People in aviation – a linguists’ insight into history

Authors

  • Beata Kopecka University of Rzeszow, Poland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15584/sar.2021.18.4

Keywords:

agent nouns, aviation, field theory, history

Abstract

History can be studied from a number of angles and on the basis of a variety of sources. Researchers interested in the history of aviation typically focus on the development of subsequent types of flying machines. This study relates to the history of aviation, but, due to its linguistic bias it concentrates on the semantic field

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Published

2021-12-15

How to Cite

Kopecka, B. (2021). People in aviation – a linguists’ insight into history. Studia Anglica Resoviensia, 18, 47–61. https://doi.org/10.15584/sar.2021.18.4

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