Russian borrowings in the Volga German dialect in Russel County, Kansas

Abstract

The present paper is based on a field investigation of the Volga German community in Russell County, Kansas. It provides a short overview of linguistic research, conducted on Volga German dialects in Kansas, and further analyses a list of Russian borrowings that was compiled in Russell in 1913. This contribution also addresses the disputable etymology of some words and expressions and discusses the lexical items from the list of 1913 that were retained in the dialect. Analysis of additional sources shows that some words that are traditionally treated as Russian borrowings acquired on the Volga may have been part of speakers' lexicon prior to emigration and could have been borrowed from other Slavic languages.

Keywords

Russian;German dialect along the Volga;Kansas;borrowed words;language contacts;dialectology;

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Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2012
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	UM FF - Faculty of Arts
UDC:	811.161'28
COBISS:	263538944
ISSN:	1855-6302
Parent publication:	Slavia Centralis
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary title:	Ruske izposojenke v nemškem narečju ob Volgi v Okraju Russel, Kanzas
Secondary abstract:	Članek raziskuje nemško skupnost ob Volgi v okraju Russel v Kanzasu. Ponuja kratek pregled dialektoloških raziskav nemških narečjih ob Volgi v Kanzasu in analizira seznam ruskih izposojenk zbranih v Russelu leta 1913. Prispevek se ukvarja s sporno etimologijo nekaterih besed in izrazov ter razpravlja o leksikalnih pomenih s seznama iz leta 1913, ki so jih obdržali v narečju. Analiza dodatnih virov kaže, da so bile nekatere besede, ki so tradicionalno pojmovane kot ruske izposojenke ob Volgi, že sestavni del besedišča govorcev pred emigracijo, to pa pomeni, da so lahko izposojene tudi iz drugih slovanskih jezikov.
Secondary keywords:	ruščina;nemško narečje ob Volgi;Kanzas;izposojenke;jezikovni stiki;dialektologija;ne zaključna dela;Dialektologija;Nemška narečja;Etimologija;Tujke in izposojenke;Ruščina;Jeziki v stiku;Govor;Volga (Rusija ; vodotok);
URN:	URN:SI:UM:
Type (COBISS):	Article
Pages:	str. 86-103
Volume:	ǂLetn. ǂ5
Issue:	ǂšt. ǂ1
Chronology:	2012
DOI:	10.17161/SCN.1808.9935
ID:	10905033