Original scientific paper
PROSODY OF THE LOCAL DIALECT OF ZAGLAV ON DUGI OTOK
Robert Špralja
orcid.org/0000-0001-6354-6543
; Odjel za kroatistiku i slavistiku Sveučilišta u Zadru
Abstract
The paper is based on ten years of field research followed by description of prosodic features of the local dialect of Zaglav on Dugi Otok, which belongs to Middle Čakavian dialect. We were further motivated by omissions of previous researchers, as well as lightning-fast changes we are witnessing in the speech of younger generations. Therefore, the research was primarily oriented at older age group’s speech, especially those speakers who satisfied dialectological criteria. However, middle and younger age group’s speech was carefully researched, too, to determine the extent to which they preserved the typical Čakavian linguistic lines, i.e. what is the proportion of (Neo-Štokavian) innovations. The current situation was compared with the rest of Čakavian dialects of Dugi Otok. Principle is mainly synchronic and, if necessary, diachronic interpretations are given. It was found that the speech of conservative speakers is characterized by keeping Čakavian elements, as well by some innovations, which are attributed to the influence of Neo-Štokavian immigrants somewhere in the 16th,17th centuries. The latter applies in particular to limiting the realization of short falling accent on
the final open syllables and on point of intonation concealment.
As it was expected, non-conservative ones show a stronger tendency of
regressive moving accent (e.g. o(d) tetȇ ̣ ti Mạ̄ndȇ ̣ ‘of / from your aunt Mande’> o(d) tȅte ti Mạ̑nde), but a tendency of progressive moving, too (e.g. učı̏teļica ‘teacher’ > učitȅļica), especially from proclitics (e.g. spọ̑d mene ‖ spȍd mene ‘below me’ > ispod mȅne, nȃ ̣ ńe (A pl.) ‘on them’ > na ńı̑h). Conservative ones show a stronger tendency of lengthening of the stressed vowels in old words (e.g. cr̥ļȇṇ o ‖ cr̥vẹ̑no ‘red’, četı̑re ‘four’, bȇẓ̌ ńeje ‘without her’) and, on the other hand, shortening, mostly in new(er) words (e.g. bȁger ‘excavator’, klȕpa (= more frequently bȁnak) ‘bench’). Unlike conservative speakers, non-conservative ones use prosodic means of expression very limited. It can be said that the intertwining of archaic and innovative elements marks prosody of Zaglavian speech, newer accent system.
Keywords
Čakavian; Middle Čakavian dialect; prosody; archaisms; innovations; Zaglav
Hrčak ID:
177839
URI
Publication date:
30.3.2017.
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