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Some Remarks on the Language of Modern Tajik Public Inscriptions (Part III)
Some Remarks on the Language of Modern Tajik Public Inscriptions (Part III)

Author(s): Tomasz Gacek
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Tajik language; public inscriptions; multilingual texts

Summary/Abstract: The present article deals with the Tajik language used in modern public inscriptions (sign-boards, sign-posts, billboard advertisements, political banners, etc.) documented in about 400 photographs taken in Tajikistan by various individuals in recent years. Some sociolinguistic problems are discussed (especially in the case of multilingual inscriptions) as well as morphology, vocabulary, word-formation and syntax of the texts in question.

  • Issue Year: 136/2019
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 211-219
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English
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