A look at the transformations of the proverb 'Niedaleko pada jabłko od jabłoni' in contemporary Polish Cover Image

O przekształceniach przysłowia 'Niedaleko pada jabłko od jabłoni' we współczesnej polszczyźnie
A look at the transformations of the proverb 'Niedaleko pada jabłko od jabłoni' in contemporary Polish

Author(s): Jolanta Miturska-Bojanowska
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
Keywords: proverb; transformations; anti-proverb;

Summary/Abstract: In contemporary Polish, one can observe both the disappearance and formation of new paremiological units. In addition, one often witnesses or even participates in transforming the existing ones. The proverb 'Niedaleko pada jabłko od jabłoni' (The apple doesn't fall far from the tree), which has equivalents in other languages, has been known to users of the Polish language for centuries. The article presents examples of revitalizing this proverb, manifested in the form of contextual modifications of form and / or content.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 97-107
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish