Against Kopalinski and towards Bartminski. On a Polish Dictionary of Folk Stereotypes and Symbols

• Authors: Robotycki C.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The title of the article suggests a cautious use of dictionaries of catalogue-arranged symbols in all interpretations of culture (in Poland the author of the most popular dictionary of this sort is W. Kopalinski). The author claims that the anthropologist will find ethnolinguistic dictionaries of greater use. Dictionaries of symbols list meanings without indicating their pragmatic context, while the latter variety locates symbolic meanings within the context of the vocabulary, grammar and pragmatic rules. Such a dictionary has been written by Jerzy Bartminski (together with a team of collaborators). The range of this publication encompasses folk symbols and linguistic stereotypes, making it possible to reconstruct the linguistic image of the world of culture. The author discusses the premises of the presented dictionary and the manner of their realisation; he also emphasises the importance of links between ethnolinguistic and anthropological reflections, indicating the long tradition of ethnolinguistics derived from the philosophy of the language, anthropology and linguistic studies.

Keywords

EN

ETHNOLINGUISTIC DICTIONARIES

Discipline

• ETHNOLOGY: ETHNOLOGY

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Sztuki PAN
• Journal: Konteksty - Polska Sztuka Ludowa
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 61
• Issue: 1(276)
• Pages: 129-134
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Robotycki C.

• C. Robotycki, Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Instytut Etnologii i Antropologii Kulturowej, ul. Grodzka 52, 31-044 Kraków, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

07PLAAAA02575322