Comparative analysis of the terms understatement and meiosis in academic literature
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2025
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Univerzita Mateja Bela : Banská Bystrica
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1338-0583
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The paper offers a comparative analysis of the terms understatement and meiosis, highlighting their conceptual similarities and unique treatment in academic literature. Both involve a decrease in propositional meaning; however, their interpretation differs among various theoretical frameworks. Understatement is commonly regarded as a pragmatic phenomenon reliant on context, while meiosis is typically characterised as a more emphatic and rhetorically significant form of minimisation. By incorporating various definitions, cultural viewpoints, and current scholarly analyses, the article uncovers the ambiguous terminology surrounding these concepts. It suggests that a more accurate distinction, based on the extent of minimisation, rhetorical purpose, and contextual usage, is essential for a better understanding of their functions within the classification of rhetorical, stylistic, and literary devices.
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In: NOVÁ FILOLOGICKÁ REVUE : časopis o súčasnej lingvistike, literárnej vede, translatológii a kulturológii. Banská Bystrica : Univerzita Mateja Bela, 2025. ISSN 1338-0583. Roč. 17, č. 1 (2025), s. 49-61.
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podhodnotenie, understatement, meióza, meiosis, výrokový význam, propositional meaning, slovné zvraty, komparatívna analýza, comparative analysis
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Plán obnovy a odolnosti SR 09I03-03-V02-00011 Štipendiá pre excelentných PhD. študentov a študentky (R1) - UMB v Banskej Bystrici
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