Образ мазура в славянской фольклорной языковой картине мира (на материале текстов польского, украинского и частично русского и белорусского фольклора)

The main thesis put forward in this article is the question of folk linguistic view of Mazur in the examples of Polish, Ukrainian, Belarusian and Russian folklore. The question are analyzed on the basis of folklore materials: anectodes, traditional oral folk stories, adages and fairy tales. The research method is based on Bartminski’s and J. Matskevichsconcept of linguistic worldview. Linguistic worldview is understood as a kind of interpretation of reality and group of ideas reflected in language. Folklore is understood as reflection of popular worldview, system of beliefs and ethnic stereotypes. This article focus on a reconstruction of Mazurs linguistic creation, and also try to define his role in Slavic folk linguistic view.