On the history of an ancient word: Rom. Buză Cover Image

Despre istoria unui cuvânt vechi: Rom. Buză
On the history of an ancient word: Rom. Buză

Author(s): Mihaela Marin
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Lexis, Historical Linguistics
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: Romanian buză; lexical meaning; word family; dialectal spread; etymology;

Summary/Abstract: The long history of debates on the topic provides a wealth of information on the first attestations, the semantics, the lexical productivity, the dialectal spread, the onomastic transfer, and the origin of the Romanian term buză (Engl. ‘lip’; ‘edge’; ‘river bank’), information which is unfortunately scattered in various journal articles that are not easy to access. The aim of the paper is to give an overview of the existing studies on the Romanian lexeme buză, to highlight the most relevant conclusions, and to make brief comments wherever we consider it necessary.

  • Issue Year: 74/2025
  • Issue No: LXXIV
  • Page Range: 91-106
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Romanian
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