How, where and when did the nurek become the sznurek? A gloss on field research by K. Nitsch and an article by S. Urbańczyk Cover Image

Jak, gdzie i kiedy nurek stał się sznurkiem? Glosa do badań terenowych K. Nitscha i artykułu S. Urbańczyka
How, where and when did the nurek become the sznurek? A gloss on field research by K. Nitsch and an article by S. Urbańczyk

Author(s): Paulina Michalska-Górecka, Błażej Osowski
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Akademia im. Jakuba z Paradyża
Keywords: sequative names; expressivisms; regional nicknames for dissenters

Summary/Abstract: The subject of the research is the lexeme nurek understood as ‘evangelical, follower of evangelicalism’.This meaning is not included in general dictionaries of the Polish language, and amongdialectal dictionaries it is only confirmed by Bernard Sychta’s Dictionary of Kashubian dialects.The aim of the article is to try to answer the questions contained in its title, namely: how the lexemesnurek and sznurek came to be identified, when it happened and in what area. At the same time,the article is a commentary on a short article by S. Urbańczyk (Sznurek, i.e. an evangelical) referringto K. Nitsch’s field research conducted at the beginning of the 20th century in Mogilno, Greater Poland.

  • Issue Year: 30/2024
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 99-108
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish
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