Old-Polish Synonymy as Exemplified by the Polish Translations of Gospels in the 16th Century Cover Image

O synonimii staropolskiej na przykładzie XVI-wiecznych przekładów Ewangelii na język polski
Old-Polish Synonymy as Exemplified by the Polish Translations of Gospels in the 16th Century

Author(s): Martyna Sabała
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Wydział Polonistyki Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Biblia; XVI w.; leksyka; odpowiedniki; tłumaczenia; wariantywność leksykalna; Bible; the 16th century; lexis; equivalents; translations; lexical variantivity

Summary/Abstract: The paper attempts at bringing some order into research on the Old-Polish synonymy and redefining terminology used in analysis of old texts. The assumptions have been applied in the scrutiny of ten Gospels translated into Polish in the 16th century. The 16th century was the age of significant changes in the Polish language. One of the factors that contributed to the process was the Reformation, which lead to a schism in the Roman Catholic Church and to the Bible being translated into national languages. Through various methods of translation, the Polish lexis expanded. A comparison of selected Polish translations of the Gospels exhibits complicated semantic relations between the studied lexical units.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 69
  • Page Range: 457-471
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish