From the history of names of higher schools in Polish
(akademia, uniwersytet, wszechnica) Cover Image

Z dziejów nazewnictwa szkół wyższych w języku polskim (akademia, uniwersytet, wszechnica)
From the history of names of higher schools in Polish (akademia, uniwersytet, wszechnica)

Author(s): Bogdan Walczak
Subject(s): Cultural history, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Akademia im. Jakuba z Paradyża
Keywords: History of language; historical lexicology; history of words and their senses; terminology

Summary/Abstract: The author outlines histories of three names of educational establishments:akademia, uniwersytet, wszechnica in the Polish language. Apart from strictly linguisticinformation obtained from relevant lexicographic sources, the individual names are accompaniedby information on historical and cultural contexts. The paper is rounded off witha passage on the terminological connotations of the words akademia and uniwersytet

  • Issue Year: 17/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 7-22
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish