The rural child’s in language and culture

Abstract

The purpose of the article is representation of linguo-cultural view of child in of the Lasowiaks’ and Rzeszowiaks’ culture. The basis of the research are selected monographic works of Aleksander Saloni, Oskar Kolberg and Franciszek Kotula. In the reconstruction of the linguistic and cultural image of the child was applied the cognitive method by Jerzy Bartmiński. The analysis shows categories separated on the basis of the collected material. In each category (for example: appearance, features, attributes and actions) have been distinguished subcategories. The analysis presents which attributes creating the prototypical representation of a child in folklore. The analysis let us deduct that in a folk image: a child was the God’s gift; unlike the parents, a child is particular sensitive to an illness or the magic activities; the background of the child defines its status and future (child conceived in marriage had a better futurity); the negative features are those that dominate in the case of a child (for example: crying, sick, hungry, immature). The article indicates a part of a wide specter of my research from my master thesis which is entitled: The Lingustic Representation of family in the folklore of the Lasowiaks and Rzeszowiaks.