Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.21857/90836cz1ky
Genitive plural endings in the 21st century compared to those from the 15th century in the Split vernacular
Dunja Jutronić
; Filozofski fakultet u Splitu
Abstract
The article concentrates on the statistical analysis of the use of the genitive plural endings of all three genders in the Split vernacular. The research was conducted on the texts written by Marko Marulić (1450-1524), Miljenko Smoje
(1923-1995), and Ćićo Senjanović (1949-2013). It is shown that the use of genitive plural endings varies and is changing over time. Statistical analysis has revealed how the endings /-ov/, /-i/, and /-ø/ have lost ground and how their use varies in relation to the new ending /-a/.
The framework for the research is theory of language change, and the aim is to establish not just which endings have survived but to what degree. The statistical analysis will also serve as the basis for an attempt to explain why certain changes have occurred and why genitive endings are currently used in the described way.
Keywords
dialectology; linguistic change; Split vernacular; genitive plural forms
Hrčak ID:
286879
URI
Publication date:
9.12.2022.
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