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- Title
THE SOUTH ESTONIAN LANGUAGE ISLANDS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CENTRAL BALTIC AREA.
- Authors
Norvik, Miina; Balodis, Uldis; Ernštreits, Valts; Kļava, Gunta; Metslang, Helle; Pajusalu, Karl; Saar, Eva
- Abstract
This article offers a comparative analysis of several morphosyntactic and phonological features in the South Estonian language islands: Leivu, Lutsi, and Kraasna. The objective is to give an overview of the distribution of selected features, their (in)stability over time, and discuss their form and use in a broader areal context. To achieve this goal, comparative information was also included from the closest cognate varieties (Estonian and the South Estonian varieties, Courland Livonian and Salaca Livonian) and the main contact varieties (Latgalian, Latvian, and Russian). The data analysed in this study originated from various sources: text collections, dictionaries, and language corpora. The results reveal a multitude of linguistic patterns and distribution patterns, which means that the studied varieties are similar to / different from one another in various ways and points to multifaceted contact situations and outcomes in this area.
- Subjects
ESTONIAN language; MORPHOSYNTAX; ISLANDS; LANGUAGE contact
- Publication
Journal of Estonian & Finno-Ugric Linguistics / Eesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri, 2021, Vol 12, Issue 2, p33
- ISSN
1736-8987
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12697/jeful.2021.12.2.02