%0 Journal Article
%T Morphopragmatic View on the Ironic Use of Diminutives in Polish
%A Polak, Paulina
%J Studies in Polish Linguistics
%V Volume 18 (2023)
%R 10.4467/23005920SPL.23.004.18045
%N Vol. 18, Issue 2
%P 69-84
%K diminutives, morphopragmatics, irony, evaluation, conversation, perception
%@ 1732-8160
%D 2023
%U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/studies-in-polish-linguistics/artykul/morphopragmatic-view-on-the-ironic-use-of-diminutives-in-polish
%X This paper focuses on the use of diminutives in Polish to express irony. The phenomenon is analyzed from the perspective of morphopragmatics (Dressler, Merlini Barbaresi 1994; Merlini Barbaresi 2015; Nagórko 2015) and reports on the results of a small-scale informant-based study, in which twelve respondents described their evaluation of the pragmatic meaning contributed by diminutives in three naturally-occurring spoken sentences. In most cases, there was a negative reaction to the diminutives as it was considered they represent an arrogant type of irony.