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Akwizycja języka rosyjskiego jako obcego po transformacjach geopolitycznych
Acquisition of Russian as foreign language after geopolitical transformation

Author(s): Antoni Markunas
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Instytut Polsko-Rosyjski
Keywords: Russian lingua franca; European area; Polish situation

Summary/Abstract: Geopolitical changes of the recent years have also had an impact on the condition of a contemporary Russian language. Russian still holds on to a position of lingua franca in some post-soviet countries and the renaissance of interest in the Russian language and culture in European countries can be observed. On the other hand, unprecedented transformations loosening norms of communication, a denomination of old term categories, an appearance of new loanwords, and also a withdrawal of the word borrowings which functioned in the soviet era, can be noticed.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 1 (1)
  • Page Range: 17-24
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish