A verbal journey with biegun (expeditor), ceklownik (noctambulist) and wagus (vagus)… – in search of the lost synonyms of the lexeme włóczęga (vagrant Cover Image

Słowna wędrówka z biegunem, ceklownikiem i wagusem… – w poszukiwaniu zaginionych synonimów leksemu włóczęga
A verbal journey with biegun (expeditor), ceklownik (noctambulist) and wagus (vagus)… – in search of the lost synonyms of the lexeme włóczęga (vagrant

Author(s): Beata Kiszka
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego

Summary/Abstract: The article gathers found words that used to be used in substitution of today’s wędrowiec (wayfarer), powsinoga (gadabout) or podróżnik (wanderer). A detailed analysis covers those selected from them. The attention was paid to the transformation of their meanings, multiplicity of derivational variants, as well as traces of those lexemes forgotten in modern Polish, especially at the time of onomastics. Besides, common features were observed when comparing some synonymous words of a vagrant (connected with the element, daytime, a positive or negative semantic marking, as well as means of transporting) giving a basis for arranging them in four groups.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 91-105
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish