Published : 2025-06-27

Travel Safety: Linguistic Mechanisms, Their Equivalents, and Semantic Proximity in Automotive Advertising

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This linguistic analysis of automotive advertising examines the lexis, its equivalents, and semantic proximity related to travel safety. Automotive manufacturers frequently emphasise this value in their branding activities, responding to consumer demand based on the principle that a safe mode of transport directly enhances travel safety. The aim of this qualitative-quantitative study is to demonstrate the semantic relationships between seemingly different terms such as “safety,” “comfort,” and “peace of mind.” The illustrative material comprises online posts from the Polish Facebook fan pages of BMW Poland, Audi Poland, and Mercedes-Benz Poland, which serve as key channels of social communication and media. The theoretical framework for this study draws upon: PWN’s Thesaurus (Słownik wyrazów bliskoznacznych; compiled by L. Wiśniakowska), the theory of M. Grochowski, the insights of A. Grybosiowa and K. Kleszczowa, as well as A. Bednarek and B. Osowski.

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travel safety, linguistic mechanism, lexis, equivalence, advertising, automotive advertising



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Majchrowska, J. (2025). Travel Safety: Linguistic Mechanisms, Their Equivalents, and Semantic Proximity in Automotive Advertising. Facta Simonidis, 18(1), 179–198. https://doi.org/10.56583/fs.2386

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