Title:

Kerygmat — or on fashion in ecclesiastical language

Creator:

Waniakowa, Jadwiga

Publisher:

Instytut Języka Polskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Date issued/created:

2015

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

linguistic fashion ; ecclesiastical language ; loanwords ; frequency

Abstract:

The article discusses the phenomenon of fashion in ecclesiastical language. It studies this question on the example of the term kerygmat, borrowed from Greek. First a sketch of thehistory of the word is presented, observing the first attestations of the word in the Polish language, followed by an exploration of its meaning and the reasons for its use, and the recent growth in its frequency of occurrence. The final part presents general conclusions concerning reasons for fashion in ecclesiastical language.

Relation:

Socjolingwistyka

Volume:

29

Start page:

219

End page:

226

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.17651/SOCJOLING.29.13

Language:

pol

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Institute of Polish Language of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Access:

Open