Choroba we współczesnej polszczyźnie w ujęciu semantyki ramowej
Illness/disease (choroba) in contemporary Polish language: A frame semantics analysis
Author(s): Marta Chojnacka-Kuraś, Karolina CzerkasSubject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Logic, Semantics, Cognitive linguistics, Western Slavic Languages, Philosophy of Mind, Cognitive Psychology, Health and medicine and law, Film / Cinema / Cinematography, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: frame; scenario; cognitive semantics; illness/disease; contemporary Polish language
Summary/Abstract: This article presents a reconstruction of the interpretive frame of illness/disease (choroba) in contemporary Polish, drawing on Charles Fillmore’s theory of frame semantics. The analysis is based on data from Polish dictionaries and corpora, taking as its starting point the frames related to the situation of illness/disease, developed for English within the FrameNet project. In contrast to the professional, clinician-focused approach prevalent in the FrameNet database, the Polish frame for illness/ disease (choroba) is reconstructed from the perspective of the patient as the subject experiencing the state of illness, undertaking specific actions, and entering into relationships with others. Three core (obligatory) elements of the frame are distinguished: the subject, the condition, and the state of being in the condition, along with a range of non-core categories that specify the core elements in detail (e.g., type of subject, location, cause, or type of condition). The frame structure also includes two subframes: treatment and social environment, which introduce medical and social perspectives.
Journal: Forum Lingwistyczne
- Issue Year: 1/2026
- Issue No: 14
- Page Range: 1-22
- Page Count: 22
- Language: Polish
