Some aspects in Anton Harapi's writing and language - Phonetic character features

AuthorOlta Smajli
Pages175-180
Vol. 3 No. 2
July 2017
ISSN 2410-3918
Acces online at www.iipccl.org
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Academic Journal of Business, Administration, Law and Social Sciences
IIPCCL Publishing, Graz-Austria
Some aspects in Anton Harapi's writing and language - Phonetic character
features
Olta Smajli
Abstract
What is noticed in Harapi's prose is that he is not just the master of the word, but also master
of using di erent codes; with mastery he used Gheg, he also wrote beautifully in Tosk. This
characteristic is noticed at Harapi on the phonetic features. Are wri en with ë all the words
in which this pronounced vowel historically responds to an a followed by a nasal consonant.
With ë are wri en also all derived or composite words, formed by them, regardless of the
movement of the accent. At Harapi in the nominative system: çashtjen – çështje; gjamë–gjëmë;
andërr - ëndërr; marrëdhanjemarrëdhëniet; in the verbal system: bajmë/ bëjmë/ bënë; thanë– thënë;
asht– është for example.
“…M’asht ba nakël fort nji andërr…”(Andrra.., f.7);
“ …nëpër të cilat ai ecën si në ëndërr..” (Vlerë..., f. 89)
“…bajmë duhan e nisim të kuvendim...” (Andrra…f. 9)
“… këto tani u bënë punët ë zakonshme…” (Vlerë...f. 64)
Keywords: aspects, writing, language, phonetic character.
Introduction
“Pre-pronounced Ë is wri en in the rst words and in all the words where it belongs to the
rst syllable, as well as in the words formed by them. In the prose of Harapi we have identi ed
in confronting the Gheg-Tosk texts regularly the disuse when he writes in Gheg and its use
whenever he writes in Tosk: të jashtzakonshme – të jashtëzakonshëm; njerzore-njerëzor; pikpamje-
pikëpamje; vështirsi- vështirësi etc.
“…ka rasa, të jashtzakonshme njimend, por ka ndodhë…” (Andra.., f. 153)
“ …në këtë njeri të jashtëzakonshëm…” (Vlerë…, f. 73).
Ending Ë
Harapi uses the ending ë when he writes in the Tosk dialect correctly to all classes of words,
whenever they are accentuated in the penultimate syllable: të gjith- të gjithë; fuqin-fuqinë
“…vendi âsht vu në të luejtun… “ (Andrra..., f. 3)
“…ai është edhe Zoti i vërtetë…” (Vlerë..., f. 71)
Phonetic features in the consonant system
Among the phonetic features in the consonant system, one can notice the change of
-n- to -r- whenever Harapi's discourse is in tosk. This phenomenon is evidenced by
the examples:
snikí - snikëri, virgjineshë – virgjëreshave;mbretnis- mbretëri; kunorë – kurorë; pasunin-
pasurinë; të zgjedhun- të zgjedhur; i krishtenë– i krishterë; shpirtnor/e-shpirtërore, bâni-
bëri etc.
Alternations –va-/-vo-
Votër-vatër; Vorr – varrin; i vorfën –varfëria etc.
“…zjarm në votër mos iu ndezët…” (Andrra.., 145); “.. le t’h n’vorr me çikë të
” (Andrra.. 67);

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