Arguments for a Possible Concept of Creating “Differential Dictionaries” Dealing with Close Local Speeches of the Međimurje Dialect
Arguments for a Possible Concept of Creating “Differential Dictionaries” Dealing with Close Local Speeches of the Međimurje Dialect
Author(s): Đuro Blažeka, Vladimir LegacSubject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Semiotics / Semiology, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Phonetics / Phonology, Syntax, Lexis, Semantics, Language acquisition, Pragmatics, Historical Linguistics, Comparative Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, Sociolinguistics, Eastern Slavic Languages, Philology, Phraseology
Published by: Editura Pro Universitaria
Keywords: Kajkavian regional dialect of Međimurje; a new type of dictionary; an example for creating a differential dictionary between two local speeches; the local speech of Prelog; the local speech of Kotoriba;
Summary/Abstract: The authors of this paper discuss one possible concept of a "differential dictionary" dealing with two relatively close speeches of the lower sub-dialect of the Međimurje dialect (the speech of Prelog and the speech of Kotoriba) and explain the reasons for the need for such dictionaries. The Međimurje dialect belongs to the Kajkavian dialect group. The Kajkavian group of dialects is one of the three dialects of the Croatian language. The other two are Štokavian and Čakavian. Such a dictionary would not include words that differ by phonological isoglosses, for which Croatian dialectology has established that the compared languages differ. The authors have determined five types of distinctiveness by which two compared speeches can be distinguished. For each distinctiveness, they provide examples with sentence confirmations where they are necessary to verify the meaning.
Journal: Crossing Boundaries in Culture and Communication
- Issue Year: 15/2024
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 155-170
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English
