Expressions for ‘(Human) Quality’ in Czech and Other Slavonic Languages Cover Image

Výrazy pro ‘(lidskou) vlastnost’ v češtině a jiných slovanských jazycích
Expressions for ‘(Human) Quality’ in Czech and Other Slavonic Languages

Author(s): Jiří Rejzek
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Wydział Polonistyki Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: quality; Slavonic languages; semantic development

Summary/Abstract: The word for ‘quality’ is not common Slavonic; its equivalents were only formed in individual Slavonic languages relatively late. Not infrequently, more expressions of one language compete with each other in this sense, also the motivation of the words is quite varied. In this paper, I will particularly deal with the development and alterations of the words for ‘quality’ in Czech, Slovak and Polish, the situation in other Slavonic languages will be briefly outlined then.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 73
  • Page Range: 495-503
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Czech