“Why Gypsies and Albanians do not have their own letters”. Greek attitudes towards neighbouring languages during the 19th century Cover Image

“Why Gypsies and Albanians do not have their own letters”. Greek attitudes towards neighbouring languages during the 19th century
“Why Gypsies and Albanians do not have their own letters”. Greek attitudes towards neighbouring languages during the 19th century

Author(s): Doris K. Kyriazis
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Comparative Linguistics
Published by: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: linguistic attitudes; delimitation of otherness; Balkan languages

Summary/Abstract: In this article several aspects of the Greek attitudes towards neighbours’ languages during the 19th century are presented and analyzed. We believe that the decades before the Greek Revolution, known also as the period of maturity for the Modern Greek Enlightenment, deserve more of our attention and concern. The issue needs to be further investigated and the written resources from the specific time must be exhaustively researched in order for us to form a broader view of the situation.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 15
  • Page Range: 228-240
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English