This contribution presents a case study in the intricate diachronic and synchronic interrelations between languages in the Italian and Balkan linguistic spaces. Words related to Latin "lucanica" ('type of sausage') are investigated and hypotheses on thei pattern of diffusion are surveyed and discussed. Among other points, the contribution touches on the etymology of "lucanica" itself, the intermediation role of Byzantine Greek, the multiple outcomes of the word in the Romanian group, its present-day distribution in Italo-Romance and Arbëresh dialects.

Structuring Variation in Romance Linguistics and Beyond. In honour of Leonardo M. Savoia

Francesco Altimari
2018-01-01

Abstract

This contribution presents a case study in the intricate diachronic and synchronic interrelations between languages in the Italian and Balkan linguistic spaces. Words related to Latin "lucanica" ('type of sausage') are investigated and hypotheses on thei pattern of diffusion are surveyed and discussed. Among other points, the contribution touches on the etymology of "lucanica" itself, the intermediation role of Byzantine Greek, the multiple outcomes of the word in the Romanian group, its present-day distribution in Italo-Romance and Arbëresh dialects.
2018
9789027201904
Albanian dialectology, Balkan linguistic space, food lexicon, lexical diffusion, loanwords
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