O wpływach polskich na język Karaimów łuckich
About the Polish infl uence on the dialect of Lutsk Karaims

Summary/Abstract: Although a number of authors have already outlined the Slavonic components in Karaim, the Polish, Russian or Ukrainian elements have yet to be addressed separately. The reason for such a state of affairs is that the above mentioned Slavonic languages are very similar to one other, hence many features of Slavonic origin in Karaim are simply indistinguishable as far as their precise roots are concerned. Describing the Slavonic influx on a language by language basis is a difficult task, all the more so as the Slavonic languages spoken by local populations often overlap with one other. This article attempts to introduce the problem to non-Turcologists and outline the main features of the Slavonic influence in this respect. Special attention is paid to Polish influences in the Lutsk Karaim dialect.

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