Jaki jest porządny człowiek? O wybranych użyciach przymiotnika porządny we współczesnej polszczyźnie

Abstract

The aim of the article is an attempt to answer the question of what Polish speakers mean when describing someone as porządny [decent]. Over 2,000 sentences taken from the MoncoPL corpus were studied, containing combinations of the adjective under study with nouns: człowiek, osoba, mężczyzna, facet, chłopak, kobieta, dziewczyna [man, person, guy, boy, woman, girl]. The analyzes were preceded by a review of lexicographic definitions as well as concepts of a decent man. Research has shown that the adjective porządny denotes a bundle of positive traits that are concretized depending on the context. Only in relation to women, the analyzed term is more precise and refers to the sexual and moral sphere.

Keywords

• porządny
• semantyka
• aksjolingwistyka
• badania korpusowe