Between Polish-Russian Lexical Homonymy and Paronymy Cover Image

Od leksykalnej homonimii międzyjęzykowej do paronimii
Between Polish-Russian Lexical Homonymy and Paronymy

Author(s): Krzysztof Rutkowski
Subject(s): Language studies, Lexis, Semantics, Comparative Linguistics, Western Slavic Languages, Eastern Slavic Languages
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: lexical homonyms; interlingual homonymy; paronymy;

Summary/Abstract: The problems involved in separating Polish-Russian interlingual paronyms from a group of homonyms are described in this article. The aim of the research is to elaborate on specific criteria for selection of such lexical units. The most common articulation differences – including explanations of their reasons – are defined and discussed in the pairs of words that have both similar pronunciation and the same root. Finally, criteria for the selection of Polish-Russian paronyms are developed on the basis of regularly repeating (the most typical) phonetic asymmetries that could be interpreted from a historical perspective, e.g.: Pol. ó / Rus. o ≤ Pr.-Slav. *o (nałóg – налог), e/o ≤ * ˚ ъ (nosek – носок), -y/-ый, -ой ≤ * ˚ ъja ь (pozorny – позорный).

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 13
  • Page Range: 105-115
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish