Din lexicul superstiţiilor populare sălăjene
Words related to popular superstitions from Sălaj

Summary/Abstract: The current study, entitled Words related to popular superstitions from Sălaj, focuses on the authentic local folklore, as well as on the terminology of this field. Throughout centuries, people from Sălaj forged their own folklore which is rich in artistic creations, popular customs and traditions, but, besides this, the local people pay much attention to superstitions, popular beliefs and magical practices. The topic includes the lexical peculiarities of this region, as well as the sociocultural and anthropological aspects. The linguistic area includes numerous words from the terminology of the topic in discussion, where the richness of the material permits us to provide an analysis of the terms and syntagms. Therefore, the paper is going to focus on these terminologies, mainly from an etymological and semantic perspective.

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