Filologija, No. 77, 2021.
Pregledni rad
https://doi.org/10.21857/yl4okflkw9
Croatian language in Contact in the Instance of Slang
Kekez Stipe
Sažetak
The paper deals with Croatian language contact in the instance of slang. This contact is situated in the context of general Croatian language contact, and the correlations of different vertical levels of language were observed and the general linguistic aspects of this contact interpreted. Emphasis is placed on lesser known or unknown contacts, where one (Romani) can be considered a slang substrate. Accordingly, parallels are drawn with other European and world languages. Attention is also given to other poorly known though perceptible contacts at different linguistic levels, such as the morphological or derivation levels, and the importance of these non-lexical elements in determining the exclusive slang features within. Filipović’s theory of language contact is examined, and the findings suggest that this theory is not universally valid, not only for all languages but also within Croatian. As slang is a dialect based on the lexical-phraseological level (and also confirmed at other levels) and considering the number of borrowed items, slang could be characterized as a hybrid dialect. Furthermore, when considering “internal loans”, as words created from the conversion of literal to figurative meaning, and neologisms, as loans from idiolects, slang can be entirely considered a dialect created through the process of lexical borrowings.
Ključne riječi
Hrčak ID:
272062
URI
Datum izdavanja:
8.2.2022.
Posjeta: 3.657 *