The arguments for and against the proceedings of the Durrës Conference and the Interacademy Council regarding the Albanian language
Abstract
The Albanian language,
like any other language, is in a state of continuous development and therefore
over these years is characterized by different changes such as reductions or
new lexical contributions. Consequently, it is necessary not only to study it
continuously but also to re-assess and revise some rules which time imposes.
Regarding the
abovementioned, a lot of debate has erupted recently in Albania
The goal of this paper is
to expound the arguments for and against the revision of the standard of the
Albanian language that these two scientific organisations try to undertake. A
good part of the members of these two organisations who advocate partial
changes in and which improve this standard are at the same time resolute not to
change the basis of the standard or tamper with its system. Another group of
members argue against the first group, claiming that the real background to
everything which was advanced there is political and that the real goals go
beyond simply revising the standard.
The most important thing
of all is the tendency that it is necessary to revise the standard and check
its performance in order to see to what extent and how it has spread in the
Albanian-speaking area.
Key
words: standard, revision, improvement, contestation, Tosk / Gheg dialect,
arguments, counterarguments.