Specifics of the Polish language influence upon the traditional North-West Belarusian dialects phonetic and grammar  Cover Image

Асаблівасці польскага моўнага ўплыву на фанетыку і граматыку традыцыйных мясцовых гаворак паўночнага захаду Беларусі
Specifics of the Polish language influence upon the traditional North-West Belarusian dialects phonetic and grammar

Author(s): Vera Astrejka
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Łódzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe
Keywords: Belarusian-Polish contacts; North-West dialect zone; phonetic and grammatical peculiarities

Summary/Abstract: Polish influence upon the North-West Belarusian dialects phonetic and grammar is very superficial. It must be qualified as the result of areal (adstratum) interaction between the neighbouring languages. However this factor is important for supporting some primordial lingual phenomena and for their strengthening as the regional features of the Belarusian dialect language.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 58
  • Page Range: 15-25
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Belarusian