Word of the Year 2016 in Poland and around the World. “Trybunał” (Constitutional Court) and “Pięćset plus” (500+) in the shadow of “postprawda” (post-truth) Cover Image

Słowo roku 2016 w Polsce i na świecie. Trybunał i pięćset plus w cieniu postprawdy
Word of the Year 2016 in Poland and around the World. “Trybunał” (Constitutional Court) and “Pięćset plus” (500+) in the shadow of “postprawda” (post-truth)

Author(s): Marek Łaziński
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Instytut Germanistyki Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: key word; word frequency; survey; public discourse; post-truth

Summary/Abstract: The sixth annual all-Poland survey to select the ‘Word of the Year’ was carried out in 2016. Voters included Internet users and a jury consisting of linguists. The paper will present the results of the survey, discuss its context and aim as well as the regular monitoring of word frequencies in the public discourse, as carried out under the project entitled ‘Słowa na czasie’ (Topical Words) at the University of Warsaw

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 245-262
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish