Zagłada jako nieczystość

Author(s): Przemysław Czapliński / Language(s): Polish Issue: 22/2014

The study concerns the category of “purification” and contradictory meanings attributed to it in an essay by Błoński titled Biedni Polacy patrzą na getto (The Poor Poles Look at the Ghetto) (1987). The first sense, for the author the only possible, refers to the Christian penitential order (complicity of Poles for the Holocaust – guilty conscience – religion – gaining forgiveness – purification). The two other senses come into conflict with the above characteristics. One of them is associated with social system of purity, which in the post-war Polish culture has appointed the status of dirty matter to the Holocaust. The last refers to the Polish affects that treat the Holocaust as what is disgusting. Three varieties of impurities (fault – dirt – disgust) imply three different ways of purification.

‘Jail’ in Diné bizaad

Author(s): José Andrés Alonso de la Fuente / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2024

It is argued that certain words for jail in Diné bizaad (Navajo)„ e.g. ’awáalya and wáalya, come from Spanish. Although it has been long suspected that this word is a loanword, all the suggestions so far presented in the literature remain unconvincing on phonological grounds.

Slavonic Loanwords in the Book of Daniel Preserved in the South-Western Karaim Manuscript no. ADub.III.84

Author(s): Dorota Cegiołka / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2024

The paper discusses the etymology of Slavonic loanwords found in a previously unpublished South-Western Karaim translation of the Book of Daniel copied into manuscript no. ADub.III.84. South-Western Karaims were surrounded by speakers of Polish, Ukrainian and Russian, with the linguistic contact instigating changes in Karaim over a period of several centuries. The present article focuses only on the Slavonic impact upon Karaim vocabulary and attempts to determine whether the borrowed words can be traced back to Polish, Ukrainian or Russian etymons. The loanwords are additionally compared with their counterparts in ancient Polish Bible translations.

Slavic languages in contact, 10: “Altaic” loanwords in Proto-Slavic – a contribution to the debate

Author(s): Marek Stachowski / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2024

A discussion of the problem of “Altaic” influence on Proto-Slavic is the main focus of this paper. In its first part, chronological and terminological questions are presented; the second part is devoted to etymologies (*baranъ ‘ram’, *koza ‘goat’, *klobukъ ‘fur cap, hat’, *kъlbasa ‘sausage’, sablja ‘sabre’).

O Stanisławie Przybyszewskim europejskim, patriotycznym i prekursorskim (szkic przekrojowy)

Author(s): Gabriela Matuszek-Stec / Language(s): Polish Issue: 83/2023

The article is an essential approach to the life and work of Stanisław Przybyszewski, preparedon the basis of the previous works of the author, an expert on the writer’s work and his Germanreception, editor of the scientific critical edition of S. Przybyszewski’s Literary Works, which hasbeen published by the Jagiellonian University Publishing House since 2022. The text presentsthe most important issues related to Przybyszewski’s writing, presented in chronological order,from his German and Polish periods of work. Presented here are, among others: lesser-knownfacts from Przybyszewski’s biography (especially his social and patriotic activity), the receptionof his work by German critics and researchers, the writer’s most important achievements, histheories on art and precursor concepts towards later artistic phenomena, as well as the writer’simportance, are presented in a synthetic way for both literatures (Polish and German). The textserves as an introduction to the Gdańsk conference on “Przybyszewski et al.” It also containsinformation related to the writer’s social activities in Gdańsk.

Constructions with the quasi-participles (rzecz) ujmując and (rzecz) biorąc in Polish: A comparative corpus-based analysis of distinctive adverbial complements

Author(s): Jarosław Wiliński / Language(s): English Issue: 3/2024

Drawing on the foundational concepts of Construction Grammar and the analytical approach of Distinctive-Collexeme Analysis, this linguistic inquiry systematically investigates the affinities of adverbial complements (ACs) for the ‘AC-(rzecz) ujmując-construction’ (e.g., ogólnie rzecz ujmując ‘generally speaking’; verbatim: generally thing/matter expressing/phrasing) in comparison to the ‘AC-(rzecz) biorąc-construction’ (e.g., ogólnie rzecz biorąc ‘all things considered’; verbatim: generally thing/matter taking). The analysis of the dataset from the National Corpus of Polish (NKJP) shows that these linguistic constructions extend beyond mere syntactic variance, revealing distinct semantic nuances, assuming varying pragmatic roles within communicative contexts, and exhibiting marked collocational patterns with a diverse array of adverbs and adverbial phrases.

