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Słownictwo dotyczące uprawy ziemniaków w języku mieszkańców Mościsk i okolic
Potato growing vocabulary in the speech of inhabitants of Mosciska region

Author(s): Anna Kostecka-Sadowa
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
Keywords: Polish language in the East Borderland; dialect vocabulary; patato growing vocabulary; borrowings

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the results of comparative studies on development of potato growing vocabulary in Mosciska region. Examples prove that the youngest and the oldest generation use the same dialect as cultivating technologies and farming tools has not changed. The influence of Ukrainian in mixed families and introduction of modern farming machines have the most impact on the appearance of new lexemes.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 364-371
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish