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Author Byron, Janet (Janet L.)

Title Selection among alternates in language standardization : the case of Albanian / Janet Byron
Published The Hague : Mouton, [1976]

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Description 1 online resource (158 pages)
Series Contributions to the sociology of language ; 12
Contributions to the sociology of language ; 12.
Contents CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER II. THEORIES OF LANGUAGE EVALUATION; 1. Punya Sloka Ray, Language standardization (1963); 2. Einar Haugen, 'linguistics and language planning' (1966b); 3. Einar Haugen, Language conflict and language planning: the case of modern Norwegian (1966a), and 'Dialect, language, nation' (1966c); 4. Valter Tauli, Introduction to a theory of language planning (1968); 5. Jiri V. Neustupný, 'Some general aspects of ""language"" problems and ""language"" policy in developing societies' (1968); 6. Summary of language-evaluation criteria
CHAPTER III. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF ALBANIA AND OF ALBANIAN1. Description and brief historical sketch of Albania; 2. Functional evolution of Albanian; CHAPTER IV. DESCRIPTION OF ALBANIAN DIALECTS AND OF PREWAR ATTEMPTS TO SOLVE LANGUAGE PROBLEMS; 1. Albanian dialects; 2. Efforts before 1944 to solve language problems caused by dialect differences; CHAPTER V. DIALECT BASE OF STANDARD ALBANIAN AND OFFICIAL ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE DIALECTS; 1. Dialectal foundation of standard Albanian; 2. Official attitude towards spoken dialects; Appendix: Roster of major Communist leaders
CHAPTER VI. STANDARD PHONOLOGY1. Vowels and diphthongs; 1.1. Albanian diasystem (vowels); 1.2. Albanian diasystem (diphthongs); 2. Albanian consonants; 2.1. Neutralization; 2.2. r/rr; 2.3. nj/j; 3. e/ë; 4. Selection and evaluation; CHAPTER VII. STANDARD GRAMMAR; 1. Declension; 2. Conjugation; 3. Pronouns; 4. Summary; CHAPTER VIII. LEXICOLOGY; CHAPTER IX. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; 1. General linguistic scholarship; 2. Studies on Albanian and Albania; INDEX
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-154) and index
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In Contributions to the sociology of language no:12
Subject Albanian language -- Standardization
Standard language.
Language and languages -- Political aspects.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Baltic Languages.
Albanian language -- Standardization
Language and languages -- Political aspects
Standard language
Standardsprache
Albanisch.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9783110815931
3110815931