Zur sprachlichen Konstruktion des Todes: Historische Grabinschriften vom Rakowicki-Friedhof in Krakau
On the language construal of death in historic grave inscriptions from the Rakowicki Cemetery in Cracow
Author(s): Agnieszka GawełSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: language of death; grave inscriptions; metaphors of death; language construal; linguistic worldview
Summary/Abstract: The death and dying play an important role in the development of all cultures and the conceptual patterns expressing our attitude to death reflect central values realized in the particular language and culture community. In the paper, we analyse the language construal of death in historic grave inscriptions from the Rakowicki Cemetery in Cracow. The focus of the analysis lies on the question, up to which point the choice of linguistic means corresponds with cultural patterns constituting the concept of death in the collective consciousness.
Journal: Colloquia Germanica Stetinensia
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: 29
- Page Range: 205-224
- Page Count: 20
- Language: German