O pozornej synonimii partykuł głównie i przeważnie

The main aim of the article is to discuss semantic equivalence of the two particles often seen as synonymous – głównie and przeważnie. It is recognised that their synonymy is apparent as depending on the context. The meaning of przeważnie is looked for by confronting its behaviour and the behaviour of frequency adverbs such as często, czasem, od czasu do czasu, niekiedy, rzadko, z rzadka. Analising TRS of sentences with the language units in question, the author rejects a possibility of acknowledging frequency component as belonging to semantic structure of przeważnie.status: publishe