Ludowy obraz świata utrwalony w nazwach roślin motywowanych miejscem występowania (na materiale podhalańskim)

Abstract

The folk image of the world captured in the names of plants motivated by the place of occurrence (on the example of the Podhalan lexis) Summary The main purpose of this article is a description of the vision of the world of the rural community on the example of folk names of plants, which are associated with the place of occurrence of botanical species. The analysis has been developed on the names collected in the several villages located in Podhale region. Contemporary villagers discover the motivation of individual names according to beliefs, prejudices or general knowledge, specific to their community. Therefore the research tools of ethnolinguistics were used to analyse the statements of the oldest inhabitants. The recorded names of plants reflect the way in which language users are conceptualized. Moreover, they testify to the instrumental type of rationality and the bipolar way of evaluating the surrounding reality by language users.