From Words to Fixed Expressions: Lexical Studies of Selected Indo-European Languages

The volume examines lexical and idiomatic phenomena in various Indo-European languages, covering a wide range of linguistic and interdisciplinary studies while addressing both single-language issues and contrastive perspectives. The key topics include vocabulary and, in particular, phraseology in Slavic, Germanic and Romance languages across different areas of linguistic communication. It explores the role of vocabulary in general, as well as in therapeutic and specialised communication (e. g. mathematical or mathematically motivated phraseology and legal terminology), and in language acquisition. The volume also concentrates on proverbs and idiomatic expressions.

Ewa Komorowska is a titular professor at the Institute of Linguistics, University of Szczecin, Poland. She is the author and co-author of numerous works on Polish-Russian comparative linguistics, phraseology, pragmalinguistics and intercultural communication.

Magdalena Lisiecka-Czop is associate professor at the Institute of Linguistics (German Studies), University of Szczecin, Poland. She specialises in phraseology, lexicology, German-Polish lexicography and specialised languages.

Danuta Stanulewicz is associate professor at the Institute of English and American Studies, University of Gdańsk, Poland. Her research focuses on semantics (mainly colour vocabulary and metaphors) and sociolinguistics (endangered languages).