On possessivity in Czech dialects and the youth vernacular of the west Bohemian border region Cover Image

K vyjadřování posesivity v dialektech češtiny a v běžném úzu mládeže z oblasti západočeského pohraničí
On possessivity in Czech dialects and the youth vernacular of the west Bohemian border region

Author(s): Jana Nová
Subject(s): Western Slavic Languages
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro jazyk český
Keywords: vernacular;dialectology;possessive adjectives;possessive genitive;southwest Bohemian dialects;west Bohemian border region

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to present the regional distribution of the possessive genitive (the type bratra syn / syn bratra) in Czech and compare this type with possessive adjectives. The possessive genitive appears to be the only way to express complex possessive phrases in Czech, with the exception of southwest Bohemian dialects, which have a special invariable type of possessive adjective (bratrovo syn) with similar usability. A survey carried out in the west Bohemian border region showed the type bratrovo syn to be highly dominant over the genitive type bratra syn.

  • Issue Year: 99/2016
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 132-146
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Czech