SERBIAN DIALECTS – DOCUMENTS ON THE TRADITION OF OUR PEOPLE’S LIFE AND AN INDISPENSABLE PART OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE Cover Image

СРПСКИ ДИЈАЛЕКТИ – ДОКУМЕНТИ О ТРАДИЦИЈИ НАШЕГ НАРОДНОГ ЖИВОТА И НЕИЗОСТАВНИ ДЕО КУЛТУРНОГ НАСЛЕЂА
SERBIAN DIALECTS – DOCUMENTS ON THE TRADITION OF OUR PEOPLE’S LIFE AND AN INDISPENSABLE PART OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE

Author(s): Sofija Miloradović
Subject(s): Cultural history, Phonetics / Phonology, Lexis, South Slavic Languages
Published by: Universitatea de Vest din Timişoara
Keywords: Serbian dialects; dialect lexicon; transformation and devastation; tradition culture; intangible cultural heritage;

Summary/Abstract: Dialects, namely vernacular speeches as a segment of intangible cultural assets represent a significant part of the identity of a group or individual, who recognize them as the very essence of their identity and as an indispensable part of its cultural heritage. Due to all kinds of lifestyle changes, especially in rural areas, dialects are in danger of a accelerated transformation and devastation, where they are still preserved, and therefore should be placed high on the list of priorities in the implementation of protection measures elements of intangible national cultural heritage (speech recording and adequate storage first, and then research of the collected material and its presentation). The dialect lexicon is an extremely important representative of the traditional material, spiritual and social culture of the Serbian people. It is important to point out the validity of ethnographic data that can be indirectly read from linguistic lexical maps. Dialect lexicon is the fundus of Serbian vernacular speeches and because of that, its notation and research should be included in the UNESCO concept of preservation, protection and sustainability of intangible cultural heritage.

  • Issue Year: 9/2023
  • Issue No: 9
  • Page Range: 163-176
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Serbian