Naslov
The Similarities between Croatia's Four Largest Urban Dialects: Zagreb, Split, Rijeka, Osijek

Autori
Ćurković, Dijana

Izvornik
International journal of science (2304-473X) 3 (2013); 201-213

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Croatian language; regiolect; urban dialect; Zagreb; Split; Rijeka; Osijek

Sažetak
The paper compares the four largest Croatian urban dialects in order to establih their common and differing features. The cities in question are administrative centers of larger geographical areas: Zagreb of the Northern, Split of the Southern, Rijeka of the Western, and Osijek of the Eastern Croatia. They are surrounded by various groups of dialects: Zagreb by Kajkavian, Split by South Čakavian and West Štokavian, Rijeka by Central and North Čakavian, and Osijek by Slavonic Štokavian and Old Štokavian dialects ; all of which are shortly introduced in the paper. The urban dialects are presented with respect to their existing descriptions (most of which were written in the 20th century) and the changes that might have occurred due to migrations and urban and technological development. The phonological, morphological, and syntactical features of the urban dialects are compared to those of the rural ones, so that the areal features are distinguished from the urban innovations. The urban dialects are then contrasted to each other. It is proven that there are similarities between all four urban dialects: Zagreb and Rijeka share more common features than Zagreb and Osijek, and Split and Osijek share more common features than Rijeka and Split.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija

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