Multilingualism and structural borrowing in Arbanasi Albanian

J Willer-Gold, T Gnjatović, D Katunar, R Matasović - 2016 - scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu
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In this paper we present a brief overview of the history of linguistic contacts of Arbanasi
Albanian, a Gheg Albanian dialect spoken in Croatia, with Croatian and Italian. Then we
discuss a number of contact-induced changes in that language. We show that Arbanasi
Albanian was subject to strong influences from Croatian (and, to a lesser extent, from Italian)
on all levels of linguistic structure. Using the data from our own fieldwork, we were able to
show that there were also influences on the level of syntax, including the borrowing of …
Abstract
In this paper we present a brief overview of the history of linguistic contacts of Arbanasi Albanian, a Gheg Albanian dialect spoken in Croatia, with Croatian and Italian. Then we discuss a number of contact-induced changes in that language. We show that Arbanasi Albanian was subject to strong influences from Croatian (and, to a lesser extent, from Italian) on all levels of linguistic structure. Using the data from our own fieldwork, we were able to show that there were also influences on the level of syntax, including the borrowing of certain constructions, such as analytic causative and imperative constructions, as well as the extension of the use of infinitive in subordinate clauses.
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