Gramatyczna kategoria rodzaju dla zapożyczeń w języku polskim i rosyjskim : paralele i różnice

Abstract

This paper analyses the category of gender for nouns borrowed into Polish and Russian languages. Empirical base for the research are lexemes borrowed from Greek and Latin languages with or without intermediary function of the Western European languages. The units are divided according to symmetry and asymmetry occurring within this category. The research has identified the most characteristic manners and models in which borrowings have adapted in other languages as well as some mechanisms of gender classification with reference to trends and principles found in both systems. It also indicates some trends in gender classification for the most recently adapted borrowings.