Identification criteria of lexical field / domain of the Dictionary of Polonisms borrowed

The article deals with the identification criteria of lexical field / domain of the Dictionary of Polonisms borrowed in Lithuanian. Also etymology, peculiar developments, and trends in the infiltration of the borrowings and inherited words are discussed. The following conclusions are proposed based on the made analysis: 1. lexical field / domain of the Dictionary of Polonisms borrowed in Lithuanian are to be codified under to the following criteria: 1.a. on the basis of conformity / discrepancy of the etymological core; 1.b. by virtue of the formal usage, i. e. in accordance with the identical phonetic, morphological and semantic status of the lexemes (etymological status of the borrowing is determined by a match between the semantic value of the word in Lithuanian, and the original form in the West and / or East Slavic languages). 2. the structure of lexical field / domain of the Dictionary ofPolonisms borrowed in Lithuanian also depends on the areal factor in case of parallel etymological link