Historical Development of the Old Bulgarian Etymological Vowel а (я) in the Dialects of the Southern Part of the я-Isoglottic Zone Cover Image

Исторически развой на старобългарска етимологична гласна а (я) в диалектите от южната част на ятовата изоглосна зона
Historical Development of the Old Bulgarian Etymological Vowel а (я) in the Dialects of the Southern Part of the я-Isoglottic Zone

Author(s): Katerina Usheva
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics
Published by: Институт за български език „Проф. Любомир Андрейчин“, Българска академия на науките
Keywords: old Bulgarian etymological vowel а (я); historical development; Bulgarian dialects; я-isoglottic zone

Summary/Abstract: This paper aims at presenting the historical development of the Old Bulgarian etymological vowel а, я (the umlaut of the vowel а, я) in the phonetic systems of the dialects spoken in the southern part of the я-isoglottic zone: Razlog Region; Sandanski Region, Petrich Region, Gotse Delchev Region, Drama Region, Serres Region and Thessaloniki Region. The study proves the existence of an archaic umlaut of the vowel а (я) in the Razlog and Thessaloniki dialects.

  • Issue Year: 67/2020
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 82-88
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Bulgarian