What is a tiret? Cover Image

Czym jest tiret?
What is a tiret?

Author(s): Alicja Witorska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
Keywords: tiret; hyphen; dash; legal act; dictionary

Summary/Abstract: Regulation of the Prime Minister on June 20th, 2002 on the “Principle of the Legislative Technique” (Journal of Laws No. 100, item. 908) introduced the tiret as a part of a letter column in a listing. The tiret, as defined in the USJP (with the qualifier: printing), is a graphic sign in the shape of a short, horizontal line that is used when connecting compound words, double names, etc., or the hyphenation of words to the next line; hyphen, a hyphenation sign. The author presents examples of using the tiret on the basis of official gazettes and other legal documents and analyses what the tiret is. She explains the legal meaning and introduces a definition proposition and grammar description of this lexem in a dictionary.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 303-313
  • Page Count: 11