<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper presents the results of the conducted sociolinguistic research of the knowledge of biblical phraseology in the Slovak-Czech context. On the sample of 80 phrasemes of the biblical origin (their equivalents in Slovak and Czech languages) we reflect on the level of their knowledge and communicative usage by the representatives of the contemporary generationally diversified (seniors – middle generation – young generation) users of Slovak and Czech languages. The comparative Slovak-Czech dimension enables to register the convergent as well as divergent reactions of the users of two culturally and linguistically closely related communities which come to the forefront in both the intragenerational and crossgenerational aspect. In the last part of the paper, the results of the respondents’ phraseological competency in the field of biblical phraseology (knowledge and usage) are confronted with the results of the respondents’ cultural competency exemplified (based on their background knowledge and broader cultural understanding) by their ability to identify the biblical origins of the discussed phrasemes.</p></abstract>

This paper presents the results of the conducted sociolinguistic research of the knowledge of biblical phraseology in the Slovak-Czech context. On the sample of 80 phrasemes of the biblical origin (their equivalents in Slovak and Czech languages) we reflect on the level of their knowledge and communicative usage by the representatives of the contemporary generationally diversified (seniors – middle generation – young generation) users of Slovak and Czech languages. The comparative Slovak-Czech dimension enables to register the convergent as well as divergent reactions of the users of two culturally and linguistically closely related communities which come to the forefront in both the intragenerational and crossgenerational aspect. In the last part of the paper, the results of the respondents’ phraseological competency in the field of biblical phraseology (knowledge and usage) are confronted with the results of the respondents’ cultural competency exemplified (based on their background knowledge and broader cultural understanding) by their ability to identify the biblical origins of the discussed phrasemes.

Biblical phraseology in intra-/interlinguistic Slovak and Czech Context II

Journal of Linguistics/Jazykovedný casopis

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This paper presents the results of the conducted sociolinguistic research of the knowledge of biblical phraseology in the Slovak-Czech context. On the sample...

Biblical phraseology in intra-/interlinguistic Slovak and Czech Context II

Data publikacji: 24 kwi 2018

Zakres stron: 473 - 490

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jazcas-2018-0003

Słowa kluczowe
biblical phraseology, generationally differentiated users of Slovak and Czech languages, phraseological competency

© 2017 Viera Kováčová, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Biblical phraseology in intra-/interlinguistic Slovak and Czech Context II

Data publikacji: 24 kwi 2018

Zakres stron: 473 - 490

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jazcas-2018-0003

Słowa kluczowebiblical phraseology, generationally differentiated users of Slovak and Czech languages, phraseological competency

© 2017 Viera Kováčová, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
biblical phraseology, generationally differentiated users of Slovak and Czech languages, phraseological competency