Phonetic and Morphological Peculiarities of Žagarė Local Dialect (End of the 20th Century – Beginning of the 21st Century) Cover Image

Fonetinės ir morfologinės Žagarės šnektos ypatybės (XX a. pabaiga – XXI a. pradžia)
Phonetic and Morphological Peculiarities of Žagarė Local Dialect (End of the 20th Century – Beginning of the 21st Century)

Author(s): Janina Švambarytė-Valužienė
Subject(s): Phonetics / Phonology, Morphology, Lexis, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today)
Published by: Lietuvių Kalbos Institutas
Keywords: Western Aukštaitian Subdialect of Šiauliškiai; Žagarė local dialect; phonetic peculiarities of Žagarė local dialect; morphological expression and lexical peculiarities of Žagarė local dialect;

Summary/Abstract: The author continues the study (description) of Joniškis local dialects which belong to the Western Aukštaitian Subdialect of Šiauliškiai. The article discusses the phonetic and morphological peculiarities of Žagarė local dialect, the last Joniškis local dialect under analysis, which are reflected in the dialectal records made at the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century (from 1999 to 2003). The article describes the identified phonetic and morphological phenomena in Žagarė local dialect, the questionable tendencies of accentuation and provides a pilot description of lexical peculiarities.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 80
  • Page Range: 109-145
  • Page Count: 37
  • Language: Lithuanian