Some linguistic peculiarities of the epitaphs from The Merry Cemetery from Săpânţa Cover Image

Câteva particularităţi lingvistice ale epitafurilor din Cimitirul vesel de la Săpânţa
Some linguistic peculiarities of the epitaphs from The Merry Cemetery from Săpânţa

Author(s): Monica Geanina Coca
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: UNIVERSITATEA »ȘTEFAN CEL MARE« SUCEAVA
Keywords: epitaph; linguistic analysis; the subdialect of Maramureş; The Merry Cemetery;

Summary/Abstract: The Merry Cemetery of Săpânţa highlights its originality both in terms of traditional art and culture, and in terms of language, which reflects not only the popular mentality, but also “the diversity and expressivity of the popular Romanian language in the region of Maramureş” (Florica Dimitrescu).This paper investigates several linguistic features (phonetic, morphological, lexical, stylistic), as reflected in the epitaphs of the Merry Cemetery in Săpânţa, which confirm both the conservative nature of the Maramures subdialect and its openness to innovation.

  • Issue Year: XXXVI/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 73-84
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Romanian