Język białoruski w twórczości Adama Mickiewicza

Abstract

Owing to the autograph of Pan Tadeusz and other manuscripts of Adam Mickiewicz, one may reconstruct the pronunciation and certain grammatical and lexical peculiarities of the poet. The majority of these elements are preserved to this day in the Polish language of the Vilnius-Novogrudok region. The majority of these elements are of Belarusian origin, and the complete documentation thereof is found in Słownik języka Adama Mickiewicza (I–XI, 1962–1983) (Lexicon of Adam Mickiewicz). Among about 60 Belarusian borrowings, the following became a permanent part of the Polish lexicon: chrośniak, dziady, kucyja, matecznik, ryży, świerzop, wyraj, and a few regionalisms of north-eastern range.