Mihai Eminescu and his Observations on the Romanian Transylvanians  Language
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Mihai Eminescu şi observaţiunile sale asupra limbii ardelenilor
Mihai Eminescu and his Observations on the Romanian Transylvanians Language Constantin-Ioan MLADIN

Author(s): Adrian Chircu
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Universitatea »1 Decembrie 1918« Alba Iulia
Keywords: Romanian language; diachrony; Latinity; etymologism; linguistic variation; linguistic contact; diatopy; synchrony in diachrony

Summary/Abstract: By our contribution, we undertake to explore, from a linguistic perspective, some of Mihai Eminescu’s texts recently inserted in the volume Sfântul pământ al Transilvaniei; this helps us understand both the linguistic debates of that time and the objections raised to Transylvanian scholars, who contributed substantially to the way of the Romanian language towards modernity. Throughout the years, texts have been discussed especially by literary historians; however, revealing the ideas of the text has been less approached in the studies or articles on Romanian linguistics. By exploiting such (micro)texts, we propose to come upon those ideas of Mihai Eminescu’s works that mainly illustrate his contributions to defending and exemplifying the Romanian language.

  • Issue Year: 16/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 400-406
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Romanian
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