Open AccessIntertextuality in Polish political slogans and political catchwords
Author(s) -
Marta Śleziak
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
oblicza komunikacji
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2083-5345
DOI - 10.19195/2083-5345.12.10
Subject(s) - intertextuality , politics , linguistics , political communication , literature , history , sociology , media studies , political science , art , philosophy , law
The paper discusses the intertextual potential of political catchwords and political slogans, according to the collection of this kind of textual formulas present in the Polish political and public discourse between the years 1918–2018. All the examples presented come from the collection of Polish political catchwords (slogans) from the years 1918–2018 compiled at Wrocław University, completed with contemporary examples from the last two years. Basing on Polish political catchwords, the author presents examples of different intertextual types. There are two types of intertextuality depicted: (1) citations and (2) allusions to other popular catchwords and catchphrases (2.a), to famous cultural texts (2.b), and to reality and widespread occurrences (2.c). Besides, the author’s attention focuses on well-known formulas which seem to be the most transformable and replicable throughout history (according to the project of A Dictionary of Polish Political Catchwords).