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'Bóg wie kto, Bóg wie co', czyli o frazach, które mogą pełnić funkcję zaimków nieokreślonych
'God knows who, God knows what', or on phrases which may function as indefinite pronouns

Author(s): Elżbieta Wierzbicka-Piotrowska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Dom Wydawniczy ELIPSA
Keywords: indefinite pronouns; phrase

Summary/Abstract: The article offers a description of constructions like 'Bóg wie co, czort wie gdzie, licho wie kiedy, diabli wiedzą po co', etc ('God knows what, devil knows where, evil knows when, devils know what for'), which are differently written and pronounced, depending on the context and the speaker's intentions. The are used in three ways: as connections of three lexical units, as connections of two lexial units and as a single lexical unit.

  • Issue Year: 2007
  • Issue No: 04
  • Page Range: 80-91
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish