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Mantl, mantlík, mantlíček (Od polysémie k homonymii)
Mantl, mantlík, mantlíček (From polysemy to homonymy)

Author(s): Petr Nejedlý
Subject(s): Lexis, Semantics, Historical Linguistics, Western Slavic Languages
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro jazyk český
Keywords: Czech folk song; Czech noun mantl; homonymy; lexical periphery; newly discovered meaning; polysemy; semantic development

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the position of the noun mantl (from the German Mantel) and its derivatives on the periphery of the Czech lexical system; the author points out a new discovered meaning recorded in a folk song from the late 18th century. The seemingly disparate semantic spectrum of the lexeme ('coat'; 'intrigues'; 'illegitimate child') is caused by its repeated discontinuous borrowing from German, each time in a different meaning.

  • Issue Year: 105/2022
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 304-310
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Czech