A Reflection of Man and Culture in Language and Literature

Table Of Contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• About the editors
• About the book
• Citability of the eBook
• Contents
• List of Authors
• Introduction
• Linguistics and Foreign Language Didactics
• Precedent Phenomena in the Mirror of Associations
• The Origin of the Term Precedent Phenomenon
• Theoretical Interpretations of Precedent Phenomenon
• Structure of Precedent Phenomenon: Centre, Periphery and Zone of Transition
• Precedent Phenomena as a Manifestation of Intertextuality
• The Association Experiment in Diachronical Cross-Section
• The Characteristics of the Association Experiment
• Association Dictionaries, resp. Dictionaries of Association Norms
• Conclusion
• Precedent Phenomena as a Linguistic, Translation and Reception Problem11 The paper is part of the research project UGA III/15/2016 Špecifiká transferu a recepcie precedentných fenoménov v slovenských a nemeckých prekladoch súčasnej ruskej prózy (The particularities of transfer and reception of precedent phenomena in Slovak and German translations of contemporary Russian fiction) at the Department of Translation Studies, Faculty of Arts, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra.
• Linguoculturology as a Current Perspective in Studying Language and Culture
• National Cultural Space in Cognitive Linguistics
• The Concept of Precedentness (Precedent Phenomena) from the Linguocultural Perspective
• Precedentness from the Perspective of Contemporary Linguistics
• Classification of Precedent Phenomena
• Precedent Names as a Cultural Translation and Reception Phenomenon
• Precedent Names in Linguistics and Cultural Studies
• Precedent Names and Their Function in Creating National Cultural Stereotypes
• Translation and Reception of Precedent Names in Three Linguistic Communities and Cultural Contexts
• Names of Rulers, Statesmen, Representatives of Political and Cultural Life
• Names of Writers and Literary Works
• Names of Singers, Artists and Their Works
• Conclusion
• Expressing Emotions in Slovak and Romanian Proverbs and Idioms: A Comparison of the Language View of the World Reconstructed from Communication-Cultural Stereotypes and Paremiological Language Material of Two Typologically Different Languages
• Methods and Processes of Primary Research: Methodological Basis of Research
• Cognitive Science, Cognitive Linguistics, Cognitive Phraseology
• Basic Concepts and Research Methods of Cognitive Linguistics and Cognitive Phraseology
• The Slovaks in Romania and Bilingualism as a Dialogue of Cultures
• Reconstruction of the Linguistic Picture of the World from Proverbs and Idioms
• Interpretation and Comparison of Slovak and Romanian Proverbs, Idioms and Phraseologized Similes Expressing the Emotion of Love
• Love Between a Man and a Woman
• Interpretation and Comparison of Slovak and Romanian Proverbs, Idioms and Phraseologized Similes Expressing the Emotion of Anger
• Conclusions
• Cognitive Analysis of the Concept of Envy as an Interpretative Construct of Slovak Lingual and Cultural Society11The article was published with the financial support of the University Grant Agency of the University of Constantine the Philosopher in Nitra within the project no. I-14-213-02 “Solution of linguistic and extralinguistic means involved in the realization of the tabloid principle in Slovak print media”.
• Metaphor as a Lingual and Cognitive Phenomenon
• Anthropocentrism as a Starting Point of Lingual Conceptualization of the World
• Categorization of Conceptual Metaphors
• Theoretical and Methodological Basis for Cognitive-Linguistic Analysis
• Conceptual Metaphors of the Concept of Envy
• Metaphorical Conceptualization of Envy Based on Sensory Experience with the Colour Spectrum
• Summary
• Interlingual Homonymy in Genetically Related Languages11 In cases where there is no need to set apart interlingual paronymy, we have decided to use the term interlingual homonymy as an umbrella term for both homonymy and paronymy; that means for similar or identical interlingual lexical couples.
• Terminological Definition of Interlingual Homonymy
• Theoretical Definition of Interlingual Homonymy
• Research on Interlingual Homonymy in Slavic Linguistics
• The Issue of Interlingual Homonymy in the Slovak-Slovene Relationship
• Instead of a Conclusion
• Intonation in Reports Featuring “Light” Topics on Slovak TV News11The article originated within the UGA project, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, no. III/12/2016 The function of emphasis in the TV news.
