O kilku polskich nazwach alkoholu

• Authors: Pacuła Jarosław

Title variants

EN

About a few Polish names of alcohol

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

In the article three Polish names of alcohol were studied: wódka (vodka), gorzałka (booze) and likwor (liqueur). The author focuses on the processes leading to the emergence of their modern senses; and particularly on the semantic extension and narrowing of the senses of the lexemes. In a diachronic perspective, the lexemes have often been used interchangeably. The author argues that this fact calls for a critical review of some former studies of words’ etymologies and semantic changes. According to the author, more accuracy in etymological and semantic research helps avoid mistakes in interpreting old texts.

Keywords

PL

językoznawstwo diachroniczne; semantyka; leksykologia; nazewnictwo alkoholu

EN

diachronic linguistics; semantics; lexicology; names of alcohol

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie
• Journal: Prace Językoznawcze
• Year: 2017
• Issue: XIX/4
• Pages: 121-132

Contributors

author

Pacuła Jarosław

• Akademia Techniczno-Humanistyczna, Bielsko-Biała