SŁOWNICTWO WYGASAJĄCE W LEKSYKOGRAFII
Expiring Vocabulary in Lexicography

Summary/Abstract: The article compares the vocabulary which, in the Dictionary of Polish Language ed. by Mieczysław Szymczak, was defined as „obsolete“, with the latest lexicons: Practical Dictionary of Contemporary Polish ed. by Halina Zgółkowa, Contemporary Polish Language Dictionary ed. by Bogusław Dunaj, A Different Polish Dictionary ed. by Mirosław Bańko and Universal Dictionary of Polish Language ed. by Stanisław Dubisz. The analysis shows that the lexis is still alive in the dictionaries. It is usually qualified chronologically. The vocabulary is accompanied by stylistic, expressive, specialist qualifiers, or those referring to frequency. A part of the analyzed lexis has lost the character of units getting out of use. It allows a conclusion that, according to the information provided by the latest lexicographic works, the obsolete vocabulary from the Dictionary of Polish Language ed. by Mieczysław Szymczak has not expired, yet, and does not really want to expire.

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