Od językowego obrazu świata do obrazów świata w języku
From the linguistic picture of the world to the pictures of the world in language

Summary/Abstract: The essay shows the evolution of the theory of the linguistic picture of the world from the nationally determined static image to the multiplicity of pictures in contemporary Polish. This internal diversity of conceptual systems suggested by language depends on sociological, stylistic and world-view determinants, but first of all on the types of rationality (popular – scientific – creative) that a language user can refer to. The study postulates the inseparability of different forms of thinking about man and the external world. A special role is played here by the textual pictures of the world that either illustrate conventional categorizations and valuations or are their creative development or transformation.

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