Dialectology

Objectives of the course

This course aims to make students familiar with Slovene dialects. It will concentrate, in particular, on the multi-level analysis of individual dialects. Students will be acquainted with the modern phonetic transcription of spoken dialects. Familiarity with the specific linguistic features of particular dialect groups will enable them to enhance their knowledge and usage of the stress patterns of literary Slovene needed for teaching jobs.

Prerequisites

History of the Slovene Language.

Assessment methods

One seminar, one exam.

Course contents

A synchronous profile of Slovene dialects will be supplemented with the study of the diachronic aspects of linguistic phenomena. Students will examine linguistic and non-linguistic factors that led to the formation of Slovene dialects. By studying texts written in various dialects they will become familiar with the characteristics of particular dialect groups and dialects on all levels of language. Students will explore the relation of the linguistic structure of literary Slovene to the linguistic structures of individual dialects.

Recommended reading

• T. Logar: Slovenska narečja. Ljubljana, 1975, 1993
• T. Logar: Dialektološke in jezikovnozgodovinske razprave. Ljubljana, 1996
• F. Ramovš: Historična gramatika slovenskega jezika VII. Dialekti. Ljubljana, 1935
• J. Rigler: Južnonotranjski govori. Akcent in glasoslovje govorov med Snežnikom in Slavnikom. SAZU, 1963
• Z. Zorko: Narečna podoba Dravske doline. Maribor: Kulturni forum, 1995
• R. Benacchio: Oblikoslovno-skladenjske posebnosti rezijanščine. SR 46, 249-260.