The names of tree kinds in Pieśni ludowe Warmii i Mazur
on the background of ethno-environmental analysis Cover Image

Nazwy gatunkowe drzew w Pieśniach ludowych z Warmii i Mazur na tle analizy etnograficzno-przyrodniczej
The names of tree kinds in Pieśni ludowe Warmii i Mazur on the background of ethno-environmental analysis

Author(s): Ewelina Lechocka
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: Warmia and Masuria; folksongs; beech; oak; rowan; sycamore; maple; linden; alder

Summary/Abstract: The article presents a linguistic and ethnographic analysis of names of kinds of trees,which were mentioned in the series of Warmian and Masurian folksongs elaborated byMarian Sobieski in 1955. The purpose of the study is to outline the functions of botanicvocabulary in folk texts. It combines poetic representation of tree genera with their rolein the lives and culture of the inhabitants of Warmia and Masuria.

  • Issue Year: 18/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 101-118
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish