Barwa biała w języku górnołużyckim (na tle porównawczym czesko-polskim)
White in the Upper Sorbian language (against the Czech-Polish comparative background)

Summary/Abstract: White has quite diverse symbolism in European culture, which is also confirmed by the connectionscontaining the name of the colour white, referring to nature and human life. The subject of this article isthe analysis of the figurative and non-transferable meanings and connotations of the name běła ‘white’in the Upper Sorbian language. The description is accompanied by a comparison with the Czech andPolish languages. This allowed us to highlight both similarities in the conceptualization of this colour,as well as references typical only of Upper Sorbian. There is a great agreement in the semantic connotationsof the colour white in the analyzed languages. The differences concern primarily the richness ofexpressions carrying the appropriate connotations. Moreover, in Upper Sorbian, as a minority language,one can notice the influence of the German language (calques of German expressions and structures),with which Upper Sorbian remains in close contact.

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