Contamination and Purism as Two Opposing Tendencies in the ­Development of Surgut Dialect of Khanty Language Cover Image

Контаминация и пуризм как две противодействующие тенденции в развитии сургутского диалекта хантыйского языка
Contamination and Purism as Two Opposing Tendencies in the ­Development of Surgut Dialect of Khanty Language

Author(s): Vasiliy Glushak
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Teaduste Akadeemia Kirjastus
Keywords: Khanty language; Surgut dialect; contamination; standardization

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with Russian loanwords in the dialect of the Surgut Khanty and the linguistic mechanisms of their adoption. The contamination and the purism are considered as two important trends that will shape the further ­development of the Surgut dialect. Three stages of the borrowings from ­Russian in the Surgut dialect are determined and characterized. The article also ­discusses problems connected with the standardization of the dialect of the Surgut ­Khanty.

  • Issue Year: XLIX/2013
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 214-222
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Russian
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