Culturemes: What Are They and How to Study Them?
Journal: Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing eBooks
Year: 2025

Polish ethnolinguistic research primarily focuses on describing the linguistic image of the world, the linguistic stereotype, and the cultural concept. Culturemes stand out against this background; they are ethnolinguistic units, key words that, in the plane of expression, are represented by single lexemes, but in the plane of content, have such rich meanings that they allow for an understanding of the specificity of a given national, ethnic, or regional community. It is through culturemes, amon