• Introduction
• The Role of the Media in the Creating and Forming of Linguistic Norms
• Intonation in the Slovak Language and Basic Types of Melodeme
• Intonation in Contemporary TV News
• Research of Intonation in Slovak TV News
• Characteristics of the Research
• Intonation Analysis of Reports on Light Topics
• Summary
• Lexical Means Used in the Realization of the Tabloid Principle: (Based on the Stimulation of Malevolence)11The article was published with the financial support of the University Grant Agency of the University of Constantine the Philosopher in Nitra within the project no. I-14-213-02 “Solution of linguistic and extralinguistic means involved in the realization of the tabloid principle in Slovak print media”.
• Headlines in the Tabloid Daily Papers Nový Čas and Plus JEDEN DEŇ
• The Contrast Principle as a Constituent of the “Tabloid Strategy”
• Referring Expressions Implying the Subjective Opinion of the Author
• Metaphorization as an Expressively Emotive Constituent of the Contrast Principle
• Cognitive Metaphors Used in the Stimulation of Malevolence
• Evaluative Metaphors Used in the Stimulation of Malevolence
• Metonymies Used in Stimulating Malevolence
• Comparison Used in Stimulating Malevolence
• The Phraseological Unit as an Expressively Emotive Constituent of the Tabloid Principle
• Colloquialisms, Slang and Vulgarisms Used in the Realization of the Tabloid Principle
• Irony (Sarcasm) – Text Creating Means of Tabloid Text
• Summary
• Analysis of Teaching Materials for Foreign Language Reading Comprehension
• Introduction
• Integrating Creativity and Reading
• Teaching Effectively Using a Trans-Disciplinary Approach and Skills
• Critical Thinking in Reading
• Coursebook Reading Materials and Their Evaluation
• Types of Reading Comprehension
• Methodology
• Research Sample
• Research Questions and Hypotheses
• Research Methods
• Procedure
• Results
• Evaluation of New Coursebook-Related Opportunities for Reading Skills Development
• Discussion and Conclusions
• A Brief View of the History of the Standard Slovak Language (Between the Two World Wars), Vojvodina Slovak Studies and the Relevance of Vojvodina Slovak Studies in the History of the Standard Slovak Language
• Vojvodina Slovak Studies and Its Relevance to the History of the Standard Slovak Language
• Lanštják and Launer’s View on Štúr’s Standardization of the Slovak Language
• Introduction
• Lanštják’s View on Štúr’s Literary Language
• Launer’s Opinion on Štúr’s Literary Language
• Summary
• Literary Research
• The Magic of Intertextuality in Carol Ann Duffy’s Poetry
• The World’s Wife
• Intertextuality in The World’s Wife
• Little Red Cap
• Mrs Midas
• Mrs Faust
• Delilah
• from Mrs Tiresias
• Demeter
• Conclusion
• The Lyric Subject in Contemporary Poetry
• Revision and Self-Censorship in the Poetry Collection Sonety Pre Tvoju Samotu (Sonnets For Your Solitude) by Vojtech Mihálik11This text is an output of the research project UGA I-16-213-02 – Tvorba Vojtecha Mihálika a jej dobová recepcia (The work of Vojtech Mihálik and its contemporary interpretation).
• Conclusion
• The Influence of Dionýz Durišin on Lotman’s Semiosphere Theory. Semiotics Between Russia and Slovakia
• A Short History of Comparative Literature
• The Lotmanian Point of View: A Semiotic Definition of Culture
• Semiotics of Culture
• Type of Culture
• The Semiosphere
• Continuous Processes and the Explosion: The Dynamics of Cultural Systems
• Ďurišin and Lotman
• The Aesthetic Event and the Act of Interpretation11This text was created as a part of the project: UGA I-16-216-02 – Theory of the aesthetic event.
• Conclusion
• Studies in Linguistics, Anglophone Literatures and Cultures