Atrofické zmeny v nárečových prejavoch amerických Slovákov
Atrophic changes in the dialect of American Slovaks
Author(s): Ivor RipkaSubject(s): Language studies, Sociolinguistics, Western Slavic Languages, Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: slovak dialects; minority language; language contacts; interference; atrophy;
Summary/Abstract: Linguistic works dealing with research of language contacts and interference use a term atrophy which indicates various changes connected with a permissiveness of norm a minority (isolated) language. In the United States of America also the Slovak language (Slovak dialects) exists as a minority language. In this paper some examples of atrophic changes in word-formation level are presented.
Journal: Studia Slavica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
- Issue Year: 52/2007
- Issue No: 1(2)
- Page Range: 373-376
- Page Count: 4
- Language: Slovak
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