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MOTS FRANÇAIS D’ORIGINE RUSSE
French Words of Russian Origin

Author(s): Adela-Marinela Stancu
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Editura Universitaria Craiova
Keywords: loanword; vocabulary; meaning

Summary/Abstract: Loanwords represent an interesting study topic, combining many linguistic systems, spiritual cultures and identities. Russian language has imposed itself on the vocabulary of French with the first translations of Russian novels in France. In this article we aim at underlining the significant influence of Russian language on French vocabulary, the domain and the period of appearance of loanwords.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 154-161
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: French