Prostota jako cecha ludzka. Obrazy kognitywne zakodowane w semantycznej strukturze wyrażeń prosta kobieta i prosty mężczyzna
Simplicity as a human trait Cognitive images encoded in the semantic structure of the expressions simple woman and simple man

Summary/Abstract: This article examines the conceptualisation of simplicity as a human trait. Preliminary corpus has research revealed gender-based differences in how this trait is perceived. The study aims to reconstruct the cognitive images of a simple woman and a simple man in the Polish language. It is grounded in the ethnolinguistic framework of the Lublin school (J. Bartmiński), which reconstructs the linguistic worldview using systemic, survey, and textual data. The analysis draws on the lexemes prostota, kobieta and mężczyzna, experimental survey data, and material from two national corpora. Results show that both figures are linked with rurality, low levels of education, pragmatism, and superficial tackiness. The key difference lies in moral evaluation: the simple man is associated with virtues (honesty, sincerity), while the simple woman is depicted mainly through service roles and religiosity.

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