Balkanisms. (Lingu.) – Language structures characteristic of the languages belonging to the so-called. Balkan language union. In part of the Balkan languages, they are inherited, and in the other part – braining through linguistic interference as a result of centuries-old contact with the first type languages. Macedonian belongs to the second type languages; His inherited Slavic structure, as a result of the Millennium contacts with the Balkan language environment, received a number of Balkan language characteristics – Balkanisms. Specialists estimate that Macedonian today is “most rebellious” among the Balkan languages. Balkanisms are present at all levels of the Macedonian language structure: in the voice system, in grammar and lexics. Z. T.
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