Семантика количества – аспекты изучения и описания

Author(s): Stefka Petkova-Kaleva,Elena Lazarova / Language(s): Russian Issue: 2/2021

The article analyzes the main approaches to determining the categorical status of quantity in the philosophical and linguistic aspect, generalizes the aspects of studying quantitativeness as a universal logical-conceptual, semantic and functional-semantic category.

За някои особености на ретерминологизацията като фактор на външната системност в терминологията

Author(s): Kristiyana Simeonova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2021

This report examines the process of reterminologisation, which is the transfer of a ready-made term or term element from one scientific or professional field to another, with a complete or partial rethinking of the meaning of this transformation. The author dwells on the main ways in which reterminologization is carried out, on the results of this semantic transformation and points out a number of interesting examples illustrating the phenomenon.

Литературный премиальный процесс в современной арт-журналистике: эстетическая и социальная оценочность

Author(s): Anastasiya Samsonova / Language(s): Russian Issue: 2/2021

The article is devoted to the issue of the relationship between aesthetic and social evaluative in media texts covering the results of the "Big Book – 2020" award. Based on the staging of the process of evaluating an artwork in art journalism, the author determines that the premium process is covered in the media using two text types: "Attracting additional attention to the artwork" and "Using aesthetic evaluation as a justification for social evaluation". In both text types, there is a close relationship between aesthetic and social evaluations, in the case of a journalist's agreement with the results of the award, social evaluation acts as a motivation for aesthetic judgment, and in case of disagreement, aesthetic evaluative turns out to be a tool for the formation of social evaluation.

Рецензия на монографию: Современные педагогические технологии как средство повышения качества обучения иностранному языку в контексте профессиональной подготовки в вузе: коллективная монография. Москва: Государственный институт русского языка

Author(s): Tatiana Pochinok / Language(s): Russian Issue: 3/2021

Philosophical Sources of Joseph Conrad’s Ethical Outlook: Jean Marie Guyau, Émile Boutroux

Author(s): Karol Samsel / Language(s): English Issue: XV/2020

The aim of this paper is a thorough analysis of two philosophical sources of Joseph Conrad’s ethical outlook: the philosophies of Jean Marie Guyau and of Émile Boutroux. The first one, according to Maria Dąbrowska, had a strong influence on numerous aspects of Conrad’s ethics. However, the analysis of A Sketch of Morality Independent of Obligation or Sanction proves that, after all, Guyau – among other things, with his biological-vitalistic understanding of the doctrine of duty defined as a “mild obsession” – has created a philosophical-ethical system that is in stark contrast with Conrad’s views. Boutroux is a different case entirely. In his comprehension of modern life sciences and philosophy of nature, the most important issue is (this view is formed by Boutroux after Auguste Comte) to perpetuate “the laws of arbitrariness and free activity in nature.” Conrad’s references to his lectures on Natural Law in Science and Modern Philosophy might then be revealed directly: within such sea novels as Typhoon and The Shadow-Line, as well as indirectly, through portraying – in Boutroux’s language – an aspect of chance within the human “social nature” in such novels as Nostromo.

A Portrait of a Writer. Review of Robert Hampson, Joseph Conrad. Series: Critical Lives. London: Reaktion Books, 2020, 208 pp. with bibliography and 27 illustrations

Author(s): Agnieszka Adamowicz-Pośpiech / Language(s): English Issue: XV/2020

Review of Tajemni wspólnicy: czytelnik, widz i tłumacz. Opowiadania Josepha Conrada w nowych interpretacjach [Secret Sharers: a Reader, a Viewer and a Translator. Joseph Conrad’s Short Stories in New Interpretations]. Edited by Agnieszka Adamowicz-Po

Author(s): Monika Majewska / Language(s): English Issue: XV/2020

Mozaiki McLuhana. Istota mcluhanizmu we wstępach do książek wydanych w języku polskim jako klasyka medioznawstwa

Author(s): Dariusz Raś,Marta Woźniak,Mateusz Reptak / Language(s): Polish Issue: 1 (257)/2024

Marshall McLuhan – media and communication theorist, classic of media studies, creator of the concept of the global village and of the division of media into cold and hot media, has been one of the best-known scholars since the 1960s. In 1962, one of his most popular works, “The Gutenberg Galaxy”, was published, in which he first presented the concept of a global village. His theses have been, and still are, the subject of much debate and the adoption of opposing positions towards them from the very beginning. They have attracted both acclaim and controversy. The article presents the opinions of researchers of Marshall McLuhan’s work contained in the introductions to his books that have been published in Polish. The aim of the article is a qualitative analysis of the introductions in terms of researchers’ attitudes towards the media scholar’s main thoughts and theses. It allows for the formulation of conclusions relating to the legacy of the media studies classics and the validity of his theses in the era of technological changes caused by the development of artificial intelligence.

Концептът РОДИНА/OJCZYZNA в български и полски текстове

Author(s): Denitsa Petrova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2023

The article is dedicated to the analysis and comparison of the anthems of Polandand Bulgaria, as well as two children‘s poems. The analysis is aimed at examining the concept of HOMELAND in the given works and how it is understood by native speakers of both languages. The works are also considered in their historical context, with attention to the political and social situation of the peoples at that time. The differences in the texts are emphasized, both regarding their structure, and regarding the linguistic devices and the influence they have in society.

Познанската българистика в навечерието на своята 35-годишнина

Author(s): Mariola Walczak-Mikołajczakowa,Patryk Borowiak / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 32/2023

The authors present studies in the field of Bulgarian philology at the University of Adam Mickiewicz in Poznań against a broader background of the history of Slavic studies in Poznań. They discuss the journey leading to the establishment of Bulgarian studies (which is an opportunity to present the history of the Faculty of Polish and Classical Philology) give a view of the current state of Bulgarian studies, and revisit the profiles of scientists important for the development of Bulgarian studies in Poznań. The text details the scientific achievements of Poznań Bulgarians and their active involvement in popularizing their academic field, and finally, presents cultural initiatives undertaken in recent years and cooperation with schools in the region.

Vieux visage, nouveaux regards : Histoire, Forme et Sens en littérature. La Belgique francophone. Tome 3 – L’évitement (1945–1970) de Marc Quaghebeur

Author(s): Marie Giraud-Claude-Lafontaine / Language(s): French Issue: 1/2024

The article discusses Histoire, Forme et Sens en littérature. La Belgique francophone. Tome 3 – L’ Évitement (1945–1970) by Marc Quaghebeur. The book is the third volume of the ambitious work led by the researcher for some years. It sheds light on the complexity of a period simply described as “centripetal”, but in reality containing the seeds of the changes brought later by the Belgitude. The author’s wide-ranging work also enables us to rethink the relationship between history, society, writers and literature, based on the history of a culturally dominated people, which places this work at the heart of current thinking.

Проблема понимания устных высказываний с нулевыми единицами (русско-немецкие параллели)

Author(s): Maria Belyaeva,Evgenij Frolovič Kirov / Language(s): Russian Issue: 1/2020

The article deals with the problem of understanding statements containing zero units, as well as the specifics of their organization in Russian and German colloquial speech. A brief overview of the history of studying grammatical zero units is given and some regularities of their functioning in two languages are discussed.

Концепт „бизнес‟ в ментальном пространстве России: логика медиапрезентации

Author(s): Natalia Tsvetova / Language(s): Russian Issue: 1/2020

The article analyzes the semantic structure of the media concept "business" as one of the key representative of the mental spaces of modern Russia. The author uses an algorithm that allowsto analyze the "informational content" of the word-concept, reflected in the lexicographical description, fix its "psychologically real" content – a folk and literary reflection; explore the peculiarities of discursive interpretation in the media space. The author, first of all, focuses on the identification of the value component of the semantic structure of the concept, presented in media lexicon-phraseological stereotypes and to varying degrees of original contexts forming associative fields – part of the communicative space, a fragment of discourse in which interrelated, interdependent meanings and meanings are presented.

Способы и средства выражения сравнения в художественной речи (на примере поэмы-сказки М. И. Цветаевой «Царь-Девица»)

Author(s): Victoria Kozina,Irina Pushkareva / Language(s): Russian Issue: 2/2020

The article examines the system of the methods and means of the figurative comparison expression in the fairy-tale poem ―The Maiden Tsar‖ (1920) by M. I. Tsvetaeva. Objects of attention are such dominating methods as the use of the comparative conjunctions, the construction with Ablative of Comparison, negative comparison. In addition, the article represents the results of analysis of less common methods: the use of the comparative adjectives and adverbs, constructions with a dash before the nominative part of the compound predicate and between the predicative parts of the compound sentence without a conjunction, lexical means with the comparative semantics, and the indefinite comparison.