Witold Doroszewski
Witold Doroszewski (1899–1976) was a Polish lexicographer and linguist.
Background
- Born in
- Moscow
- Educated at
- Faculty of Polish Studies at the University of Warsaw
- Awards
- 🏆 Knight of the Legion of Honour🏆 Medal of the National Education Commission🏆 Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta🏆 Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta🏆 Work Flag Order, 1st class
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Trending topics shown first"the science of the meanings of words, the problem of the relationship between words and designata."
"The potential conflict inherent in every word, and finding expression in the fact that the use of every word is an individual embodiment of a general concept, is the focal point of semantics understoo…"
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Timeline
1899
Born
Birth1976
Died
Death
Family & Connections
- father:
- Antoni Doroszewski
- spouse:
- Janina Doroszewska
- children:
- Jan Doroszewski
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