A modest return of Albanian on the European scene – Albanian-Czech dictionaries Cover Image

Skromný návrat albánštiny na evropskou scénu – albánské slovníky pro češtinu
A modest return of Albanian on the European scene – Albanian-Czech dictionaries

Author(s): Orkida Borshi
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro jazyk český
Keywords: Albanian-Czech lexicography; position of Albanian studies; Czech Republic

Summary/Abstract: Since 1989 there has been a revival of Albanian-Czech lexicography: at first in connection with humanitarian help in Kosovo and later for reasons of tourism in Albania. The article reports on dictionaries produced in this period and offers a detailed description of the latest and largest bilateral Albanian-Czech dictionary to date by Tomková and Monari (2007, Leda) and its importance for Albanian studies in the Czech Republic.

  • Issue Year: 91/2009
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 115-119
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Czech