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In Slovenia, this happened when the novel Na zeleno vejo by Andrej Predin was assigned as the text for the Cankar competition, a Slovenian language competition. Several reading mentors and other readers, specifically adults, were bothered by its use of profanity and vulgar phrases. However, no literature is immune from the use of profanity and cursing, not even children’s literature. As seen in various picture books and short illustrated stories, there are instances of adults, children, and even animals using profanity. Through the analysis, synthesis, and comparative method of mostly modern literary Slovenian texts, suitable for the first six years of Slovenia’s nine-year primary school, it was found that profanity and expletives are stylistically and semantically diverse, and their pragmatic nature must be considered. It was established that, in most cases, profanity and insults are justifiably placed in Slovenian literary works for children. Most often, they appear as a motif; less often, they are used as the central theme (or motif) in the text. A significant role is played by the reading mentor, who must alert the readers to the function of profanity in the text.  \nKeywords: profanity, expletives, children’s literature, taboo, offensive language  \n1 DZS, Slovenia; [sabinaviscek@gmail.com](sabinaviscek@gmail.com).  \nVloga in učinek preklinjanja v otroški literaturi  \nSabina Višček  \n• Polemika o neprimernem jeziku v mladinski literaturi je vedno aktu-alna tema, ki večkrat pritegne pozornost širše javnosti. V Sloveniji se je to zgodilo z romanom Na zeleno vejo Andreja Predina, ko je bilo besedilo predpisano za Cankarjevo tekmovanje, tekmovanje iz znanja slovenščine. Nekatere mentorje branja in druge bralce, predvsem odrasle, so zmotile kletvice in vulgarizmi. Nobena literatura pa ni imunana preklinjanje, tudi otroška ne. V njej, kot je razvidno iz slikanic inkratkih ilustriranih zgodb, preklinjajo odrasli, otroci in živali. V analizi in sintezi ter komparativni metodi večinoma sodobnih pripovednih slovenskih besedil, primernih za prvo in drugo vzgojno-izobraževalnoobdobje osnovne šole, je bilo ugotovljeno, da so kletvice in psovke stilno in semantično raznovrstne, pri čemer je treba nujno upoštevati njihovo pragmatičnost. Ugotovljeno je bilo, da so kletvice in psovke v večini primerov vsebinsko in vizualno upravičeno umeščene v slovenska literarnadela za otroke. Največkrat nastopajo kot motiv, redkeje so osrednja tema (ali motiv) v besedilu. Pomembno vlogo ima mentor branja, ki mora bralce opozoriti na funkcijo kletvice v besedilu.  \nKljučne besede: kletvice, psovke, otroška literatura, tabu, žaljivke  \nIntroduction  \nCursing is associated with problematic and taboo content in children’s literature, which is relevant even in modern times (Saksida, 2022); it is an extremely broad and subjective phenomenon, as some definitions (Andresson, Trudgill 2007; Lyung, 2011 as cited in Beers Fägersten, 2017) see it as an expression of language that should not be understood literally, is tabooed, or stigmatised and evokes strong emotions. The most frequently used profanities are usually also the most offensive. In the context of sociolinguistics and linguistic pragmatics, this is known as ‘the swearing paradox’ (Beers Fägersten, 2012) . Thus, cursing also found in children’s poetry (we will not focus on it in this article) can be perceived with the negative stylistic characteristics of the words, which are stylistically justified as the aesthetics of ugly or as part of subversive children’s literature. It can be seen in the folk literature, but Rozman-Roza stands out among contemporary authors, most prominently in his Vabilo na G","cbCainYAjvlSKMdY","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainYAjvlSKMdY","pdf",191971,21,"English","# Introduction\n## Definitions and classifications of cursing\n## Sociolinguistic and pragmatic perspectives\n## Usage in Slovenian children’s literature","[{\"question\":\"Why does the paper consider cursing relevant in children’s literature?\",\"answer\":\"It describes cursing as tied to taboo and problematic content, yet argued to remain relevant in modern children’s writing. The text also notes the broad and subjective nature of what counts as cursing.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the paper classify profanity and insults?\",\"answer\":\"It reports Nežmah’s division between insulting cursing and profanity in a narrower sense, emphasizing essential differences. It also discusses dictionary-based definitions that may not clearly separate the two categories.\"},{\"question\":\"What role does the reading mentor play according to the paper?\",\"answer\":\"The paper states that mentors must alert readers to the function of profanity in the text. This guidance helps readers interpret how swearwords contribute to meaning rather than treating them only as offensive language.\"}]","The Role and Effect of Profanity in Children’s Literature - read online free | PDF",1792086973,53]