On the anthropocentric theory and Serbian language data
The goals of this paper are twofold. First, it is intended to highlight the reasons why now, in our days, many competent language investigators mention the problematic status of the famous anthropocentric theory. Second, it argues for the investigation of a problem which has so far received almost n...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Institute for the Serbian Language, Belgrade
2006-01-01
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| Series: | Južnoslovenski Filolog |
| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-185X/2006/0350-185X0662001I.pdf |
| Summary: | The goals of this paper are twofold. First, it is intended to highlight the reasons why now, in our days, many competent language investigators mention the problematic status of the famous anthropocentric theory. Second, it argues for the investigation of a problem which has so far received almost no attention, i.e. it focuses on some earlier Serbian lexical data, pointing to the unexpected fact that they fail to disclose the essential Human/non-human distinction. Namely, the lexical units životinja, živina, živinče have been used in Šumadija to denote all living things, including human beings. |
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| ISSN: | 0350-185X |