Original scientific paper
Intercultural Contact and Multilingualism in an Intimate Relationship in the Austro-Hungarian Littoral
Anja Iveković Martinis
; Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb
Abstract
The paper presents a case study of multilingualism in private correspondence in turn-of-the-century Austro-Hungarian Istria. Language attitudes and use of German, Italian and Slovenian are analyzed, with results indicating the compatibility of national feelings with an appreciation of multilingualism, as well as the important role that intimate intercultural relationships play in this regard in a culturally mixed region.
Keywords
historical multilingualism; Austro-Hungarian Empire; Istria; private correspondence; intercultural contact
Hrčak ID:
180611
URI
Publication date:
21.10.2016.
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