O neosemantyzacji zapożyczeń łacińskich we współczesnej polszczyźnie (na wybranych przykładach)
Neosemantization of Latin loanwords in contemporary Polish (on selected examples)

Summary/Abstract: The subject of the article is an analysis of selected four lexemes (Latin loanwords) having one form and different meanings, acquired through borrowing or their development on the basis of the Polish language. Based on the assumption that neosemanisation is an increasing phenomenon which is clearly visible in the last 30 years, I decided to use in the analysis, among others words that were already the subject of the description in the first half of the 90s’ — filozofia (philosophy) and opcja (option). The next pair consists of lexemes atencja (attention) and protagonista (protagonist), whose meanings are currently being modified. Looking at the lexical and semantic phenomena of the Polish end of the XX century and the beginning of the XXI century, we can speak about the universality of the process of neosemanization and its intensification. Undoubtedly, neosemanisation is a manifestation of linguistic globalization and progressive homogenization of culture.

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