Elementy humoru w dziecięcej twórczości językowej
Streszczenie
Referring to the developmental psychology of child of preschool age, the article discusses
kinds of neologistic language creation. The analysed material was derived from the section
entitled "Satyra w krótkich majteczkach" published in the magazine "Kobieta i Życie". On the
basis of several dozen selected examples the difficulties encountered by a child getting to know
its own native language have been presented and discussed. The child makes errors coming
within the range of word-formation, inflection, vocabulary, phraseology (also phonetics and
syntax, which is not supported by examples). These errors not only surprise, but also amuse
the adult receiver of the text, and lor this reason they are called jokes. The word joke does
not, however, properly describe that kind of language creation, because joke means conscious
action aiming at producing comic effects. Neologistic child creation disappears at the age of
around 8 - when full recognition of the rules governing the functioning of language has
finally been reached.
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