Kalbų kontaktų pėdsakai dabartinės Vilniaus apskrities hidronimuose ir oikonimuose: slavų kalbų įtaka lietuvių toponimijai
Footprints of Language Contacts in the Present-Day Vilnius County Hydronyms and Oikonyms: The Impact of Slavic Languages on Lithuanian Toponymy

Summary/Abstract: The current research presents an attempt to identify the influence of Slavic languages (Russian, Belarusian, Polish) on Vilnius County toponymy at the name formation level. The following toponym formation features were identified: Slavic suffixes derivatives from Lithuanian origin proper names and appellatives; Lithuanian suffixes and inflections derivatives from Slavic proper names and appellatives; Toponyms of Slavic origin, i.e., Slavic affixes derived toponyms from Slavic proper names and appellatives. Language contacts are also reflected in Slavic toponyms transliterated into the Lithuanian language, i.e., toponyms that originated from Slavic appellatives or onyms through onimization or transonymisation. In a number of cases, it is difficult to identify whether a toponym is of Slavic or Lithuanian origin. Also, the distribution of these derivatives by toponym classes and Vilnius County districts is presented.

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