@article{018e9e44-e4ec-729a-96c2-0f020f525157, author = {Paulina Polak}, title = {Morphopragmatic View on the Ironic Use of Diminutives in Polish}, journal = {Studies in Polish Linguistics}, volume = {Volume 18 (2023)}, number = {Vol. 18, Issue 2}, year = {2023}, issn = {1732-8160}, pages = {69-84},keywords = {diminutives; morphopragmatics; irony; evaluation; conversation; perception}, abstract = {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.}, doi = {10.4467/23005920SPL.23.004.18045}, url = {https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/studies-in-polish-linguistics/article/morphopragmatic-view-on-the-ironic-use-of-diminutives-in-polish} }