Adaptation of phraseological borrowing in Polish on example of the phrase "zamiatać/zamieść coś pod dywan" Cover Image

Adaptacja zapożyczeń frazeologicznych w polszczyźnie na przykładzie zwrotu "zamiatać/zamieść coś pod dywan"
Adaptation of phraseological borrowing in Polish on example of the phrase "zamiatać/zamieść coś pod dywan"

Author(s): Mirosława Mycawka
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
Keywords: borrowing; idiom; phraseological innovation

Summary/Abstract: Among many lexical borrowings from English to Polish there have been some phraseological calques. The phrase "zamiatać/zamieść coś pod dywan" is one of them. In the article I investigate the way this phrase was incorporated into the Polish language and examine numerous variations in its construction, lexical components, semantics and collocability. Also, some more general conclusions on the adaptation of foreign phrases into Polish are formulated.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 161-173
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish