Polyhistor or omnibus - lexicographic considerations about the erudite Cover Image

Polihistor czy omnibus – leksykograficzne rozważania o erudycie
Polyhistor or omnibus - lexicographic considerations about the erudite

Author(s): Jolanta Migdał, Agnieszka Piotrowska-Wojaczyk
Subject(s): Lexis, Semantics, Stylistics
Published by: Akademia im. Jakuba z Paradyża
Keywords: lexicography; erudite; polyhistor; encyclopaedist; omnibus;

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the lexicographic history of the lexeme erudite, which perfectly characterizes the figure of Professor Bogdan Walczak. The dictionary history of other terms referring to a thoroughly educated person, a man of comprehensive knowledge, is also presented. The following terms were described: polyhistor, encyclopaedist and omnibus. Based on their dictionary credentials, the analyzes show the semantic, stylistic and chronological similarities and differences of these four synonyms

  • Issue Year: 27/2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 125-134
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish
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