Original scientific paper
THE STATE OF DIALECTS ON THE CROATIAN-SLOVENIAN BORDER
Josip Lisac
; Filozofski fakultet, Zadar
Abstract
Alongside the Croatian-Slovenian border the prevailing state of dialects is one to be expected in a region where for centuries two similar languages have coexisted side by side. What we have is a natural dialectal continuum. One ought to emphasise that such Čakavian-Slovenian and Kajkavian-Slovenian relation exist but it is discernible that segments of the Čakavian and Štokavian speaking population are immigrants from the South so that one cannot speak of a natural development of an older condition, regardless of the fact whether these speakers are today living in Croatia or in Slovenia. In principle, the Slovenian line of dialect development dominates the Slovenian side of the border whereas its Croatian variant is predominant in Croatia but with numerous specific features in the different border zones. In brief, Čakavian, Kajkavian and Slovenian characteristics can be noted throughout the region together with phenomena caused by numerous migratory movements.
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Hrčak ID:
214727
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Publication date:
10.10.1998.
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