Lexical and syntactic elements of the Russian dialect in the Polish language of the Old Believers from Gabowe Grądy and Bór Cover Image

Leksykalne i syntaktyczne elementy rosyjskiej gwary w polszczyźnie staroobrzędowców z Gabowych Grądów i Boru
Lexical and syntactic elements of the Russian dialect in the Polish language of the Old Believers from Gabowe Grądy and Bór

Author(s): Dorota Paśko-Konieczniak
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: bilingualism; calque; borrowing; code-switching; linguistic contact

Summary/Abstract: The Old Believers living in Poland are descendants of the Old Believers who did not accept the Patriarch Nikon’s reforms in the second half of the 17th century. The villages Gabowe Grądy and Bór are the biggest centers of the Old Believers in Poland. As a result of Polish-Russian bilingualism, we can observe not only the influence of Polish on the Russian dialect, but also the influence of the Russian dialect on the Polish of the Old Believers. Some characteristic features of their Polish which result from the influence of the Russian dialect include: borrowings, calques, hybrids and code-switching.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 34
  • Page Range: 147-155
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish