Development of the Hydrological Vocabulary in the Polish Language of the 17th and 18th Centuries Cover Image

Kształtowanie się słownictwa hydrologicznego w polszczyźnie XVII i XVIII wieku
Development of the Hydrological Vocabulary in the Polish Language of the 17th and 18th Centuries

Author(s): Dorota Adamiec
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Studies of Literature
Published by: Wydział Polonistyki Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: leksykologia historyczna; słownictwo geograficzne; terminologia; historical lexicography; geographical vocabulary; terminology

Summary/Abstract: The article presents selected characteristics of vocabulary connected with a section of geography, hydrology. The 17th and 18th centuries saw a rising interest in various fields of knowledge, paired with the necessity to coin terminology on the foundations of the general language. The historical-linguistic analysis aims at describing the ways of functioning of the emerging hydrological terminology.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 71
  • Page Range: 13-22
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish