Lingua nustrale: Überlegungen zur Situation des Korsischen in Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft

Abstract

Today, Corsica belongs politically to France. However, from a linguistic point of view it leans further to Italo-Romance or to today's Italian. As a result, Corsican often falls through the linguistic schemata. Only recently has it gained importance from a pan-romance perspective due to its gradual rise to the status of a written language and is seen by some researchers as a new Romance language. Nonetheless, certain issues remain contradictory and numerous questions arise, which are the subject of this article. By applying methods of comparative linguistics and language change research, it focuses on the substrate discussion, the concept of a polycentric language and hybridity theories. Its aim is to re-evaluate the status of Corsican as a language, which in my opinion is an urgent desideratum, and to show perspectives for possible evolutions in the future.