Asterisked Entries in the Proto‑Slavic Dictionary (Słownik prasłowiański, 1974–2001), edited by Franciszek Sławski Cover Image

Hasła z gwiazdkami w Słowniku prasłowiańskim (1974–2001) pod redakcją Franciszka Sławskiego
Asterisked Entries in the Proto‑Slavic Dictionary (Słownik prasłowiański, 1974–2001), edited by Franciszek Sławski

Author(s): Tadeusz Lewaszkiewicz
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Philology
Published by: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Proto-Slavic language; etymology; Slavic etymological dictionaries; Franciszek Sławski; Oleg N. Trubachev

Summary/Abstract: Volumes 5–8 of the Proto-Slavic Dictionary (Słownik prasłowiański, 1974–2001), edited by Franciszek Sławski, include 116 asterisked entries; 109 of them concern the Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages (Ėtimologicheskiĭ slovarʹ slavianskikh iazykov, 1974–2018), edited by O. N. Trubachev, and the remaining 7 – other authors and Slavic dictionary sources. The entries in question almost exclusively contain strongly critical assessment of reconstruction and etymologisation of particular items of Slavic lexis proposed in those publications. Although the asterisked entries (authored mainly by Sławski) are certainly of high scholarly standard, some of the proposals they criticise should be considered viable. Possibly, those hypotheses can be positively verified in the future, when we have a more extensive knowledge on historical and modern Slavic dialectal lexis and appellative vocabulary preserved in onomastic material.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 55
  • Page Range: 1-17
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish
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