“Literatura mirovoj revoljucii”, 5-6, 1931 - [S009]
Communicative Intention: Creation of the image of the Other as the "Enemy"
Utterance Aim: To arouse suspicion in the reader and cause him to distance himself from the concept described
Concrete Linguistic Means/Tool: Use of ironic inverted commas
Journal Title: "Literatura mirovoj revoljucii"
Journal Number: 5-6
Contexts & Examples:
Давая в специальной статье исчерпывающую оценку этой дискуссии и подробный анализ «аргументов» господина Пуляйля и ему подобных дезорганизаторов молодого пролетлитературного рабочего движения на Западе, мы приводим здесь полностью статьи Энгельсон и Пуляйля, как интересный документ, характеризующий ту идеологическую путаницу, которую проявляет во Франции не только наши враги, но зачастую и искренние защитники пролетарской литературы
Edited by Svetlana Slavkova
The use of ironic inverted commas in the designations indicates that the author does not support these phenomena, or, at least, does not recognise them as acceptable. In this example, it is implicitly argued that the “argumenty” [arguments] put forward by Henry Poulaille in support of his conception of proletarian literature are not valid: they are unfounded and reveal a failure to grasp the true essence of proletarian literature, which – according to the commentator – must necessarily be Marxist and revolutionary. The use of ironic inverted commas attests, among other things, to a certain aggressive charge, since doubt is consciously and strategically instilled in the reader, with the aim of winning his consent and inducing him to join US and become ONE of US.