Words Related to Popular Beliefs From Sălaj Cover Image

DIN LEXICUL CREDINŢELOR POPULARE SĂLĂJENE
Words Related to Popular Beliefs From Sălaj

Author(s): Denisa Tout
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Philology
Published by: Universitatea »1 Decembrie 1918« Alba Iulia
Keywords: popular beliefs; local folklore; terminology; etymological perspective; semantics;

Summary/Abstract: The current study entitled “Words related to popular beliefs from Sălaj” focuses on the authentic local folklore as well as on the terminology of this field. Throughout centuries, people from Sălaj forged their own folklore which is rich in artistic creations, popular customs and traditions, but besides this, the local people pay much attention to superstitions, popular beliefs and magical practices. Therefore, these people proved to be good keepers of popular beliefs and take “dangerous days” very seriously. The topic includes the lexical peculiarities of this region as well as the sociocultural and anthropological aspects. The linguistic area includes numerous words from the terminology of the topic in discussion where the richness of the material permits us to provide an analysis of the terms and syntagms. Therefore, the paper is going to focus on these terminologies, mainly from an etymological and semantic perspective.

  • Issue Year: 19/2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 185-192
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Romanian