Wpływ odmiany kościelnej języka na polszczyznę ogólną na przykładzie ubogacać (się) – ubogacić (się)

Abstract

The influence of ecclesiastical language on standard Polish The article discusses the influence of ecclesiastical language on standard Polish. It first presents the the faults of this variety, and then some examples of the ecclesiastical vocabulary. The author examines in particular one verb that is typical of contemporary ecclesiastical language, ubogacać (się) / ubogacić (się) ‘to enrich (oneself)’. She analyses its historical and present day meaning, its history and the contexts in which it is used, and observes that it has spread out onto standard Polish.

Keywords

• odmiana kościelna języka
• słownictwo
• znaczenie metaforyczne
• frekwencja
• ironia