Prefixed verbs in translation. Corpus analysis of the equivalency of Polish verbs with the prefix u- and their Slovak equivalents

This paper deals with the question of two closely related languages, Polish and Slovak, and focuses on prefixed verbs where this proximity is especially visible and which may cause problems to translators and lexicographers. In the paper the prefixed verbs are treated as a lexicographic problem and a possible solution is presented that involves searching for equivalents in real translations. A parallel corpus was created for the purpose of this research and the subsequent analysis of the corpus equivalents was carried out to measure their lexicographic potential, i.e. their ability to be included in the dictionary. The paper will present the preliminary results of corpus analysis of the lexicographic potential of the Slovak equivalents of Polish prefixed verbs to provide suitable lexicographic material.