Re-evaluating Albanian’s place in Indo-European studies

Authors

  • Lindon Dedvukaj Oakland University
  • Patrick Gehringer Oakland University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3765/plsa.v7i1.5178

Keywords:

Indo European, Proto Indo-European, Albanian, Proto Albanian, Malsia Madhe Albanian, Tosk Albanian

Abstract

While Albanian has traditionally been marginalized in Indo-European (IE) studies, this has been due to the extensive borrowing in the Tosk Albanian dialect used by previous literature. However, the Malsia Madhe dialect of Albanian better preserves the phonotactics and lexicon of Proto-Albanian, Proto Illyrian, and Proto-Indo-European. Therefore, Malsia Madhe Albanian should be utilized when discussing the history of Albanian and its place in IE studies.

Author Biography

  • Lindon Dedvukaj, Oakland University
    Graduate Student of Linguistics

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Published

2022-05-05

How to Cite

Dedvukaj, Lindon, and Patrick Gehringer. 2022. “Re-Evaluating Albanian’s Place in Indo-European Studies”. Proceedings of the Linguistic Society of America 7 (1): 5178. https://doi.org/10.3765/plsa.v7i1.5178.