<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>A lexical analysis of the so-called <italic>Kanuni i Skanderbegut</italic>, an Albanian collection of customary laws, provides an insight to understand women’s social role in traditional communities living in the northern area of Albania. In the use of specific terminology one can notice a clear separation between the two sexes which is reflected in the distribution of roles and in using a structured terminology that designates not only roles and conditions, but also other aspects of social life.</p></abstract>

A lexical analysis of the so-called Kanuni i Skanderbegut, an Albanian collection of customary laws, provides an insight to understand women’s social role in traditional communities living in the northern area of Albania. In the use of specific terminology one can notice a clear separation between the two sexes which is reflected in the distribution of roles and in using a structured terminology that designates not only roles and conditions, but also other aspects of social life.

The Roles of Women in the Lexicon of the Albanian “Code of Skanderbeg” (<italic>Kanuni I Skanderbegut</italic>)

Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric

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The Roles of Women in the Lexicon of the Albanian “Code of Skanderbeg” ()

A lexical analysis of the so-called Kanuni i Skanderbegut, an Albanian collection of customary laws, provides an insight to understand women’s social role in...

The Roles of Women in the Lexicon of the Albanian “Code of Skanderbeg” (Kanuni I Skanderbegut)

Published Online: Mar 13, 2021

Page range: 43 - 56

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/slgr-2020-0045

Keywords
Etholinguistics, Sociolinguistics, Anthropology, Balkan studies

© 2020 Monica Genesin, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

The Roles of Women in the Lexicon of the Albanian “Code of Skanderbeg” (Kanuni I Skanderbegut)

Published Online: Mar 13, 2021

Page range: 43 - 56

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/slgr-2020-0045

KeywordsEtholinguistics, Sociolinguistics, Anthropology, Balkan studies

© 2020 Monica Genesin, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Etholinguistics, Sociolinguistics, Anthropology, Balkan studies