Assimilation of borrowed international legal terms in the Belarusian language Cover Image

Асваенне запазычаных міжнародна-прававых тэрмінаў беларускай мовай
Assimilation of borrowed international legal terms in the Belarusian language

Author(s): Maryna Antaniuk-Prouteau
Subject(s): Studies of Literature, Belarussian Literature, Polish Literature, Philology, British Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: assimilation of terms; international legal terminology; internationalisms; Belarusian language; semantic assimilation; trends in the development of terminology
Summary/Abstract: The article examines the processes of assimilation of borrowed international legal terms in the Belarusian language in different historical periods. Special attention is paid to modern terms. A description of the stages, ways and mechanisms of assimilation of terms is given. It is noted that internationalization is the main trend in the development of the modern terminology of international law. The cases of variability of borrowed terms have also been examined.