Vitality and erosion of Molise Croatian dialect.

نویسنده

  • Anita Sujoldzić
چکیده

This paper gives a presentation of the condition of an endangered language located on the southern part of the Italian peninsula, spoken by a small community of transplanted Slavic population who fled the Eastern Adriatic coast during the Turkish invasion of the Balkan peninsula and have lived in complete isolation from related Slavic languages for five centuries surrounded by a majority of Italian speaking population. The overview of contact induced changes shows a high level of interferences at all structural levels resulting in a relatively stable mixed idiom. Preservation and revitalization efforts are discussed particularly in relation to the importance of writing and codification of the language as well as possible steps that can be undertaken in view of the link between language and the group cultural identity.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Collegium antropologicum

دوره 28 Suppl 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2004