On the basis of the words of east-Slavonic origin isolated by S. Kania in his Słownik argotyzmow, the author undertakes the task of answering the question of which particular type of Russian, sociolect or dialect could ...

The study describes demons present in homes or connected with them, called home demons. Four groups of beliefs constitute the cult of demons, namely the cult of deceased ancestors - family guardians, which goes back to ...

The study explores the issue of definitional changes of the word hajdamaka and its derivatives since the 17lh century until the present day. As based on an anonymous diary of the second half of the 17th century (Pamiętniki ...

This work deals with the political language of the years 1926-1939. The lexical data come from international press: Robotnik, Ilustrowany Kurier Codzienny. Gazeta Warszawska. The author presents vocabulary, which can be ...

The article presents toponymic processes which expose the origin of compound names in the region of tarnopolskie province and in which one of the components is motivated by a personal name. Various extra-linguistic factors ...