Olga Kielak
Biographic Data
| ID | 316476 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Olga Kielak |
| GIVEN NAMES | Olga |
| FAMILY NAME | Kielak |
| SIGNATURE | KIELAK O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Maria Curie-Skłodowska University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9194-1521 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Symbolic sex in polish folk plant taxonomy: The case of shrub names
This article examines the role of symbolic sex in Polish folk plant taxonomy, focusing on the cultural representations of three shrubs: guelder rose ( Viburnum opulus ), hazel ( Corylus avellana ), and juniper ( Juniperus communis ). Drawing on linguistic data (plant names), folklore texts (primarily folk songs), and ethnographic sources (beliefs, rituals, and folk practices), the study reconstructs the symbolic sex attributed to these shrubs and…
Divine thus good, devilish thus bad? Folk linguistic perceptions about plants and their characteristics in Polish folklore
Introduction According to folklore, some plants are created by divine beings and holy persons, while others appear on earth through demonic intervention. It is commonly believed that plants of divine origin are "good" plants, useful to humans, while plants of devilish origin are "bad" and not useful. Aim of the study This article analyses folk beliefs regarding the origins of selected plants, identifies which of them are considered to have a divi…
From the name to the popular image of the plant: The Polish names for the black elder (Sambucus nigra)
The names of plants convey information on their appearance (shape, structure, colour), taste or smell, their uses (practical, ceremonial, magical and medicinal) as well as the beliefs and convictions associated with them. Assuming that the particular features of plants, entrenched in their names, must have been important to language users for some reason, the analysis of plant names can help reconstruct traditional knowledge about plants. The aut…
The Symbolism of Domestic Animals in Polish Erotic Folk Lyrics
As in cultures around the world, in Polish folk culture it was not deemed appropriate to speak directly about sexual acts. Much better solutions were allusions, comparisons, and metaphors. Therefore, folklore created a huge repertoire of symbols relating to eroticism in which domestic animals occupy a special place. Based on an analysis of the lyrics of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Polish erotic folk songs, it can be concluded that the love …
Kupno i sprzedaż zwierząt domowych w polskiej kulturze ludowej
In the traditional Polish culture, animals from the closest human environment (cattle, horses and pigs) were the most frequently bought and sold goods. The echoes of old commercial transactions can still be heard in the dialect (“tail”, “horn”, and “hoof” animals). However, it would not be possible to reconstruct the purchase and sale of domestic animals in the Polish language without using the co-linguistic data (beliefs and practices) which coi…
The linguocultural image of raspberries (Rubus idaeus) in Polish
Background: The aim of the article is to reconstruct the linguocultural view of raspberries (Rubus idaeus) in the Polish language and folk culture based on the assumptions of the cognitive definition. The popular account of raspberries found in folklore introduces the ethnolinguistic methodology, which is used to describe the world of plants by the Lublin-based team of researchers under the guidance of Jerzy Bartmiński - the originator and editor…
Etnobotaniczny charakter polskiego Słownika stereotypów i symboli ludowych
Przeszłość: Celem artykułu jest przybliżenie czytelnikom etnolingwistycznej metodologii stosowanej przy opisie świata roślin przez zespół lubelskich etnolingwistów skupionych wokół Jerzego Bartmińskiego - pomysłodawcy i redaktora wydawanego od lat 80. XX wieku Słownika stereotypów i symboli ludowych - oraz pokazanie etnobotanicznego charakteru drugiego tomu lubelskiego słownika etnolingwistyczego. Zakreślając obszary wspólne dla etnobotaniki i et…
Zwiastuni śmierci, żałobnicy i ostatni towarzysze podróży. Zachowania zwierząt domowych w obliczu śmierci człowieka w polszczyźnie ludowej
The subject of the article is a scientific reflection on the behaviours of domestic animals in the face of human death. Using the rich folkloristic and ethnographic material, the author has distinguished three types of roles in which – in folk beliefs – animals are incarnated: (a) death harbingers, (b) mourners, feeling sad and regret after losing a loved one, (c) the last travelling companions. The analysis proved that the roles played by animal…
Etymologia a językowo-kulturowy obraz jałowca i kaliny
Etymology and the cultural-linguistic image of jałowiec ‘juniper’ and kalina ‘viburnum’ The paper tries to answer the question about the onomastic base of the names for ‘juniper’ and ‘viburnum’, i.e. which of their features or what image of these plants has been preserved in their names. The author tests whether the features captured in literary and dialectal Polish names for these shrubs are confirmed by folk texts, popular narratives and belief…
Symbolika leszczyny w polskiej kulturze ludowej. Fragment definicji kognitywnej
The symbolism of hazel in Polish folk culture. A fragment of cognitive definitionThe article discusses the symbolism of the hazel plant which constitute a segment (one facet) of the cognitive definition of a hazel bush. The symbolism of the hazel is a category which terminate and gather in together other facets constituting the entry ‘Hezel’ in the Lublin ethnolinguistics dictionary (Słownik stereotypów i symboli ludowych, red. J. Bartmiński, S. …
Koza i kozioł w polskich przysłowiach oraz wyrażeniach przysłowiowych: Jeden czy dwa językowo-kulturowe obrazy zwierząt?
Goat and ram in Polish proverbs and proverbial expressions. One cultural-linguistic image of animals, or two? The paper discusses proverbs and proverbial expressions relating to goats and rams. An analysis of the collected material has allowed the author to establish a series of common characteristics that are ascribed to animals of both sexes (to goats and rams), and of features that are only ascribed to one of them. The cultural-linguistic imag…
From the name to the popular image of the plant: The Polish names for the black elder (Sambucus nigra)
The names of plants convey information on their appearance (shape, structure, colour), taste or smell, their uses (practical, ceremonial, magical and medicinal) as well as the beliefs and convictions associated with them. Assuming that the particular features of plants, entrenched in their names, must have been important to language users for some reason, the analysis of plant names can help reconstruct traditional knowledge about plants. The aut…
Symbolika leszczyny w polskiej kulturze ludowej. Fragment definicji kognitywnej
The symbolism of hazel in Polish folk culture. A fragment of cognitive definitionThe article discusses the symbolism of the hazel plant which constitute a segment (one facet) of the cognitive definition of a hazel bush. The symbolism of the hazel is a category which terminate and gather in together other facets constituting the entry ‘Hezel’ in the Lublin ethnolinguistics dictionary (Słownik stereotypów i symboli ludowych, red. J. Bartmiński, S. …
Koza i kozioł w polskich przysłowiach oraz wyrażeniach przysłowiowych: Jeden czy dwa językowo-kulturowe obrazy zwierząt?
Goat and ram in Polish proverbs and proverbial expressions. One cultural-linguistic image of animals, or two? The paper discusses proverbs and proverbial expressions relating to goats and rams. An analysis of the collected material has allowed the author to establish a series of common characteristics that are ascribed to animals of both sexes (to goats and rams), and of features that are only ascribed to one of them. The cultural-linguistic imag…
Etymologia a językowo-kulturowy obraz jałowca i kaliny
Etymology and the cultural-linguistic image of jałowiec ‘juniper’ and kalina ‘viburnum’ The paper tries to answer the question about the onomastic base of the names for ‘juniper’ and ‘viburnum’, i.e. which of their features or what image of these plants has been preserved in their names. The author tests whether the features captured in literary and dialectal Polish names for these shrubs are confirmed by folk texts, popular narratives and belief…
Zwiastuni śmierci, żałobnicy i ostatni towarzysze podróży. Zachowania zwierząt domowych w obliczu śmierci człowieka w polszczyźnie ludowej
The subject of the article is a scientific reflection on the behaviours of domestic animals in the face of human death. Using the rich folkloristic and ethnographic material, the author has distinguished three types of roles in which – in folk beliefs – animals are incarnated: (a) death harbingers, (b) mourners, feeling sad and regret after losing a loved one, (c) the last travelling companions. The analysis proved that the roles played by animal…
Kupno i sprzedaż zwierząt domowych w polskiej kulturze ludowej
In the traditional Polish culture, animals from the closest human environment (cattle, horses and pigs) were the most frequently bought and sold goods. The echoes of old commercial transactions can still be heard in the dialect (“tail”, “horn”, and “hoof” animals). However, it would not be possible to reconstruct the purchase and sale of domestic animals in the Polish language without using the co-linguistic data (beliefs and practices) which coi…
The linguocultural image of raspberries (Rubus idaeus) in Polish
Background: The aim of the article is to reconstruct the linguocultural view of raspberries (Rubus idaeus) in the Polish language and folk culture based on the assumptions of the cognitive definition. The popular account of raspberries found in folklore introduces the ethnolinguistic methodology, which is used to describe the world of plants by the Lublin-based team of researchers under the guidance of Jerzy Bartmiński - the originator and editor…
Etnobotaniczny charakter polskiego Słownika stereotypów i symboli ludowych
Przeszłość: Celem artykułu jest przybliżenie czytelnikom etnolingwistycznej metodologii stosowanej przy opisie świata roślin przez zespół lubelskich etnolingwistów skupionych wokół Jerzego Bartmińskiego - pomysłodawcy i redaktora wydawanego od lat 80. XX wieku Słownika stereotypów i symboli ludowych - oraz pokazanie etnobotanicznego charakteru drugiego tomu lubelskiego słownika etnolingwistyczego. Zakreślając obszary wspólne dla etnobotaniki i et…
The Symbolism of Domestic Animals in Polish Erotic Folk Lyrics
As in cultures around the world, in Polish folk culture it was not deemed appropriate to speak directly about sexual acts. Much better solutions were allusions, comparisons, and metaphors. Therefore, folklore created a huge repertoire of symbols relating to eroticism in which domestic animals occupy a special place. Based on an analysis of the lyrics of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Polish erotic folk songs, it can be concluded that the love …
From the name to the popular image of the plant: The Polish names for the black elder (Sambucus nigra)
The names of plants convey information on their appearance (shape, structure, colour), taste or smell, their uses (practical, ceremonial, magical and medicinal) as well as the beliefs and convictions associated with them. Assuming that the particular features of plants, entrenched in their names, must have been important to language users for some reason, the analysis of plant names can help reconstruct traditional knowledge about plants. The aut…
Divine thus good, devilish thus bad? Folk linguistic perceptions about plants and their characteristics in Polish folklore
Introduction According to folklore, some plants are created by divine beings and holy persons, while others appear on earth through demonic intervention. It is commonly believed that plants of divine origin are "good" plants, useful to humans, while plants of devilish origin are "bad" and not useful. Aim of the study This article analyses folk beliefs regarding the origins of selected plants, identifies which of them are considered to have a divi…
Symbolic sex in polish folk plant taxonomy: The case of shrub names
This article examines the role of symbolic sex in Polish folk plant taxonomy, focusing on the cultural representations of three shrubs: guelder rose ( Viburnum opulus ), hazel ( Corylus avellana ), and juniper ( Juniperus communis ). Drawing on linguistic data (plant names), folklore texts (primarily folk songs), and ethnographic sources (beliefs, rituals, and folk practices), the study reconstructs the symbolic sex attributed to these shrubs and…
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