Transformations of Dialectal Lexis Forced by Non-Linguistic Conditions – Snopek and Stóg in the Language of the Inhabitants of West Central Poland  Cover Image

Przeobrażenia gwarowej leksyki wymuszone warunkami pozajęzykowymi– {snopek} i {stóg} w języku mieszkańców wsi wielkopolskich początku XXI wieku
Transformations of Dialectal Lexis Forced by Non-Linguistic Conditions – Snopek and Stóg in the Language of the Inhabitants of West Central Poland

Author(s): Justyna Kobus
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydział Polonistyki Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: dialectical lexis; the dialect of the West Central Poland; social changes; changes in meaning; the word {snopek}; the word {stóg}

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the directions of transformations of the names snopek (sheaf) and stóg (stack) in the contemporary language of the inhabitants of west central Poland. The researched material shows both the traditional understanding of the two words by respondents and also their contemporary usage. The paper presents the moment of crystallizing the names of new designates in the perspective of temporal changeability – a process which is still taking place.

  • Issue Year: 2008
  • Issue No: 54
  • Page Range: 199-212
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish