Linguistics, Vol. 12 No. 1, 2011.
Original scientific paper
ROMANCE LOANWORDS IN THE DIALECT OF BAŠKE OŠTARIJE
Kristina Miočić
Abstract
The goal of this paper is to define the contribution of the Romance loanwords to the dialect of
Baške Oštarije, a village placed where three geographic borderlines meet: first, between Mid-dle and South Velebit; secondly, between the Adriatic coast and the continental region of Li-ka, and thirdly, between Gospić and Karlobag. The Romance loanwords entered into the local
dialect by means of intense trading activities in the past three centuries. Most of these loan-words belong to the semantic field of cuisine and home supplies. They have been gathered in
contact with the local people and their descendants living in a number of Croatian cities. The author finds it necessary to preserve this linguistic treasure before it is replaced with Croatian
standard.
Keywords
Romance loanwords; Baške Oštarije; etymologies; language borrowing; štokavska ikavica
Hrčak ID:
72535
URI
Publication date:
15.7.2011.
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