The Use of Polysemy in Expressing Emotions as Experiences Conveyed Verbally in German and Polish Cover Image

Zur Leistung der Polysemie beim Ausdruck von Emotionen als verbal kommunizierter Erfahrungen im Deutschen und Polnischen
The Use of Polysemy in Expressing Emotions as Experiences Conveyed Verbally in German and Polish

Author(s): Marzena Będkowska-Obłąk
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza ATUT – Wrocławskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe
Keywords: expression of emotions; polysemy; emotive verbs

Summary/Abstract: The present article discusses polysemy as a way of expressing negatively connoted emotional states in German and Polish. Our attention is focused on linguistic structures, on a specific part of speech, i.e. on those verbs which express a particular kind of verbal interaction, i.e. the emotional state of the speaker is only manifested, as a result of which the reception of their utterance may cause particular difficulties for language learners.

  • Issue Year: 18/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 49-59
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: German
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