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Wisła w perspektywie onimicznej
The Vistula from the Onimic Perspective

Author(s): Włodzimierz Wysoczański
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Akademia im. Jakuba z Paradyża
Keywords: onomastics; proper names; nomenclature related to the Vistula; the Vistula River

Summary/Abstract: The Vistula river is permanently rooted in the landscape, history and culture of Poland, it is also firmlyembedded in the naming landscape. Therefore the issues addressed in the article concern the presenceof the Vistula – the main and the longest Polish river – from the onimic perspective. The considerationof this matter attests to the frequency of reaching for the name of the Vistula in naming. The illustrationof the names founded from the hydronym Wisła, as well as the names referring to the Vistula, revealsa rich stock of names (functioning or non-functioning today) of different categories, generally toponymicand chrematonymic, and to a slight extent other.

  • Issue Year: 31/2025
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 231-244
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish
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