Published: 2018-09-22

Russian loanwords in the Oxford English Dictionary revisited

Mirosława Podhajecka

Abstract

This study revisits Russian loanwords in the third edition of the Oxford English Dictionary (henceforth, OED3) in order to discuss their lexicographic treatment, including the quality of etymological references. Arguments behind the choice of this dictionary are clear-cut: not only is OED3 the most exhaustive dictionary of English, but it also offers the fullest etymological analysis of the whole of the lexis of English available anywhere. Space restrictions preclude the inclusion in the dictionary every word of Russian origin in English texts. In the past, lexical items had to occur in at least five different sources to ensure inclusion, whereas the frequency necessary to include a word into OED3 today is reckoned in hundreds or even thousands.

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Podhajecka, M. (2018). Russian loanwords in the Oxford English Dictionary revisited. Przegląd Rusycystyczny [Russian Studies Review], (2). Retrieved from https://journals.us.edu.pl/index.php/PR/article/view/6873

No. 2 (2018)
Published: 2018-09-22


ISSN: 0137-298X
Ikona DOI 10.31261/pr

Publisher
Polskie Towarzystwo Rusycystyczne oraz Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego

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