GOSPODARZ, GOSPODYNI, GOSPODAROWANIE, GOSPODARSTWO W GWARACH POLSKICH
THE HOMESTEAD MASTER, THE HOMESTEAD MISTRESS, FARM MANAGEMENT, THE HOMESTEAD IN THE LIGHT OF POLISH DIALECTS

Summary/Abstract: This article, based on an analysis of Polish dialects, examines an important dimension of rural life, namely farm management. Its aim is to reconstruct the dialectal representation of the homestead master (whether wealthy or poor, managing a large or small holding), the homestead mistress in her capacity both as farm manager and the master's wife, the quality of farm management, and the homestead itself (prosperous or impoverished, large or small), on the basis of the collected and analyzed lexical material. The lexical-semantic analysis results in a multifaceted portrayal of farm managers, the practice of farm management, and the rural estate, as conceptualized in terms of wealth, scale, and quality.

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