On some selected watchwords of social campaigns. Communication and stylistic aspects of their functioning

Abstract

This article is devoted to slogans accompanying social campaigns; they are analysed from the perspective of the communication and style. The research material includes social campaign projects submitted for the “Social Campaign of the Year 2014” competition. A review of the collected linguistic material confirms that campaign slogans often reflect the prevailing linguistic fashion or the language trends. They also fulfil social needs and interests, refer to other varieties of the language (especially the colloquial variety) refer to phrases and proverbs well-established in the Polish language and evoke various associations. Attention has also been paid to slogans employing various word games like play on words, the spelling or the sound of the words. The analysis covers also a group with rhyming slogans or ones of poetic, ambiguous or intriguing nature.