CZY WYCZYN TO WYJĄTKOWY CZYN? O SEMANTYCE LEKSEMÓW WYCZYN I CZYN UWAGI WSTĘPNE
PRELIMINARY REMARKS ON THE SEMANTICS OF THE LEXEMES WYCZYN (A FEAT) AND CZYN (AN ACT)
Author(s): Agnieszka ŚwiątekContributor(s): Monika Czarnecka (Translator)
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Lexis, Semantics, Western Slavic Languages, Philology
Published by: Dom Wydawniczy ELIPSA
Keywords: semantics; lexis; lexicography;
Summary/Abstract: In this paper, the author analyses the Polish nouns czyn (an act) and wyczyn (a feat). She aims to find semantic differences between these units. The author quotes selected dictionary definitions, analyses examples from NKJP (National Corpus of Polish); in her discussions, she refers to both philosophical theories (by H. Arendt, Cz.S. Bartnik, R. Ingarden, K. Wojtyła), and linguistic diagnoses (by A. Bogusławski, M. Danielewiczowa, I. Duraj-Nowosielska, A. Wierzbicka). The author concludes that, despite the guidance provided in some lexicographic studies, the lexeme wyczyn cannot be defined with the phrase ‘wyjątkowy czyn’ (an exceptional act).
Journal: Poradnik Językowy
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: 09
- Page Range: 92-103
- Page Count: 12
- Language: Polish
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