In and Around the Balkans: Romance Languages and the Making of Layered Languages

IF 0.5 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

Journal of Language Contact Pub Date : 2021-09-30 DOI:10.1163/19552629-14010001

F. Gardani, M. Loporcaro, A. Giudici

引用次数: 5

Abstract

The languages of the Balkans are a rich source of data on contact-induced language change. The result of a centuries long process of lexical and structural convergence has been referred to as a ‘sprachbund’. While widely applied, this notion has, however, increasingly been questioned with respect to its usefulness. Addressing the linguistic makeup of the Balkan languages, the notion of sprachbund is critically assessed. It is shown that a) the Balkan languages and the Balkan linguistic exclaves (Albanian and Greek spoken on the Italian peninsula) share similar contact-induced phenomena, and b) the principal processes underlying the development of the Balkan languages are borrowing and reanalysis, two fundamental and general mechanisms of language change.

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巴尔干及其周边地区:罗曼语和分层语言的形成

巴尔干地区的语言是有关接触引起的语言变化的丰富数据来源。几个世纪以来词汇和结构趋同的结果被称为“错落”。这一概念虽然得到广泛应用，但其实用性却日益受到质疑。解决巴尔干语言的语言构成，sprachbund的概念是严格评估。研究表明，a)巴尔干语言和巴尔干语言聚居地(在意大利半岛上使用的阿尔巴尼亚语和希腊语)有着相似的接触诱发现象，b)巴尔干语言发展的主要过程是借鉴和再分析，这是语言变化的两种基本和一般机制。

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Journal of Language Contact LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS-

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1.50

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审稿时长

20 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Language Contact (JLC) is a peer-reviewed open access journal. It focuses on the study of language contact, language use and language change in accordance with a view of language contact whereby both empirical data (the precise description of languages and how they are used) and the resulting theoretical elaborations (hence the statement and analysis of new problems) become the primary engines for advancing our understanding of the nature of language. This involves linguistic, anthropological, historical, and cognitive factors. Such an approach makes a major new contribution to understanding language change at a time when there is a notable increase of interest and activity in this field. The Journal of Language Contact accepts articles in English and French.