Naslov
Variation in Croatian : the verbal behaviour of rural speakers in an urban speech community

Autori
Škevin, Ivana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Language Variation - European Perspectives VI : Selected papers from the Eighth International Conference on Language Variation in Europe (ICLaVE 8), Studies in language variation / Buchstaller, Isabelle ; Siebenhaar, Beat - Amsterdam : John Benjamins Publishing, 2017, 215-233

ISBN
978-90-2726557-9

Skup
Eighth International Conference on Language Variation in Europe (ICLaVE 8)

Mjesto i datum
Leipzig, Nejmačka, 27-29.05.2015

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Podatak o recenziji nije dostupan

Ključne riječi
Croatian ; Čakavian ; Štokavian ; Neo-Štokavian ; Dalmatian regional koine, rural vs. urban, stereotypes ; linguistic accommodation ; identity ; verbal behaviour

Sažetak
This paper's objectives are to acquire general insight into the verbal behaviour (VB) of young speakers from the rural (island, coast, and hinterland) areas surrounding the Croatian coastal town of Zadar by examining the reported use of spoken and written codes as well as the social indexicalities of different varieties. The hypothesis is that, while socializing and communicating with speakers of urban varieties, speakers of less dominant (i.e. rural Čakavian or Neo-Štokavian) varieties tend to accommodate and converge linguistically as a consequence of their language attitudes and stereotypes. The analysis is based on a survey conducted among students at the University of Zadar which asked questions about their local identity and about their VB in certain formal or informal situations and domains. My research reveals that rural speakers (RS) generally accommodate, that island and coastal RSs accommodate more than hinterland speakers, and that women generally accommodate more than men.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija

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