Informacje o płci w słownikach języka polskiego i bośniackiego
Information about gender in Polish and Bosnian dictionaries

Summary/Abstract: The main aim is showing the difference in expressing of male and female in dictionaries of Polish and Bosnian. Observation is based on contemporary Polish and Bosnian dictionaries. Information about gender is contained in different elements of lexicographic description, f.e. grammatical form of the word, way of the definition, meaning and context of usage. Comparison of Polish and Bosnian dictionaries shows that the extent of asymmetry in this two Slavic languages is different. Bosnian language has the word derivation system with a high degree of symmetry in masculine and feminine forms, which can not be said about Polish language. You can express the opinion that the woman and her professional activity are more visible in Bosnian than in Polish.

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