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OBRAZ SYBERII W ŚWIETLE DANYCH SYSTEMOWYCH JĘZYKA POLSKIEGO
The image of Siberia in Polish linguistic system

Author(s): Aleksandra Starzyńska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics
Published by: Uniwersytet Opolski
Keywords: Siberia; Siberian; linguistic worldview; systemic data; cognitive definition;

Summary/Abstract: The following article is an attempt to reconstruct the image of Siberia in Polish linguistic system using the method of cognitive definition. The article concentrates on etymology of the word ‚Siberia‘, definitions, synonyms, word-formative and semantic derivatives of the lexeme. The analysis is complemented with collocations and idiomatic expressions concerning Siberia region. The data comes form dictionaries of the Polish language that document the state of the language system.

  • Issue Year: 19/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 247-259
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish
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