Perceptyviosios dialektologijos instrumentai ir tyrimų kryptys: variantų arealai mentaliniuose žemėlapiuose (Biržų atvejis)
Perceptual Dialectology Instruments and Directions for Research: Areas of Variants in Mental Maps (Case of Biržai)

Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses the possibilities of application of the principles of perceptual dialectology in the Lithuanian regional variability research. In addition, a brief history of the principles of perceptual dialectology formation is introduced. The foundation of the research part of the paper is the material from the scientific project Standard Lithuanian Language Place in the Mental Map. On the basis of research data of one of the area points – the geolect of Biržai – this paper shows how the research based on the principles of perceptual dialectology can be integrated into the study of traditional Lithuanian dialects and new new varieties. The article focuses on the data of the task “draw a map” in the area of the geolect of Biržai. The character and density of perceptive isogloss in the drawn maps of the young residents of Biržai reveals that the ordinary members of the language community have different images of dialecticism as distinctive features. The drawn maps of the young residents of Biržai show a non-conflicting relationship with the code of environment, which, in turn, draws optimistic prospects for the geolect of Biržai

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