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NIE TYLKO PIES – O KILKU ANIMALISTYCZNYCH NAZWACH FUNKCJONARIUSZY SŁUŻB WIĘZIENNYCH W HISTORII POLSKIEGO SOCJOLEKTU PRZESTĘPCZEGO
NOT ONLY THE PIES [ DOG] – ON SEVERAL ANIMALISTIC NAMES OF PRISON OFFICERS IN THE HISTORY OF POLISH CRIMINAL JARGON
Author(s): Jarosław PacułaSubject(s): Semantics, Historical Linguistics, Western Slavic Languages, 19th Century, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919)
Published by: Jazykovedný ústav Ľudovíta Štúra Slovenskej akadémie vied
Keywords: semantics; etymology; history of words; sociolect;
Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the history of the Polish words with primary meanings ‘animal’ and analyzes different views on their origin. The article describes the phenomenon of zoosemic semantic changes in Polish prison slang from the late 19th and early 20th century. Several animal-specific nouns functioning as synonyms for jailer (prison ward) are presented. Sources of individual names are indicated and it is given a description of semantic changes which took place under the influence of foreign languages.
Journal: Jazykovedný časopis
- Issue Year: 71/2020
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 91-108
- Page Count: 18
- Language: Polish