Normatywne kryteria oceny poprawności językowej w poglądach sofistów
The Sophists on the Correctness of Language

Summary/Abstract: This article examines the specific linguistic theory discussed by the sophists. The sophists’ insistence on precision in the language was rooted in their mastery of rhetoric. The main aim of this article is to describe the category of correctness in language and the status of different norms concerning language usage established by the sophists. The purpose of this article is also to explain how Protagoras and Prodicus used the concept of correctness (orthos) in order to distinguish the difference between a pair of similar words (apparent synonyms) and to apprehend the correct meaning of them. It is further shown that the sophists’ interest in proper language usage is far more than Plato’s ironic remark on this issue.

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