Функционирование топонимов и этнонимов в речи литовцев Латвии

Abstract

The article deals with the research of lexis of Lithuanians in Latvia: attention is paid to two specific layers of vocabulary – toponyms and ethnonyms. During the research of toponyms, it was found out that the spectrum of toponyms was not very wide: the titles of both states dominated and among particular settlements – populated localities and those territorially close to them. Functioning of ethnonyms discloses interesting tendencies manifesting the opposition “nativeoutlandish”.

Članek obravnava leksiko Litovcev v Latviji. Pozornost je posvečena dvema specifičnima plastema besedišča – toponimom in etnonimom. V raziskavi je bilo ugotovljeno, da spekter toponimov ni širok, saj med posameznimi naselji in njim bližnjimi področji prevladujejo imena obeh držav, etnonimi pa razkrivajo zanimive težnje, ki izkazujejo nasprotje domače – tuje.