TERMINOLOGIA URZĘDNICZA W KOWIEŃSKIM TYGODNIKU 'CHATA RODZINNA' (1922-1940)
Formal Terminology Used in 'Chata Rodzinna', the Weekly Magazine Published in Kovno (1922-1940)

Summary/Abstract: There is a presentation of regional vocabulary associated with state institutions and its administration, excerpted from the weekly 'Chata Rodzinna' published in Kovno in the years 1922-1940. Words which were unusual for ethnic Polish in the Interwar period are analyzed here. Forms influenced by Russian (20 lexemes) and of Lithuanian origin seem predominant in the samples. Old vocabulary (8 units) forms another group. The most numerous part of vocabulary of Russian origin indicates the great impact of political dependence on Russia in official terminology. Among 43 excerpted lexemes, 14 ones still function in Polish used in Northern Borderland, which proves their strong roots in the speech of the Poles inhabiting these areas today.

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