Expressive qualifiers and the identification of emotionally marked vocabulary in the lexicographic sources Cover Image

Kwalifikatory ekspresywne a identyfikacja słownictwa nacechowanego emocjonalnie w źródłach leksykograficznych
Expressive qualifiers and the identification of emotionally marked vocabulary in the lexicographic sources

Author(s): Barbara Mitrenga
Subject(s): Lexis, Historical Linguistics, Western Slavic Languages
Published by: Akademia Techniczno-Humanistyczna w Bielsku-Białej
Keywords: expressive vocabulary; expressive qualifiers; history of Polish language; lexicography;

Summary/Abstract: Expressive qualifiers and the identification of emotionally marked vocabulary in the lexicographic sources The article compiles and compares the signaling or qualifying expressive vocabulary methods in 13 early and contemporary lexicographic sources. The author refers to the findings of researchers to date, including on the history and scope of use of qualifiers, in particular expressive qualifiers (e.g. piesz., lekcew., pog., wulg., żart.), and other ways of signaling by lexicographers of expressive marking of words, e.g. in the form of terms used in the definition (e.g. „expressively about...”, „with pity about...”, „offensive word”). Based on the collected material, she formulates conclusions about the possibilities and difficulties in the excerption of expressively characterized vocabulary from the lexicographic sources in a diachronic approach. It justifies that in studies of expressive lexis, it is necessary to observe colloquialisms as well as diminutive and bold words. He also draws attention to the possibility of using electronic dictionaries in quantitative and qualitative research on expressively characterized words.

  • Issue Year: 2/2022
  • Issue No: 39
  • Page Range: 209-230
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish