A study about language and knowledge. The nouns of common gender in the comparative approach

Abstract

The paper presents the monographic study of Beata Rycielska, devoted to the nouns of common gender in Russian in comparison to the Polish language. The author of the book analyses selected lexical and grammatical phenomena from the perspective of cognitive grammar, in particular – the ideas of one of the founders of the cognitive linguistics movement and the creator of cognitive grammar – Ronald W. Langacker. In her work Beata Rycielska explains many linguistic aspects such as similarities and differences in the categorization of people assessment. However, the main value of the book is the logical discussion on selected phenomena in compared languages.