O NAZWACH KOLORÓW FARB MALARSKICH W POLSZCZYŹNIE
About Names of Colors of Paints in Polish

Summary/Abstract: The subject of the article is names of paint colors used in the early 21st century Polish. The author distinguishes two groups of coloring lexis: 1) names included in dictionaries and 2) lexis occasionally used for defining colors (metaphors). The gathered material includes 373 names of colors, 166 of which are names traditionally used in this function (44,5%) while 207 are unique, new terms created temporarily to serve the needs of special trade offers (55,5%).

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