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<p>During the dialectological research carried out in recent years in some Istrian-Venetian localities (towns), we have learned from conversations with dialect speakers that the Istrian-Venetian dialect is most probably the language of communication of most members of the Italian national community in the coastal part of Slovene Istria. In order to get a more accurate and detailed insight into the use of the Istrian-Venetian dialect spoken by Italians in formal and informal speech situations, we conducted a quantitative survey with 232 randomly selected respondents and a qualitative survey with 50 interviews. The respondents answered various multiple-choice questions about the languages they use in their daily lives. Research has shown that the Istrian-Venetian dialect is the predominant idiom among members of the Italian national community in Slovene Istria, except when communicating with non-Italian interlocutors and in official institutions where, despite the right to use their language, i.e., Italian, the predominant language is Slovene.</p>
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During the dialectological research carried out in recent years in some Istrian-Venetian localities (towns), we have learned from conversations with dialect speakers that the Istrian-Venetian dialect is most probably the language of communication of most members of the Italian national community in the coastal part of Slovene Istria. In order to get a more accurate and detailed insight into the use of the Istrian-Venetian dialect spoken by Italians in formal and informal speech situations, we conducted a quantitative survey with 232 randomly selected respondents and a qualitative survey with 50 interviews. The respondents answered various multiple-choice questions about the languages they use in their daily lives. Research has shown that the Istrian-Venetian dialect is the predominant idiom among members of the Italian national community in Slovene Istria, except when communicating with non-Italian interlocutors and in official institutions where, despite the right to use their language, i.e., Italian, the predominant language is Slovene.

Istrian-Venetian Dialect among the Members of the Italian National Minority in Slovene Istria

Treatises and Documents, Journal of Ethnic Studies / Razprave in Gradivo, Revija za narodnostna vprašanja

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During the dialectological research carried out in recent years in some Istrian-Venetian localities (towns), we have learned from conversations with dialect...

Istrian-Venetian Dialect among the Members of the Italian National Minority in Slovene Istria

Published Online: Sep 29, 2023

Page range: 211 - 231

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36144/rig87.dec21.211-231

Keywords
Italian ethnic group, language of communication, Istrian-Venetian dialect, Italian language, Slovene language

© 2021 Suzana Todorović, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Istrian-Venetian Dialect among the Members of the Italian National Minority in Slovene Istria

Published Online: Sep 29, 2023

Page range: 211 - 231

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36144/rig87.dec21.211-231

KeywordsItalian ethnic group, language of communication, Istrian-Venetian dialect, Italian language, Slovene language

© 2021 Suzana Todorović, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Italian ethnic group, language of communication, Istrian-Venetian dialect, Italian language, Slovene language