Български и полски наименования на растения, съдържащи имена на християнски светци – сравнителен анализ
Bulgarian and Polish Names of Plants Containing the Names of Christian Saints – a Comparative Analysis

Author(s): Mariola Walczak-Mikołajczakowa
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Morphology, Lexis, Semantics, Historical Linguistics, Comparative Linguistics, Descriptive linguistics, Western Slavic Languages, South Slavic Languages, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Институт за български език „Проф. Любомир Андрейчин“, Българска академия на науките
Summary/Abstract: Plant names belong to the oldest lexical layer in all Slavic languages, therefore there are numerous developments on this topic. Unfortunately, there are few monographs devoted to this topic in Bulgarian, and comparative analyzes are almost absent. The object of my research is the nominative processes in the Polish and Bulgarian languages, mainly the semantic motivation of the examined lexemes, since the names of the plants are marked both the folk tradition and customs, as well as a way of evaluating the surrounding world. Creating the names of plants, one tries to build them by analogy to something well-known, well-known or something very close and important. That is exactly why the names of Christian saints, who play an important role in human life, are used. Since the majority of Poles and Bulgarians belong to different Christian denominations, their spiritual life is reflected in the word formation system.

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