Loanwords from English in Polish and Croatian names of lace-up shoes Cover Image

Zapożyczenia z języka angielskiego w polskich i chorwackich nazwach półbutów sznurowanych
Loanwords from English in Polish and Croatian names of lace-up shoes

Author(s): Sybilla Daković
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Western Slavic Languages, South Slavic Languages
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego
Keywords: loanwords; names of footwear; language of fashion; Polish; Croatian

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses Anglicisms in Polish and Croatian from the semantic field of the names of lace-up shoes. The ways of adaptation of particular borrowings from the point of view of morphology, orthography, and sematics are analysed. The presence of particular lexemes in lexicographical sources is also examined. The linguistic material is obtained from websites dealing with fashion and the production and sale of footwear.

  • Issue Year: 179/2024
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 43-58
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish
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