The idea of a Kosovan language in Yugoslavia's language politics [PDF]
Not only are nations invented (imagined) into and out of existence, but languages and states are as well. Decisions on how to construct, change or obliterate a language are essentially arbitrary, and as such dictated by political considerations.
Kamusella, Tomasz
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Changes in Aromanian language use and the Aromanian ethnolinguistic group’s reaction to decline
Aromanians, an ethnolinguistic group scattered across the Balkans, feature a unique language and culture that are known for their irreplaceable contributions to the globe’s cultural and linguistic diversity.
Theodore Pascal Ganea, Stoica Lascu
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An Anthropological Perspective on Vlachs in Southeast Albania [PDF]
This research gives an overview of the Vlach identity in southeast Albania within the pattern of self-designation. I try to identify identity aspects of the place and people under the influence of border and transnationalism, during communism and post-
Inis SHKRELI
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The Vlachs in contemporary Balkans (20th–21st century). Signs of distinctiveness and assimilation [PDF]
W artykule zwrócono uwagę na zróżnicowaną charakterystykę ludności wołoskiej we współczesnych realiach społeczno-politycznych poszczególnych państw Europy południowo-wschodniej. Na jej podstawie można wyodrębnić trojakie rozumienie Wołochów.
Paszkiewicz, Jędrzej
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Etniczna tożsamość Arumunów/Wlachów w XXI stuleciu
The article is devoted to recent development in the community of Aromanians, a dispersed transnational ethnic group of the Balkans. I trace various forms of Aromanian identity. I consider discussions around the desired directions of community development,
E. Nowicka
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W poszukiwaniu ,,nowej Grammousty”. Dziedzictwo kulturowe pasterzy Aromanów (Wołochów) w południowym Pirynie w Bułgarii [PDF]
In search of a “New Grammousta”: Cultural heritage of Aromanians/Vlachs shepherds in the southern Pirine in Bulgaria (I). The history and cultural heritage of the Aromanian (Vlach) shepherds in Bulgaria is a challenging topic that requires ...
Kocój, Ewa, Kocój, Łukasz
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When in the Balkans, Do as the Romans Do : —Or Why the Present is the Wrong Key to the Past [PDF]
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Lindstedt, Jouko
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The Meglen Vlachs (Megleno-Romanians) of Serbia: a Community on the Verge of Extinction [PDF]
The paper aims at presenting the Meglen Vlach community of Serbia, situated in a few villages near the border with Romania. Because of the very small number of members, this community has so far not been known to the scientific community or to the ...
Maran, Mircea +1 more
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The Arabic language : a Latin of modernity? [PDF]
Standard Arabic is directly derived from the language of the Quran. The Arabic language of the holy book of Islam is seen as the prescriptive benchmark of correctness for the use and standardization of Arabic.
Kamusella, Tomasz Dominik
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Ślady migracji wołoskich w toponimii polskiego Podtatrza [PDF]
In the Podhale dialects there are lexical items, the origin of which is associated with the migration of Vlach shepherds across the Polish Podtatrze region. They are also present in toponymy.
Oczko, Anna
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