Cradle songs for adults
UDC 811.112.2 BBK 83.3(2Рос=Рус)6+81.2Нем
The article is devoted to the parody of a cradle song. As seen in the example of the texts by German authors and authors – Germans from Russia of different periods the genre is changed: the shift in the perspective of communication, the disappear-ance of the key theme (the mother’s love for her child), the appearance of a new per-locutionary effect.
Key words: cradle song, parody, anaphora, epiphora, Macaronic song.