The linguistic specification of Russian cosmetic and plastic medicine lexicon Cover Image

Specyfika językowa rosyjskiej nomenklatury z zakresu medycyny estetycznej i chirurgii plastycznej
The linguistic specification of Russian cosmetic and plastic medicine lexicon

Author(s): Anna Romanik
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Eastern Slavic Languages
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: ekwonimia językowa; internacjonalizm; język rosyjski; medycyna; nominacja; zapożyczenie

Summary/Abstract: The given article is about Russian medical vocabulary, which is used in esthetic and plastic medicine. The analyzed material (for instance: names of cosmetic and esthetic procedures, plastic surgeries) was selected from specialized magazines, such as “Код молодости” and web-sides with esthetical clinics offers. The main purpose of the paper is to point out the most productive ways of nominations, to describe structure of searched lexicon. Also the author of the paper pays attention for an interesting linguistic phenomenon, such as, internationalization and lexical dualism (equonyms). The research has shown that the process of borrowing from European languages or transfer by English from classic languages (Latin or Greek) are the most popular ways of nomination. Besides, searching the structure of excerpted material, it was observed, that compound and analytic terms and are typical form used in that language area.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 269-279
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish
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