DIALECTAL AND SOCIOLINGUISTIC ASPECTS IN THE SPEECH OF FRASIN CITY FROM SUCEAVA COUNTY
DIALECTAL AND SOCIOLINGUISTIC ASPECTS IN THE SPEECH OF FRASIN CITY FROM SUCEAVA COUNTY

Summary/Abstract: The present article aims to analyze the language spoken in Frasin, Suceava County, from a dialectal and sociolinguistic point of view, in order to outline the picture of the Moldovian subdialect, but also to establish the relation between norm and variation and the capacity of the speaker subject to adapt to the communication situation. Being considered as a working tool, the article also includes data about the researched locality, informants investigated in conducting dialectical inquiries, with the sole purpose of providing accurate information for clearer understanding of language evolution. Regardless of the differences of language spoken that are customized from one individual to another or from one social layer to another, there is, however, only one language in which individuals are understood and they are aware of the fact that they belong to a single linguistic collectivity. Following the discussions held with the locals and the applied questionnaire, it was established that none of the speaker subjects use literary language exclusively, noticing that the educational factor and the social hierarchy are increasingly influencing the evolution of spoken languages.

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