Leksykalno-semantyczne wyznaczniki wiosennych pejzaży wiejskich w Nocach i dniach Marii Dąbrowskiej
Lexical and semantic indicators of rural spring landscapes in Noce i dnie written by Maria Dąbrowska

Summary/Abstract: The article contains an analysis of semantic and lexical indicators of description of rural spring landscapes in Noce i dnie a novel written by Maria Dąbrowska, and it identifies their functions in the text.In order to create vivid descriptions of landscapes the writer used a palette of colors, which affect the senses of the audience and strengthen color impression and underline the beauty of nature, which is the background for the protagonists. The most frequent is the color of green,which is enriched with expressions that are typical of spring revival and freshness in nature and that describe the world of plants illuminated by sun rays. The colors of grey and blue are less frequent. In the descriptions quite often there appears some vocabulary referring to the names of light and shadow, which in addition to their informative functions that distinguish and identify colors in the described elements emphasis the atmosphere, scenery and dynamics of the landscape. The vocabulary evoking the wealth of sounds that may be heard in nature and the use of verbs of movement revive and dynamise the picture of nature. The numerous personifications underline the relations between man and nature. The protagonists of Noce i dnie are its integral part.

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