New uses of the verb “masakrować” in contemporary Polish Cover Image

O nowych użyciach czasownika „masakrować” we współczesnej polszczyźnie
New uses of the verb “masakrować” in contemporary Polish

Author(s): Monika Buława
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
Keywords: contemporary Polish; lexis; semantic development of words

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the semantic development of the verb “masakrować” in contemporary Polish. Meanings of this lexeme not recorded in dictionaries of Polish have been discussed. Particular attention has been paid to the popularity it is gaining in texts regarding political topics where it is used to report words of a third party (in sentences like “Korwin masakruje lewaka”).

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 127-139
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish