LINGUISTIC MEMORIES OF ROMANCE LANGUAGES
LINGUISTIC MEMORIES OF ROMANCE LANGUAGES
Author(s): Corina Gajea Subject(s): Language studies, Foreign languages learning, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Philology, Translation Studies
Published by: Editura Conspress
Keywords: cultural memory; diachronic evolution; Romance languages; spatial representation
Summary/Abstract: The first objective of this article is to trace the evolution of the Latin consonant system by comparing Romanian to other Romanian languages during their history – in other words, to identify and describe the origin and evolution of the Latin consonant system in different language systems. The result is the identification of the Latin consonant system as a general representation of space in all languages where such a system exists. This aspect has no equivalent in other systems although it may have some similarities in either Romance language. These elements lead us to the conclusion that what is negotiated behind these linguistic operations is in fact the representation of the person in a given culture. The results of this article provide a better understanding of the effect of language development on culture, the relationship between hybrid communicative forms and the power of Europe's cultural memory.
- Issue Year: VI/2013
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 26-34
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English
