Language Contact in the Balkans Today

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titleLanguage Contact in the Balkans Today
start_date2011/02/18
schedule10h-12h
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location_infosous-sol de medecine physique et réadaptation, Salle de cours
summaryWhile the example of the Balkans was the basis for Trubetzkoy's original conception of the Sprachbund, both the concept and the Balkans' relation to it has been the subject of considerable controversy and rethinking. In this talk, I shall discuss both continuities and discontinuities in language change in the Balkans, with a particular focus on the Republic of Macedonia and my recent fieldwork there.
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