NAZWISKA WSPÓŁCZESNYCH MIESZKAŃCÓW CHEŁMA MAJĄCE W SWYCH PODSTAWACH NAZWY ZWIERZĄT I ROŚLIN
The Surnames of Contemporary Chełm Inhabitants, Containing Names of Animals and Plants (Including East Slavonic and Germanic Elements)

Summary/Abstract: The article is devoted to a quantitative and qualitative analyses of surnames of contemporary CheLm inhabitants, containing names of animals and plants. Due to the cultural, ethnic and linguistic borderline position of the town, East Slavonic and Germanic elements can be found in the surnames there. I am conducting the research on Chełm's anthroponomy due to my onomastic and linguistic specializations, my present home address and emotional bonds with the Chełm region. The sources of the article are surnames gathered mainly from the telephone book of the Chełm region for the year 1998 and by the direct exploration of the area. Because of lack of historical material, methods of synchronic word formation have been used here. Fauna and flora find rich representation in the names. The article offers 331 examples of surnames derived from anthroponomical appellatives which belong to the semantic field of fauna and flora. They are almost 10% of the researched material.

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