THE CULTURAL RELEVANCE OF INDONESIAN PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS AS CONTRASTED WITH POLISH
ABSTRACT: This article
discusses Indonesian set phrases, a research area not previously investigated by
Polish scholars. The aim is to analyze expressions which reveal the cultural
specificity of the Indonesian speech community. Specifically, the author is
concerned with two categories of multi-word expressions. One of them is lexical
combinations which preserve observations characteristic of the Indonesian
speech community. These are reflected in a system of lexical connotations drawn
upon in the process of semantic motivation of idioms. The other is expressions
made up of units which are specific to Indonesian culture. The cultural
relevance of Indonesian multi-word combinations is examined against the
background of the Polish language. By examining research material derived from
dictionaries of phrases and collocations and general dictionaries of the
Indonesian language, the author provides insights into the way of thinking and
responding to reality which is embedded in the language and in the collective
experience of members of the Indonesian community.
Keywords: connotation,
cultural relevance, Indonesian language, linguistic relativity, multi-word expression,
Polish language
Author: Przemysław Wiatrowski
Journal Code: jpantropologigg150002
