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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


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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

https://hrcak.srce.hr/286879

Publication date:

9.12.2022.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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