Vocabulary connected to cooking and cuisine in novels Emeryt and Garbaty by Józef Korzeniowski Cover Image

Słownictwo kulinarne w powieściach Garbaty i Emeryt Józefa Korzeniowskiego
Vocabulary connected to cooking and cuisine in novels Emeryt and Garbaty by Józef Korzeniowski

Author(s): Jowita Żurawska-Chaszczewska
Subject(s): Pragmatics, Polish Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Akademia im. Jakuba z Paradyża
Keywords: linguistics; stylistics; idiolect; writers’ language;

Summary/Abstract: The goal of the article was an attempt to present the vocabulary connected to cooking and cuisine in selected novels The Pensioner and The Hunchback by Józef Korzeniowski. The analyzed material includes terms for meals, names of food types, dishes and beverages (both, alcoholic and non-alcoholic), names of cutlery pieces and places related to preparation of food and eating. The scrutinized terms appear in the proverbs, phrases, comparisons and metaphors. The native terms are dominant the majority of which are derivates. The used vocabulary increases realism of descriptions, and serve the purpose of creating the illusion of reality.

  • Issue Year: 11/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 223-236
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish