(ob izidu SDLA-SI II)

The publication of the second volume of Slovenski dialektološki leksikalni atlas slovenske Istre [Slovene Lexical Dialectological Atlas of Slovene Istria] (SDLA-SI II) presents the author of this contribution with an opportunity to answer a few questions that arise at the completion of such a comprehensive and long-term project. The dialect material of Slovene Istria, collected by means of field work and based upon the questionnaire of the regional linguistic atlas of Friuli (ASLEF) and then cartographically presented, opens up new dimensions for Slovene and Romance dialectology, for it provides a platform for further studies in this area. In its essence, the Atlas is no more than an open book calling for phonetic, morphological, semantic and, above all, lexical studies to derive from it and draw a new, scientifically based, linguistic portrait of Slovene Istria. A unique opportunity is offered to the etymologist in particular, who by reconstructing word origins can analyse and record the diversity of Istrian dialects. Using concrete examples extracted from the section of the Atlas dealing with forestry and wood processing, the author attempts to illustrate the phenomenon of interference from the viewpoint of necessity- and occasion-based loanwords, synonyms, derivatives and compounds she came across when gleaning through the Istrian Slovene Atlas SDLA-SI I