On the semantic evolution of Albanian motër 'sister' and vajzë 'girl' in the context of the Albanian extended family.
The Albanian extended family includes more generations, elder people, parental couples, all unmarried children and married sons with their wives and children living in the same household. The organization and the function of the extended family take a central place in the Albanian Customary Law (oft...
| Published in: | Palaver Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 75 - 96 |
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Salento University Publishing, Dipartimento di Beni Culturali & Dipartimento di Storia Societa
2021
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