balkanism
balkanism is the alternative letter-case form of Balkanism.
Noun capitalized: Balkanism
Balkanism (countable and uncountable, plural Balkanisms)
- A word, phrase or other linguistic or cultural feature originating or being geographically confined to the region of Balkans.
- In this paper I shall address the expression of evidentiality in the Balkan languages as a case study of a contact phenomenon, specifically a Balkanism, that must take both areal and typological factors into account.2004, Victor Friedman, “The typology of Balkan evidentiality and areal linguistics”, in Balkan Syntax and Semantics, page 102
- Discourse promoting the pejorative political and cultural stereotype of the Balkans.
- Balkanism attributes an essential character to the Balkan Peninsula that is the logical correlate of Balkanisation.2008, Martin Coward, Urbicide: The Politics of Urban Destruction, page 30
Forms of balkanism
| plural | balkanisms |
|---|---|
| plural | Balkanisms |
| alternative form | balkanism |
Origin of balkanism
From Balkan + -ism. The political meaning was coined by Maria Todorova in 1997 in her work Imagining the Balkans.
Questions about balkanism
- What does balkanism mean?
- Balkanism means a word, phrase or other linguistic or cultural feature originating or being geographically confined to the region of Balkans.
- What is balkanism the alternative letter-case form of?
- Balkanism is the alternative letter-case form of Balkanism.
- What part of speech is balkanism?
- Balkanism is a noun.
- What is the plural of balkanism?
- The plural of balkanism is balkanisms.
Words near balkanism in the dictionary
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