Bushisms: iiliteracy as a type of polysemy

Being able to read and write is an important skill nowadays. But very often this is not enough to be called literate. Due to illiteracy of people who for various reasons are unable to understand what they read, cannot write well enough, or cannot use the words in their speech properly – there are situations of misunderstanding and even conflicts.

Introduction ……………………………………………………………………....3
I. Illiteracy due to the fact of polysemy. Bushisms from a linguistic view ……....5
1.1. A note on bushisms of all times……………………………………………...6
1.2. Bushisms from the inside view ……………………………………………...6
1.3. Bushisms have a common touch …………………………………………….9
1.4. Richard Thompson’s poem about bushisms ………………………………...10
1.5. Other related linguistic elements: …………………………………………...12
- Mondegreens;
- Spoonerisms;
- Damaging quotation;
- Eggcorn;
- Freudian slip.
II. The analysis of the bushisms’ phenomenon ………………………………….20
2.1. Beyond bushisms…………………………………………………………….22
2.2. Various definitions ………………………………………………………….22
2.3. Reasons ……………………………………………………………………...23
2.4. Bushisms: best moments …………………………………………………....27
Conclusion ………………………………………………………………………30
Bibliography……………………………………………………………………..31