“Borrowing Verbs into Russian: A Usage-Based Approach”
Laura A. Janda, UNC-Chapel Hill, janda@unc.edu, www.unc.edu/~lajanda
Bi-aspectual verbs with over 1000 unprefixed hits
Zero po- prefixed hits: 70
Over 1000 po- prefixed hits: 3
abonirovat’/sja ‘subscribe’
inkrustirovat’ ‘encrust’
massirovat’ ‘amass; massage’
angažirovat’ ‘book, engage’
intensificirovat’ ‘intensify’
rekomendovat’/sja ‘recommend’
anglizirovat’ ‘anglicize’
internacionalizirovat’
remontirovat’ ‘renovate’
‘internationalize’
assignovat’ ‘allocate, budget’
internirovat’ ‘place in
internment’
debetovat’ ‘debit, charge’
kanonizirovat’ ‘canonize’
deblokirovat’ ‘unblock’
kanonizovat’ ‘canonize’
decentralizovat’ ‘decentralize’
kapitalizirovat’ ‘reinvest’
dekretirovat’ ‘decree’
kollektivizirovat’ ‘collectivize’
demaskirovat’ ‘unmask’
kolonizovat’ ‘colonize’
demilitarizovat’ ‘demilitarize’
kristallizovat’sja ‘crystallize’
demobilizovat’ ‘demobilize’
kvalificirovat’ ‘qualify, test’
denacionalizirovat’ ‘privatize’
latinizirovat’ ‘latinize’
denaturirovat’ ‘denature’
litografirovat’ ‘lithograph’
denonsirovat’ ‘denounce’
meblirovat’ ‘furnish,
upholster’
dešifrirovat’ ‘decipher’
metallizirovat’ ‘apply metal
coating’
detalizovat’ ‘work out in detail’ militarizovat’ ‘militarize’
dezavuirovat’ ‘disavow’
monopolizirovat’
‘monopolize’
dezertirovat’ ‘desert’
njuansirovat’ ‘supply
nuances’
dezorganizovat’ ‘disorganize’
orkestrovat’ ‘orchestrate’
dezorientirovat’/sja ‘disorient’
ornamentirovat’ ‘ornament’
èšelonirovat’ ‘echelon,
personificirovat’ ‘personify’
designate’
evropeizirovat’ ‘europeanize’
plakirovat’ ‘plate, coat’
flankirovat’ ‘flank’
radioficirovat’ ‘equip with a
radio’
frakcionirovat’ ‘sort,
ratificirovat’ ‘ratify’
fractionate’
germanizirovat’ ‘germanize’
reducirovat’ ‘reduce’
gil’otinirovat’ ‘guillotine’
repatriirovat’/sja ‘repatriate’
gofrirovat’ ‘crimp’
satinirovat’ ‘glaze, polish’
gradirovat’ ‘boil out of saline’
servirovat’ ‘serve, dish up’
granulirovat’ ‘granulate’
sindicirovat’ ‘syndicate’
gummirovat’ ‘coat with rubber’ skandalizirovat’ ‘scandalize’
immunizirovat’ ‘immunize’
tamponirovat’ ‘plug’
individualizirovat’
temperirovat’ ‘temper’
‘individualize’
indossirovat’ ‘endorse’
terrasirovat’ ‘terrace’
inkorporirovat’ ‘incorporate’
vulkanizirovat’ ‘vulcanize’
inkriminirovat’ ‘incriminate’
vulkanizovat’ ‘vulcanize’
Imperfective verbs with over 1000 unprefixed hits
Zero po- prefixed hits: 4
fetišizirovat’ ‘fetishize’
fraxtovat’ ‘freight’
legirovat’ ‘alloy’
vualirovat’ ‘veil’
Over 1000 po- prefixed hits: 27
aplodirovat’ ‘applaud’
manipulirovat’ ‘manipulate’
buksovat’ ‘skid’
marinovat’ ‘marinate’
èksperimentirovat’
masturbirovat’ ‘masturbate’
‘experiment’
èkspluatirovat’ ‘exploit’
praktikovat’/sja ‘practice’
èrodirovat’ ‘erode’
psixovat’ ‘act flaky’
fantazirovat’ ‘fantasize’
redaktirovat’ ‘edit’
fextovat’ ‘fence’
regulirovat’ ‘regulate’
flirtovat’ ‘flirt’
šantažirovat’ ‘blackmail’
improvizirovat’ ‘improvise’
šinkovat’ ‘chop’
interesovat’/sja ‘interest’
spekulirovat’ ‘speculate, gamble’
intrigovat’ ‘scheme’
tancevat’ ‘dance’
ironizirovat’ ‘mock’
trenirovat’ ‘train’
komandovat’ ‘be in charge’
žonglirovat’ ‘juggle’
kritikovat’ ‘criticize’
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