Polish loanwords in dictionary of Smolensk dialects of Vladimir Dobrovolsky Cover Image

Wyrazy zapożyczone z języka polskiego w słowniku gwar smoleńskich Włodzimierza Dobrowolskiego
Polish loanwords in dictionary of Smolensk dialects of Vladimir Dobrovolsky

Author(s): Marian Wójtowicz
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Philology
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: Polish loanwords; Smolensk dialects; Dobrovolsky's dictionary; Russian dialect lexicography

Summary/Abstract: The analysis comprises a stock of 414 Polish loanwords selected from the dictio- nary of Smolensk dialects. In the article the following problems are discussed: the stock of loanwords, periods and the process of the borrowing. Most of the words were borrowed as a result of direct language contacts. Some of the words were borrowed through Belar- ussian. The majority of them were borrowed in the 17th, 19th and at the beginning of the 20th century.

  • Issue Year: 44/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 221-229
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish