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Title: Equivalence and false friends in Slavic plant names

Creator:

Waniakowa, Jadwiga

Date issued/created:

2021

Resource type:

Text

Publisher:

Institute of Polish language

Place of publishing:

Krakow

Date on-line publ.:

2021

Abstract:

The article deals with interlingual similarities and the phenomenon of false friends in Slavic plant names. In all Slavic dialects and in the history of Slavic languages it is observed that one name may refer to several species of plants, and a given species may have even dozens of names. As analyses show, it is not uncommon for these names to be formally and semantically compatible across large areas where Slavic languages are spoken. In the conclusion of the paper, it is suggested that comparative studies of Slavic materials always require great caution to prevent possible mistakes in identification. Formal similarity does not guarantee the adequacy of the content, i.e. the true meaning, as in some cases we deal with complete equivalence of the names and their designates in the given Slavic languages, and sometimes the names constitute false friends.

Relation:

Polonica

Volume:

XLI

Start page:

39

End page:

49

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

PDF

Resource Identifier:

click here to follow the link ; oai:rcin.org.pl:232925

Language:

pol

Language of abstract:

eng

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

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Open

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