Kultura wysoka na służbie, czyli o mitologizmach we współczesnych stylach i odmianach polszczyzny
High Culture on Duty or Mythology-Based Expressions in Contemporary Styles and Varieties of Polish

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this article is to outline the stylistic and varietal extent of mythologybased expressions (of Graeco-Roman provenance), which include mythologically motivated linguistic units with varying formal (single words and polywords) and semantic (primary and secondary meanings) status. Due to their conventional origin, these units primarily belong to the literary variety of Polish. Additionally, they form the basis of numerous academic terms. To a much lesser degree, they also serve as fodder for other speech genres, styles and varieties of Polish that are conditioned by present-day cultural, civilizational and communicative changes, realized, for instance, in the language of journalists, internet users, public figures, manufacturers or owners of commercial and service facilities. The expressions in question are used in texts that differ stylistically, where they perform not only denotative-connotative but also axiological and expressive functions.

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