Turkish Loan-Words in the Novel „Death and the Dervish“ by Mesha Selimovitsch (Semantic and Stylistic Values) Cover Image

Turcizmi u „Dervišu i smrti“ Meše Selimovića (semantičke i stilske vrijednosti)
Turkish Loan-Words in the Novel „Death and the Dervish“ by Mesha Selimovitsch (Semantic and Stylistic Values)

Author(s): Senahid Halilović
Subject(s): Lexis, Semantics, Sociolinguistics, Bosnian Literature, South Slavic Languages, Stylistics
Published by: Institut za jezik
Keywords: Meša Selimović; Death and the Dervish; Turkish loanword; semantic and stylistic values; lexis;

Summary/Abstract: The author's aim was to find out the extent to which lexemes of oriental origin are present in the novel »Derviš i smrt« (»Death and the Dervish«) by Mesha Selimovitch i.e. characteristic of its style. Turkish loanwords make up about 2% of the novel’s lexical stock. It is these words that create the oriental atmosphere, permeating the action of the novel with the scent of the age in which it takes place. By means of Turkish loanwords, Mesha Selimovitch, that great master of style, takes the reader back into the past. These words trigger off religious, ethical, and philosophical associations.

  • Issue Year: 9/1980
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 25-33
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Croatian, Serbian