Download or read book The Kajkavian Dialect of Hidegs g and Fert homok written by Houtzagers and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-11-20 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Due to migrations in past centuries, there are some 80 villages in and around the Austrian-Hungarian border region where Croatian immigrant dialects are spoken. These dialects are of linguistic interest in that they have often been separated from their original surroundings very long ago and can therefore contribute to the reconstruction of the premigratory Serbo-Croatian dialect picture. Moreover, they show the results of all kinds of contacts with other dialects and languages. This book offers a synchronic description of the only dialect in this area that belongs to the Kajkavian group of Serbo-Croatian. Hidegség and Fertõhomok are located near Sopron in the northwest of Hungary. The description is based on field-work by the author and concentrates on phonology, morphology and vocabulary. The Croatian dialect of Hidegség and Fertõhomok is on the verge of extinction and this has clear effects on the dialect itself. Therefore, apart from its relevance for Serbo-Croatian dialectology and the study of language contacts, the book contains useful material for the study of dialect death.

Download or read book The Kajkavian Dialect of Hidegs g and Fert homok written by H. Peter Houtzagers and published by Rodopi. This book was released on 1999 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Houtzagers, for whom no credentials are cited, offers a synchronic description of a Croatian immigrant dialect spoken in and around the Austrian-Hungarian border region, specifically in the two villages of the title. The dialect is unique in being the only surviving Kajkavian dialect that was separated from its original surroundings as early as the 16th century, and there are indications that these original surroundings were located somewhat east of where Kajkavian dialects are spoken today. The study contributes to the understanding not only of Serbo-Croatian dialects, but also of how newcomers and natives impact each other's speech, and of how dialects die. There is no index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR