Naslov
The Ragusan Republic and Western Europe: Sea as a Medium of Language Contact

Autori
Sočanac, Lelija

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, neobjavljeni rad, ostalo

Skup
Eurolinguistics Conference: Language Contact and Minority Languages on the Littorals of Western Europe

Mjesto i datum
St. Andrews, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo, 11.06.2004. - 13.06.2004

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Ragusan Republic; Western Europe; language contact

Sažetak
The Ragusan Republic (present-day Dubrovnik) was situated at the intersection of two worlds, the sea opening up possibilities of contact with the West, and the hinterland opening its way to the East. It was by using the position of mediators between the East and the West that Ragusans built the prosperity of their city-state, whose beginnings can be traced back to the 7th century, and which disappeared from the historical scene at the turn of the 19th century. This paper outlines the history of language contacts in the Ragusan Republic and explores linguistic consequences of contacts between Dubrovnik and Western Europe primarily occurring through channels of trade and navigation.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija

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