Lexical image of early childhood in Psalm 131 Cover Image

Leksykalny obraz wczesnego dzieciństwa w Psalmie 131
Lexical image of early childhood in Psalm 131

Author(s): Kamila Gęsikowska
Subject(s): Language studies, Sociology of Culture
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Akademii im. Jakuba z Paradyża
Keywords: Psalm 131; biblical translations; cultural images

Summary/Abstract: The paper is an attempt in presenting lexical image of early childhood in polishbiblical translations, taking the text of Psalm 131 as a basis for analysis. The authorconducts an analysis by examining chosen Polish and Hebrew words and outlinesdifferences in cultural images concerning the stage of early childhood. Delineated viewsuggests that Polish images have a different categorisation base than Hebrew ones,which results in emphasising the cyclic moment of breast-feeding and losing theimportance of weaning process.

  • Issue Year: 14/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 23-36
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish