Conventional quasi-religious interjections with the component Bóg [God], Jezus [Jesus], Matka Boska [Mother of God] etc. in writings by Władysław Orkan Cover Image

Konwencjonalne zwroty wykrzyknikowe (quasi-religijne) ze składnikiem Bóg, Jezus, Matka Boska itp. w utworach Władysława Orkana
Conventional quasi-religious interjections with the component Bóg [God], Jezus [Jesus], Matka Boska [Mother of God] etc. in writings by Władysław Orkan

Author(s): Józefa Kobylińska
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: religious vocabulary; interjections; language functions; Władysław Orkan

Summary/Abstract: The article is firmly rooted in the studies of religious language. The subject matter are secondary interjections incorporating words such as “Bóg”, “Jezus”, “Matka Boska”, gleaned from three W. Orkan’s novels: Komornicy [Landless Peasants], W roztokach [In the mountain dales] and Pomór [The Pestilence] as well as from his collected novellas and dramatic works. All exclamations may be divided into three groups: 1. those that function solely as interjections; 2. Those that function as both interjections and forms of address; 3. those that occur solely as forms of address. In addition to well-known linguistic units, the article analyses expressive phrases which are hitherto unmentioned in scholarly works and those which are only found in dialects.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 13
  • Page Range: 42-58
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish