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This article provides an examination of the linguistic features and language policy in the Friulian language. The study begins by delving into the historical and sociolinguistic context of Friuli. Subsequently, the phonological system is meticulously analyzed, encompassing phonemes, syllable structure, stress patterns, and vowel length distinctions. Moving forward, the article investigates morphological and syntactical aspects of Friulian, shedding light on the formation of plurals, the existence of supercompound forms, the construction of assertive and interrogative sentences, and some aspects of subordination. Furthermore, some lexical aspects of Friulian are discussed. Lastly, the study examines various measures of language policy that are implemented to preserve and promote the Friulian language. The article outlines some initiatives and efforts that aim to safeguard and foster the use of Friulian within its community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, the treatment of phraseological elements in four bilingual dictionaries of Istriot varieties - Gallesanese, Vallese, and Rovignese - and Italian is analyzed. First, an overview of the sociolinguistic situation of Istriot in the complex linguistic reality of Croatian Istria is provided. This is followed by a concise outline of Istriot lexicography. In the empirical part, after describing the analyzed dictionaries, the research results of the treatment of phraseology in the latter are presented and discussed. Finally, some concluding remarks are made. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article focuses on the move of LEO GmbH to be known from being a technical English-German glossary for students' uses in Germany, to an institution with lexicographical project with six bilingual dictionaries of including English-German, French-German and Spanish-German. It elaborates several characteristics of its dictionaries which include encyclopaedic, prescriptive or descriptive and technical. It emphasizes the importance of online dictionary in both the users and the researchers.