Original scientific paper

Columbus’ Vegetables in Croatian and Russian Language

Željka Čelić orcid.org/0000-0003-3016-5431 ; Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Odsjek za istočnoslavenske jezike i književnosti

Abstract

Geographical origin of the most common vegetables, brought in Europe by Cristopher Columbus, is one of North, Central and South American decent. Theory of languages in contact confirms that word loans (botanical terms) are entering the language at the same time as an object itself (botanical species). Accordingly, terms for Columbus’ vegetables are word loans in Croatian and Russian language. We will compare mentioned terms in these two Slavic languages; answer, whether these loan words are calques and do these calques have Slavic route or are they adapted (and how – on phonological and morphological levels), we will determine the language that has been influencing on the process of making calques.

Keywords

calque; Croatian language; loan words; morphological adaptation; phonological adaptation; Russian language

Hrčak ID:

198796

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/198796

Publication date:

22.2.2018.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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