Adjectival and adverbial predicatives (można, niepodobna, wiadomo, wolno) in the Dictionary of Polish language of the 17th and the 1st half of the 18t Cover Image

Predykatywy odprzymiotnikowe i odprzysłówkowe (można, niepodobna, wiadomo, wolno) w Słowniku języka polskiego XVII i 1. połowy XVIII wieku
Adjectival and adverbial predicatives (można, niepodobna, wiadomo, wolno) in the Dictionary of Polish language of the 17th and the 1st half of the 18t

Author(s): Renata Bronikowska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
Keywords: impersonal verb; adjective; adverb; predicative function; structure of entry

Summary/Abstract: The author compares features and functions of words listed in the title in the contemporary and 17th century Polish language. According to the author, the status of these lexemes (today treated as impersonal verbs) was in the 17th century intermediate between verbs and adjectives or adverbs. Differences between contemporary and 17th century uses of the words can be seen at several levels of the linguistic system. The author also shows a way of describing these words in the Dictionary of Polish language of the 17th and the 1st half of the18th century.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 95-104
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish