The Living Bjørnson: A Pragmatic Analysis of a Political Joke Published in the Magazine Osa (1932)

Katarína MOTYKOVÁ

https://doi.org/10.53465/JAP.2025.9788022552806.343-355

 

Abstract: The study presents an analysis of a political cartoon published in the humoristic and satirical magazine Osa in 1932, reflecting the celebrations of the hundredth anniversary of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson’s birth. Its aim is to contribute to the research on the reception of the Norwegian writer B. Bjørnson in Slovakia – specifically, to complement existing studies of his reception by examining representations of Bjørnson in the Slovak-language press, where he was mainly received as a figure with political influence. The analysis draws on linguistic theories of humor and approaches the verbal joke research, through the examination of communicative roles, as an effective tool of ideological appropriation.

Keywords: Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson; Milan Ivanka; Osa magazine; political humor; linguistic theories of humor; ideological appropriation

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Language of the paper: English

Online publication date: 23 December 2025

Pages: 343 – 355

 

ISBN: 978-80-225-5280-6 (online), 978-80-225-5279-0

ISSN: 2729-8973 (online), 2729-8981

Publisher: Bratislava University of Economics and Business, Vydavateľstvo Ekonóm

 

How to cite this conference proceedings paper (APA 7^th Edition):

Motyková, K. (2025). The Living Bjørnson: A Pragmatic Analysis of a Political Joke Published in the Magazine Osa (1932). In R. Štefančík (Ed.), Jazyk a politika. Na pomedzí lingvistiky a politológie X (pp. 343–355). Vydavateľstvo Ekonóm. https://doi.org/10.53465/JAP.2025.9788022552806.343-355