The Dialectological Dictionary of the Albanian Language is published

In the context of the cultural agreements between the Academy of Sciences of Albania and the University of the Oriental Studies of Naples, the publication has finally been realized of the Dialectological Dictionary of Albanian, a magnificent work, directed by the Institute of Linguistics and Literature in Tirana.
The promotion of a research project on a dialectological dictionary of the Albanian Language is the merit of Professor Mateo Bartoli (1929); later on it was followed by Professor Carlo Taliavini (1940) and was continued by Professor Eqerem Cabej, who formulated the questionnaire on the matrix of the atlases by S. Xhileron and Bartoli himself. This cultural document was realized, from the practical viewpoint, by the Institute of Linguistics and Literature of Tirana and was further developed, beginning in 1970 up until 1990, in the process of the difficult, but beneficial work over two decades. The crisis of the nineties’ did not offer possibilities for publication in Albania, and on the suggestion of Professor Romano Lazeron, at that time the President of the Research Commission, the Oriental University of Naples, the CNR sponsored the editorials, including this in the agreement of cooperation between the two institutions, and in this manner, ensuring the initial support of the CNR itself.
This publication was made possible by the Oriental University of Naples and specifically by the Department of East European Studies, which apart from financial contributions, invested energy and devotion. The Region of Campagna, the Zone of the Co-ordination of Social Activities and historical, cultural and folklore heritage of the Albanian-speaking Community, the Commune of Greci in Avellino Province, Italy.