O SZCZEGÓLNYCH UPODOBANIACH. ŁĄCZLIWOŚĆ I SEMANTYKA PRZYMIOTNIKA SZCZEGÓLNY W JĘZYKU POLSKIM
O szczególnych upodobaniach (On Peculiar Likings). Connecting Ability and Semantics of the Adjective szczególny (Peculiar) in Polish

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to describe syntactic and semantic qualities of the adjective szczególny (peculiar). It has been categorized by the author as an adjective of the object level, explicitly based on convertible units coś(k) wyróżnia kogoś(n)/coś(n) and ktoś(n)/coś(n) wyróżnia się czymś(k) (sth distinguishes sth/ sb and sb/sth is distinguished by sth). In the course of the analysis, the component 'dziwny' ('strange'), offered in dictionary definitions of the analyzed unit, has been excluded. The explication offered in the article shows that attachment of the predicate 'szczególny' to a given object, connected in a way with another one, results in projecting the predication on the other object. This quality distinguishes szczególny from its quasi-synonyms niezwykły, wyjątkowy, nadzwyczajny (unusual, exceptional, outstanding).

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