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Formation of “Good” and “Bad” Words in French
No full textThe article is a presentation of complex formations containing the elements bon, mauvais, bien, and mal, both from a morphological and semantic points of view. The examples, taken mainly from Le Petit Robert and from the specialised website Les expressions françaises décortiqués, have been classified into derived, compound forms, expressions, and locutions. The fact of observing the modification of meaning brought about by the addition of the cited lexemes (independent or linked) constitutes the essential object of this text. The elements bon, mauvais, bien, and mal often lose their primary meaning in the word-formation process and simultaneously create formal and semantic neologisms with diverse functions, e.g., phatic (bonjour, bon appétit), euphemistic (malvoyant) or pejorative (bonasse). Both the created lexemes and the phrastic units containing the quoted formants belong mostly to the basic stock of French vocabulary with a significant frequency of use. Some French derivatives and compounds have equivalents in Polish (bona, dzień dobry, dobrobyt).L’article est une présentation des formations complexes contenant les éléments bon, mauvais, bien et mal, aussi bien du point de vue morphologique que sémantique. Les exemples, puisés principalement dans Le Petit Robert et dans le site internet spécialisé Les expressions françaises décortiquées sont classés en formes dérivées, composées, expressions et locutions. L’observation de la modification de sens apportée par l’adjonction de lexèmes cités (indépendants ou liés) constitue l’objet essentiel du présent texte. Dans le procédé de la formation lexicale, les éléments bon, mauvais, bien et mal perdent souvent leur sens primaire et contribuent à la création de néologismes formels et sémantiques, dont les fonctions s’avèrent variées, p. ex. phatique (bonjour, bon appétit), euphémique (malvoyant) ou péjorative (bonasse). Aussi bien les lexèmes isolés que les unités phrastiques contenant des formants cités font généralement partie du vocabulaire courant d’importante fréquence d’emploi. Quelques dérivés et composés français ont leurs équivalents en polonais (bona, dzień dobry, dobrobyt)
Wastewater as a Driver of Heavy Metal Pollution in River Catchments – a study of possible scenarios
No full textHeavy metal pollution is one of the main problems of the Baltic Sea, caused by the inflow of large loads with river waters. Heavy metals can enter rivers i.a. from point sources such as wastewater treatment plants and industrial plants with inadequately-treated wastewater. The present article examines (i) the impact of WWTPs and industrial facilities on the pollution of the Pilica River, (ii) heavy metal loads along its continuum, and (iii) the identification of common pollution patterns in wastewater and river water, and the effect of their physicochemical properties.
Among WWTPs, the highest heavy metal concentrations are generated by the smallest plants, and the highest loads by the largest ones, which is related to the size of their flow. In addition, industrial plants are significant sources of point pollution of rivers, with arsenic, tin, zinc, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, nickel, lead, chromium, mercury and barium being detected in wastewater. The most common heavy metal in the Pilica was found to be Barium, with the highest loads observed in winter (66.29-216.98 kg/day). In addition to Ba, depending on the season, arsenic, copper and nickel were also detected.
The article takes an innovative approach employing two data calculation variants, which allowed for a comprehensive analysis that captured both typical and less predictable scenarios of river pollution. It also presents an example of modification of the sedimentation-filtration system as a sustainable solution for removing heavy metals from treated wastewater.The research was conducted as part of the Farmikro Project, funded entirely by the National Science Centre, Poland, Opus 22 (Project No. 2021/43/B/ST10/01076)
Postcolonial Fears in a Haunted House. Themes of Trauma and the Search for Identity in Young Adult Horror Fiction "She Is a Haunting" by Trang Thanh Tran
No full textThe analysis presented in the article concerns the debut novel of young adult horror fiction entitled She Is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran. The interpretation of horror motifs in the novel is presented from the point of view of postcolonial studies. The plot of the novel centers on 17-year-old Jade Nguyen, who is an American of Vietnamese descent. The girl returns to her parents’ country to get money for college. She stays in an old house, which turns out to be haunted by ghosts. Jade begins her own investigation to unravel the mystery of the haunted house. She discovers the horrifying truth about the murderous activities of French colonizers in Vietnam. Tran uses the motif of horror to tell the story of the trauma of unrequited colonialism and the crimes associated with it. In addition, the book explores themes of the search for one’s own identity. The main story line is complemented by the contexts of historical and contemporary racism and the issue of migration and the Vietnamese diaspora in the United States. The text’s research questions revolve around the thematic symbiosis of horror with the postcolonial perspective (including in relation to young adult fiction literature): how does the novel address historical horror related to colonialism?; how can the creations of the haunted house and ghosts be interpreted in postcolonial terms? The article also presents the genre contexts of horror that appear on the pages of the novel. The analytical part of the text is preceded by a theoretical description, focusing on the relationship between young adult fiction and horror conventions
Известное и неизвестное. Заметки о загадочной биографии Алессандро Гуаньини
No full textThe purpose of this article is to introduce Alessandro Guagnini (ca. 1538–1614), an Italian who arrived in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth as a soldier, but is remembered as the author of Sarmatiae Europeae descriptio (1574, 1578) and Kronika Sarmacyey Europskiey (1611, 1612). This work, a historical-geographical compilation depicting the history of Poland and its neighbours, achieved considerable publishing success. Despite the fact that more than 400 years have passed since its most important editions, various mysteries about the description of Sarmatia and its author still arise. These include Guagnini’s connections with another Polish historian, Maciej Stryjkowski, who accused the Italian of plagiarism, the case of the 1574 edition, the different variants of the edition, Guagnini’s potential authorship of the Vita Despothi Principis Moldaviae, potential collaborators, other activities of the Italian soldier and attempts to present his connections with important figures of the period in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth as well as in other parts of Europe. The example of Alexander Gwagnin demonstrates all the difficulties associated with the study of biography, especially concerning figures who are not the most important figures in the history, and, despite these obstacles, also obtaining new answers that inspire further questions about the biography.Celem artykułu jest przybliżenie postaci Aleksandra Gwagnina (ok. 1538–1614), Włocha, który przybył do polsko-litewskiego państwa jako żołnierz, ale został zapamiętany jako autor Sarmatiae Europeae descriptio (1574, 1578) oraz Kroniki Sarmacyjej Europskiej (1611, 1612). Dzieło to, będące kompilacją historyczno-geograficzną przedstawiającą dzieje Polski i jej sąsiadów, odniosło znaczny sukces wydawniczy. Pomimo że od najważniejszych jego wydań minęło ponad 400 lat, wciąż pojawiają się rozmaite zagadki dotyczące opisu Sarmacji, jak i jego autora. Należą do nich między innymi powiązania Gwagnina z innym polskim historykiem, Maciejem Stryjkowskim, który oskarżył Włocha o plagiat, sprawa wydania kroniki z 1574 roku, różne warianty edycji, potencjalne autorstwo Gwagnina Vita Despothi Principis Moldaviae, krąg współpracowników, inne aktywności włoskiego żołnierza oraz próba przedstawienia jego powiązań z ważnymi postaciami epoki w Rzeczypospolitej Obojga Narodów, jak i innych części Europy. Przykład Aleksandra Gwagnina pokazuje wszystkie trudności związane z biografistyką jako nauką, szczególnie dotyczącą postaci niebędących najważniejszymi aktorami teatru dziejów, a pomimo tych przeszkód także uzyskiwanie nowych odpowiedzi inspirujących zarazem stawianie kolejnych pytań na temat życiorysu postaci
The Haunted House and Spectres of Fascism: Alison Rumfitt’s "Tell Me I’m Worthless"
No full textThis article explores the motif of the haunted house in Alison Rumfitt’s "Tell Me I’m Worthless" and situates the novel among other works that employ the same trope, including Shirley Jackson’s "The Haunting of Hill House" and Daphne du Maurier’s "Rebecca". Rumfitt uses the haunted house to address the resurgence of fascism — an especially relevant context given the Brexit era in which the novel was written — and the ways in which it oppresses women and marginalized groups. The political dimension of the haunted house motif is conveyed not only through the connection between the demonic mansion and fascism, but also through the class aspect of grand aristocratic villas, where corruption and hatred toward the lower classes begin to take the form of hauntings. This article examines the political dimensions of the haunted house motif, arguing that its significance extends beyond "Tell Me I’m Worthless" to other narratives as well. Rumfitt’s novel has been interpreted, among other things, in the context of Mary Russo’s concept of the female grotesque and Barbara Creed’s notion of female monstrosity. Additionally, the article situates Rumfitt’s novel within Mark Fisher’s concept of hauntology, positioning its haunted house within what the author of "The Weird and the Eerie" defines as the eerie
Three Books, One Message: Europe’s Forgotten Regions Can Be Innovative, Too
No full textWith a review of:Filipe TELES, Carlos RODRIGUES, Fernando RAMOS and Anabela BOTELHO (eds), Territorial Innovation in Less Developed Regions: Governance, Technologies, and Sustainability, Palgrave Macmillan, London/New York 2023, 305 pages, Matthias KIESE, Rasmus BECK, Dirk FORNAHL and Christian KETELS (eds), Beyond Innovation Hotspots: Clusters for Competitiveness and Transformation in Real Regions, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham 2024, 216 pages, and María del Carmen SÁNCHEZ CARREIRA, Paulo Jorge Reis MOURÃO and Bruno BLANCO-VARELA (eds), European Regional Policy and Development: Forgotten Regions and Spaces, Routledge, Abingdon 2024, 220 page
Global Governance of Low Earth Orbit Satellites
No full textThis volume brings together international experts to address the policy, legal, and technological dimensions of governing Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite broadband infrastructure. Global Governance of Low Earth Orbit Satellites is grounded in a multi-year, interdisciplinary research project generously supported by the Internet Society Foundation as part of its “Decolonizing the Internet” program. The contributions presented in this book were developed through a combination of scholarly inquiry, open-access reports, and sustained engagement at key international forums—including the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), the European Society of International Law (ESIL), ICANN, RightsCon, and IETF. Together, these chapters reflect on how multistakeholder institutions can respond to urgent global challenges related to transnational data governance, cybersecurity, digital inclusion, and infrastructural equity. The volume serves as both a scholarly compendium and a practical policy guide for advancing sustainable, inclusive, and secure governance of emerging space-based internet systems.This document is an output from a project funded by the Internet Society Foundation.
It was supported by the Internet Society Foundation project G-202307-12461
“Satellite Internet: Trust and Data Governance” and builds upon research completed
under project G-202107-04813 “Decolonizing the Internet: Global Governance
of LEO Satellite Broadband
Wspomnienia i refleksje pedagoga
No full textPublikacja zawiera trzy teksty autorstwa Natalii Han-Ilgiewicz. Wspomnienia Autorki obejmujące lata 1895–1942. Zawierają opis życia rodziny profesora prawa zesłanego na osiedlenie w Tomsku. Ukazują losy Autorki w czasie rewolucji październikowej, dzieje powrotu do ojczyzny, lata pracy w szkolnictwie specjalnym w Warszawie i Wilnie. Drugi tekst to gawędy o pracy nauczyciela w okresie dwudziestolecia międzywojennego zatytułowane przez Autorkę „Idziemy wzwyż”. Do obu tekstów zaplanowanych przez Autorkę jako podsumowanie 30-letniej pracy nauczycielskiej dołączony został dziennik osobisty w postaci listów do męża uwięzionego na Łukiszkach w czasie od 13 lipca 1940 r. do 24 czerwca 1941. Stanowi on przejmujące świadectwo losów Polaków w Wilnie pod okupacją sowiecką i litewską