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

https://hrcak.srce.hr/180611

Publication date:

21.10.2016.

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