Wykładniki obrazowości w „Informacyi matematycznej” Wojciecha Bystrzonowskiego (1749)
Imagery indicators in the „Informacyja matematyczna” by Wojciech Bystrzonowski (1749)

Summary/Abstract: In the paper are discussed the linguistic and non-linguistic imagery indicators used in the encyclopaedic text of the mid-18th century, being addressed to a wide group of recipients, i.e. in the „Informacyja matematyczna” prepared by Wojciech Bystrzonowski. Among linguistic imagery indicators, the fallowing ones has been presented: a) use of description as one of text types being present in the „Informacyja matematyczna”, b) accumulations and specyfications, c) comparations, d) giving examples and arguments referring to common experiences of a reader, e) giving illustrative examples in informative part of the text, and f) use of colloquial vocabulary in the nominative function. A non-linguistic means being applied to imagery used in the „Informacyja matematyczna” is tabular comparations.

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