Język francuski w „Lalce” Bolesława Prusa
The French language in “Lalka” by Bolesław Prus

Summary/Abstract: The paper titled The French language in “Lalka” by Bolesław Prus presents the function of quotations and borrowings from French in the novel. In his novel, Bolesław Prus depicts the role of the French language in accordance with the reality. This language was a language of communication in certain circles of the Polish society. In the fictional aspect, the introduction of French along with other languages serves the description of the society in the Warsaw of that time as well as the description of the characters occurring in “Lalka”. It is also used for illustrating the atmosphere of Paris. At the same time, borrowings from French – established in the system of the Polish language – are noticed in this paper.

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