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The paper provides an analysis of periphrastic constructions connected with death, thatappear in all texts (both literary and publicistic ones) by Aleksander Głowacki. It hasbeen divided into three basic thematic units, taking into consideration the semanticcategories and subcategories of the selected material:I. Periphrases of death and the process of dying.A. Death as a dream, rest, alleviation.B. Death as a migration, journey to God.a) to die – to go away, to go, to finish one’s journey;b) to die – to embark on a journey;c) to die – to get to the other side of the river, to fly away, to escape;d) to die – to be with God, to be called by God.