A STUDY OF INMATE ARGOT IN ROMANIAN PRISONS

• Authors: Lavinia NADRAG , Manuela STROESCU

Title variants

PL

PSYCHOLINGWISTYCZNE PODEJŚCIE DO ŻARGONU WIĘŹNIÓW W RUMUŃSKICH ZAKŁADAH PENITENCJARNYCH

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The lexis and structure of prison argot reflect the personalities of inmates who employthem, as well as the conflicts and tensions inherent in prison settings. It is shown in this article thatthe distinctiveness of prison argot is largely a product of the character of penal context. Its extent ofuse varies with the extent of penal discipline. Appreciation of this complex relationship mightfacilitate improved communication between prisoners and custodial authorities. In addition,knowledge of prison argot meanings has a potential to improve the management of prison-basedprograms and thus appears helpful in the complex process of prisoners' rehabilitation and socialreintegration.

PL

Leksyka i struktura żargonu więźniów odzwierciedla ich osobowość, a także konflikty i napięcie jakie jest obecne w środowisku więżiennym. Celem artykułu jest pokazanie, że cechy charakterystyczne żargonu więźniów są w dużym stopniu wynikiem osadzenia w kontekście penitencjarnym. Zakres użycia żargonu różni się w zależności od restrykcyjności wprowadzonej w danym ośrodku dyscypliny penitencjarnej. Znajomość tego żargonu może potencjalnie ułatwić kontakt więźniów z władzani zakładów karnych, a nawet poprawić jakość zarządzania, wspomóc proces resocjalizacji więźniów i ich późniejszej integracji ze społeczeństwem.  

Keywords

EN

prison argot; romanian argot; jargon; study; inmate

PL

żargon; argot; slang; slang więzienny; Rumunia; więźniowie; żargon; argot; slang; slang więzienny; Rumunia; więźniowie

• Publisher: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
• Journal: Comparative Legilinguistics
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 4
• Pages: 39-48

Dates

published

2010-06-01

Contributors

author

Lavinia NADRAG

• Ovidius University, Constanţa

author

Manuela STROESCU

• Ovidius University, Constanţa

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Identifiers

DOI

10.14746/cl.2010.4.4