Conceptualization of selected army ranks in English, German, Polish and Czech

• Authors: Sławomir Kułacz
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The present paper is a modest attempt at describing the conceptual basis and mechanisms of motivation traceable in selected army ranks in English, German, Polish and Czech. The linguistic development of army ranks provides an interesting insight into how the army organization and the relationships between army personnel (i.e. hierarchy) are conceptualized.

Keywords

EN

conceptualization; army ranks

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej
• Journal: Lublin Studies in Modern Languages and Literature
• Year: 2012
• Issue: 36
• Pages: 21-34

Contributors

author

Sławomir Kułacz

• University of Gdańsk Poland

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