Poetska gramatika sevdalinke
Linguistic Expression of Sevdalinka

Summary/Abstract: Anthology of Bosniak Oral Lyric Poetry by Munib Maglajlić. The linguistic expression of the sevdalinka can be researched on the phonological-phonetic, morphological, syntactic, and semantic level. The sevdalinka showcases folk elements the best because it is raised by people and lives with people. Sensuality and tragedies of life/humans are also emphasized. However, the most important task of the sevdalinka is the expression and transference of emotions and feelings that are far too complex to be presented by the basic conversation. The language of the sevdalinka is a folk language, the language of the period in which it was emerging. However, observed from contemporary linguistic perspective, this linguistic expression is archaic.

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