The Turkish loanwords čàlga in Bulgarian and manéle in Romanian
The Turkish loanwords čàlga in Bulgarian and manéle in Romanian
Author(s): Corinna LeschberSubject(s): Language acquisition, Historical Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, South Slavic Languages, Philology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: etymology; Balkan languages; multilingualism; pop-folk; argot;
Summary/Abstract: Bulgarian čalga and Romanian manele “ethno-pop” or “pop-folk” are loanwords from Turkish. Besides the etymology of these words, the features of pop-folk will be described from a linguistic, historical and sociocultural point of view. It is a phenomenon rooted in the local Romani cultures, which are characterized by multilingualism and linguistic creativity. At the same time, pop-folk in the Balkans is based on a long tradition of Oriental music.
Journal: Studia Linguistica Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensis
- Issue Year: 133/2016
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 269-274
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English