поле "сердце/душа" в поэтическом тексте (на материале русской поэзии XIX–XX веков)

Author(s): Gigla Dzhyndzholiia / Language(s): Russian Issue: 1/2024

The article is devoted to the study of the figurative designations heart and soul. For analysis, the author uses metaphors, comparisons and nominal periphrases taken from the works of Russian poets of the 19th–20th centuries. The concept of a figurative field is substantiated, its composition is established, and its system relationships are described. The article considers stable images and ways of their reinterpretation in a number of idiostyles and traces the evolution of tropes. The continuity of some images (fire; water bodies; birds etc.), the weakening and fading of traditional semantic connections (for example, heart/soul — temple) and the emergence of new ones are noted. Semantic connections, only outlined in the poetry of the 19th century, become widespread in the 20th century (heart/soul — music; flora; human; animals, insects, fish). The 20th century sees the emergence of a figurative likening of the soul/heart to a dwelling, a home. The poetry of the 20th century is characterised by reduced associations and depoeticisation of traditionally lofty images.

Refusal and politeness strategies favoured among Iraqi and Malaysian learners in marriage proposals

Author(s): Tabarek Ali Qassim,Nawal Fadhel Abbas,Hooi Chee Mei / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2023

The study targets exploring the similarities and differences between Iraqi and Malaysian learners of English in refusing marriage proposals. Also, it examines the favored politeness strategies that learners use to protect their interlocutors’ face, heeding both their social distance and status. Data were gathered by a Discourse Completion Task (DCT) which contained six marriage situations. Responses were analyzed based on Beebe et al.’s (1990) refusal taxonomy and Scollon et al.’s (2012) politeness system. The findings indicated that both the Iraqi and Malaysian learners preferred the indirect refusal strategies in marriage proposals, as well as the hierarchical politeness in the form of independence strategies regardless of the social status and distance between interlocutors. However, they differed in the sort of indirect strategies most frequently utilized. The Iraqi learners favored reason, regret, and non-performative statements, whilst the Malaysian learners preferred regret, non-performative statements, and reason.

Tt’s complicated: the relationship between lexis, syntax, and proficiency

Author(s): Christopher Williams / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2023

This paper explores the relationship between lexical and syntactic complexity measures and proficiency in L2 English argumentative essays written by L1 Czech high school students. Syntactic complexity is generally understood as referring to the “range and sophistication” (Ortega 2015) of grammatical constructions, whereas lexical complexity can refer to the range and frequency of the words used. The research used 100 essays written by final year high school students. Lexical complexity was analysed using the Lexical Complexity Analyzer (Ai & Lu 2010, Lu 2012), syntactic complexity using the L2 Syntactic Complexity Analyzer (Lu 2010, 2014) and Biber et al.’s (2011) hypothesised developmental stages for complexity framework. Despite a large number of measurements failing to produce any significant patterns, positive correlations were found between lexical diversity measures and vocabulary scores. Similarly, Mean Length of Clause (MLC) and Complex nominals per clause (CN/C) showed weak positive associations with grammar scores, as did Stage 5 of the developmental stages. The findings provide an insight into the kinds of complexity features that can be given more focus during instruction and underscore the potential of these measures as determinants of proficiency.