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Użyteczność i relewancja semantyczna terminów prawnych definiowanych w słownikach ogólnej polszczyzny
Utility and Semantic Relevance of Legal Terms Defined in Universal Polish Dictionaries

Author(s): Joanna Kowalczyk
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Wydział Polonistyki Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: legal nomenclature; definition; semantics; lexicography; dictionary

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes correlations between the common and specialized variants of the Polish language. Diversity in meaning was the basis for the analysis. The material basis included four general lexicographic sources: {Wielki słownik poprawnej polszczyzny} (WSPP), the web-based {Słownik języka polskiego} PWN (SJP PWN), the web-based {Wielki słownik języka polskiego} PAN (WSJP PAN), {Inny słownik języka polskiego} (ISJP). The purpose of the study was to identify levels of convergence and divergence of legal definitions incorporated into dictionaries, and to determine whether they could be considered as an affirmative source of legal knowledge (even at a basic level).

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 73
  • Page Range: 135-152
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish