The Perceptual Feature of Taste in the Structure of Dictionary Definitions (Based on Dictionaries of the Polish Language) Cover Image

Percepcyjna cecha smaku w strukturze definicji słownikowych (na podstawie słowników języka polskiego)
The Perceptual Feature of Taste in the Structure of Dictionary Definitions (Based on Dictionaries of the Polish Language)

Author(s): Alina Yodlovska
Subject(s): Lexis, Comparative Linguistics, Descriptive linguistics, Western Slavic Languages, Eastern Slavic Languages
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: perceptual mode; vocabulary definitions; verbalization; perceptual sign TASTE;

Summary/Abstract: The article compares the verbal description of the names of thirty-four fruits in Polish dictionaries, taking into account the descriptions of tastes in the definitions and their relationship with the structure of the definitions. The definitions of bases and polymodal tastes are analysed and differences in the way they are interpreted are revealed. Standards for the perception of the tastes in Polish, Russian, Ukrainian and English are highlighted.

  • Issue Year: 29/2022
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 191-209
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish