This thesis examines the lexical influence of Spanish on the Sicilian language, with particular focus on the hispanisms introduced during the periods of Spanish rule, first under Aragonese and later Castilian control, between the 16th and 18th centuries. The main objective of this research is to determine the extent to which these loanwords contributed to the formation of modern Sicilian vocabulary, and how native speakers perceive this phenomenon. The study is based on a comparative analysis of historiographical sources, linguistic studies, and etymological dictionaries, in order to provide the most comprehensive overview possible. The first chapter outlines the contours of Sicilian linguistic identity, retracing its history and the cultures that have influenced it. The second chapter focuses on hispanisms and carries out a linguistic analysis of Spanish-derived vocabulary in the Sicilian language up to the present day. Finally, the third chapter presents the results of a questionnaire administered to native Sicilian speakers, aimed at assessing the perceived value of this lexical heritage. The analysis shows that hispanisms reflect a deep cultural stratification that remains present in contemporary Sicilian speech.
Questa tesi analizza l’influenza lessicale dello spagnolo sulla lingua siciliana, con particolare attenzione agli ispanismi introdotti durante i periodi di dominazione spagnola, dapprima aragonese e successivamente castigliana, tra il Cinquecento e il Settecento. L’obiettivo principale di questa ricerca è determinare in che misura gli ispanismi abbiano contribuito alla formazione del lessico siciliano moderno, e quale sia la percezione dei parlanti nativi in merito all’argomento. La ricerca si basa sull’analisi comparativa di fonti storiografiche, studi linguistici e dizionari etimologici, al fine di tracciare un quadro il più completo possibile. Il primo capitolo definisce i contorni dell’identità linguistica siciliana, ripercorrendo la sua storia e le culture che l’hanno influenzata. Successivamente, il secondo capitolo pone l’enfasi sugli ispanismi, per condurre un’indagine linguistica del lessico di origine ispanica nella lingua siciliana fino ad oggi. Infine, il terzo capitolo si avvale di un questionario somministrato a parlanti nativi del siciliano per determinare quale sia il valore percepito di questo bagaglio lessicale. L’analisi dimostra che gli ispanismi riflettono una profonda stratificazione culturale, ancora permanente nella parlata contemporanea.
La rilevanza degli ispanismi nella lingua Siciliana contemporanea.
MORIANA, MARCO
2024/2025
Abstract
This thesis examines the lexical influence of Spanish on the Sicilian language, with particular focus on the hispanisms introduced during the periods of Spanish rule, first under Aragonese and later Castilian control, between the 16th and 18th centuries. The main objective of this research is to determine the extent to which these loanwords contributed to the formation of modern Sicilian vocabulary, and how native speakers perceive this phenomenon. The study is based on a comparative analysis of historiographical sources, linguistic studies, and etymological dictionaries, in order to provide the most comprehensive overview possible. The first chapter outlines the contours of Sicilian linguistic identity, retracing its history and the cultures that have influenced it. The second chapter focuses on hispanisms and carries out a linguistic analysis of Spanish-derived vocabulary in the Sicilian language up to the present day. Finally, the third chapter presents the results of a questionnaire administered to native Sicilian speakers, aimed at assessing the perceived value of this lexical heritage. The analysis shows that hispanisms reflect a deep cultural stratification that remains present in contemporary Sicilian speech.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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