Obraz czł(owi)eka w tekstach przysłów polskich
An image of a human being in the texts of Polish proverbs

Summary/Abstract: This article presents a linguistic image of the lexeme człowiek, contained in the linear structure of the text of proverbs, where the indicated element constitutes a thematic centre. As a result of cognitive analysis which considered metaphoric, subjective, and objective ways of perceiving a human being, it is possible to state that he is a complex, intelligent being, but also not devoid of primitive instincts and imperfections that in the anthropocentric perception are presented metaphorically. Człowiek is subject to contextual valorisation with the evaluative centre in the canonic dyad good – evil, which not only points to his subjective features, but also allows the species to perform a didactic function. As a subject, he undertakes action or submits oneself to the causative forces. He is a strongly stereotyped individual, therefore we can reveal the cultural habits connected to a human being, that prove the durability of the features ascribed to him.

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