From the Dialectological Archives: the Polish Dialect of Bražuolė (Trakai Area, 1992) Cover Image

Из диалектологического архива: польская диалектная речь жителей окрестностей Бражуоле (Тракайский район, 1992 г.)
From the Dialectological Archives: the Polish Dialect of Bražuolė (Trakai Area, 1992)

Author(s): Elena Konickaja
Subject(s): Historical Linguistics, Comparative Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Western Slavic Languages, Eastern Slavic Languages, Baltic Languages, Higher Education , Philology
Published by: Vilniaus Universiteto Leidykla
Keywords: Polish dialects of Lithuania; sociolinguistic environment; Department of Slavic Philology at Vilnius University; Trakai region; Lithuanian-Slavic language contact;

Summary/Abstract: The article provides dialectological recordings of Polish (the so-called polszczyznа kresowа) from the Trakai region, specifically Bražuolė and its surroundings, made during the expeditions in the 1990’s organized by the Department of Slavic Philology at Vilnius University. The Polish recordings are from an areal characterized sociolinguistically by the interface of four languages: the Polish dialect, Belarusian (po-prostu), Russian, and Lithuanian. These recordings reflect crucial and previously unidentified features of the sociolinguistic environment, as well as constitute historical evidence of language contact in Bražuolė and its surroundings. The data presented in the article can be used for further work on the history of language contacts in Lithuania.

  • Issue Year: 59/2014
  • Issue No: -
  • Page Range: 188-204
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Russian