Semantic (and formal) derivation from the Common Slavic root *by- in Polish

Authors

  • Zuzanna Topolińska Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Research Center for Areal Linguistics

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12775/LinCop.2021.010

Keywords

semantic derivation, Pol. być

Abstract

The paper presents the results of the semantic and formal derivation of the Common Slavic root *by- (as in the Polish verb być) in the Polish language based on its two different semantic components: 1. ‘to exist, to be somewhere’ and 2. ‘to have some attribute’; ‘to be somebody’.
The analyses lead to the conclusion that *by- (in the derivatives from być) has extremely high frequency both in the vocabulary and in the texts, and as such constitutes an important element of the Polish lexical and syntactic system.

Linguistica Copernicana 18/2021

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Published

2022-01-25

How to Cite

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TOPOLIŃSKA, Zuzanna. Semantic (and formal) derivation from the Common Slavic root *by- in Polish. Linguistica Copernicana. Online. 25 January 2022. Vol. 18, pp. 201-204. [Accessed 3 July 2025]. DOI 10.12775/LinCop.2021.010.

Issue

Vol. 18 (2021)

Section

ARTYKUŁY

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