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Selca Dialect
The Selca dialect (''selško narečje'', ''selščina'') is a Slovene dialect in the Upper Carniolan dialect group. It is spoken in the Selca Sora Valley, north of a line from Porezen to Mount Lubnik (1025 m), and south of a line running west of Zgornje Bitnje to north of Dražgoše to west of Zgornja Sorica.Toporišič, Jože. 1992. ''Enciklopedija slovenskega jezika''. Ljubljana: Cankarjeva založba, pp. 266–267. Phonological and morphological characteristics The Selca dialect is essentially a subdialect of the Upper Carniolan dialect. It has mostly preserved pitch accent A pitch-accent language, when spoken, has word accents in which one syllable in a word or morpheme is more prominent than the others, but the accentuated syllable is indicated by a contrasting pitch ( linguistic tone) rather than by loudness ..., has Upper Carniolan vowel characteristics (but short ''i'' and ''u'' in place of long), and considerable Upper Carniolan consonantal features (but without ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovene Dialects
In a purely dialectological sense, Slovene dialects ( sl, slovenska narečja , ) are the regionally diverse varieties that evolved from old Slovene, a South Slavic language of which the standardized modern version is Standard Slovene. This also includes several dialects in Croatia, most notably the so-called Western Goran dialect, which is actually Kostel dialect. In reality, speakers in Croatia self-identify themselves as speaking Croatian, which is a result of a ten centuries old country border passing through the dialects since the Francia. In addition, two dialects situated in Slovene (and the speakers self identify as speaking Slovene) did not evolve from Slovene (left out in the map on the right). The Čičarija dialect is a chakavian dialect and parts of White Carniola were populated by Serbs during the Turkish invasion and therefore Shtokavian is spoken there. Spoken Slovene is often considered to have at least 48 dialects () and 13 subdialects (). The exact number of d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Carniolan Dialect Group
The Upper Carniolan dialect group (''gorenjska narečna skupina''Smole, Vera. 1998. "Slovenska narečja." ''Enciklopedija Slovenije'' vol. 12, pp. 1–5. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p. 2.) is a group of closely related dialects of Slovene. The Upper Carniolan dialects are spoken in most of Upper Carniola and in Ljubljana. Phonological and morphological characteristics Among other features, this group is characterized by monophthongal stressed vowels, an acute semivowel, pitch accent, standard circumflex shift, and two accentual retractions with some exceptions. It features narrowing of ''o'' and ''e'' in preaccentual position, akanye (reduction of ''o'' to ''a'') in postaccentual position, and strong syncope. There is a partial development of ''g'' to , preservation of bilabial ''w'', and general hardening of soft ''l'' and ''n''. Individual dialects and subdialects *Upper Carniolan dialect (''gorenjsko narečje'', ''gorenjščina'') **Eastern Upper Carniolan subdialect (''vzhod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sora (river)
The Sora (German: ''Zayer'' or ''Zeier'') is a right affluent of the Sava River in the western part of Slovenia. The Sora gathers its waters mainly from the Škofja Loka Hills. Its source branches are the Poljane Sora ( sl, Poljanska Sora, also ), named after the Poljane Valley (), and the Selca Sora ( sl, Selška Sora, also ), named after the Selca Valley (). The Poljane Sora is larger and is in length, while the Selca Sora is in length. They flow together in Škofja Loka and continue the flow as the Sora for the next until Medvode, where the Sora joins the Sava. Including the Poljane Sora, the Sora is in length. This makes it the 15th longest river of Slovenia. The Sora is of torrential character and often floods. Its average discharge at the outflow is . Its largest discharge, measured in 1990, was . References External links * * Condition of Sora aŽeleznikian- graphs, in the following order, of water level, flow and temperature data for the past 30 days (taken i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porezen, Tolmin
Porezen (; in older sources also ''Porzen'') is a dispersed settlement on the northern slopes of a hill also named Porezen above the Bača Valley in the Municipality of Tolmin in the Littoral region of Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an .... Name Porezen was attested in historical sources as ''Poworsona'' in 1523, ''Possenikh'' in 1560, ''Potporsna'' in 1591, and ''Podporsnam'' in 1633. The name is reconstructed with the prefix ''pod'' 'below' as *''Podvrěsьno'', referring to a location below a peak called *''Vrěsni vrh'' or *''Vresnik''—referring to the treeless peak southeast of the village now also called ''Porezen'' (elevation: ), which was covered in heather ( sl, vresje). References External linksPorezen on Geopedia Populated places in the Munic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zgornje Bitnje
Zgornje Bitnje (; german: Oberfeichting''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 56.) is a settlement just south of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an .... Church The local church is dedicated to Saint Thomas. References External links *Zgornje Bitnje on Geopedia Populated places in the City Municipality of Kranj {{Kranj-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dražgoše
Dražgoše (; german: Draschgosche) is a village in the Municipality of Železniki in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. The village lies on the southern slopes of the Jelovica Plateau. The settlement consists of three hamlets: Pri Cerkvi, Na Pečeh, and Jelenšče. Name Dražgoše was attested in written sources in 1291 as ''Drasigos'' (and as ''Drasigvs'' in 1318 and ''Draschigosch'' in 1481). The name is derived from ''*Dražigosťane'', a plural demonym derived from the Slavic personal name ''*Dražigostь'', referring to a local resident. In the past it was known as ''Draschgosche'' in German. History Dražgoše was already inhabited in prehistoric times, as evidenced by archaeological excavations at a hillfort in the hamlet of Jelenšče. The site has visible defensive trenches. A school was established in Dražgoše in 1894, replacing instruction that had previously been offered at the sexton's residence in the village since 1889. What is now Dražgoše was originally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zgornja Sorica
Zgornja Sorica (; german: Oberzarz) is a village in the Municipality of Železniki in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Zgornja Sorica together with neighbouring Spodnja Sorica (''Unterzarz''), like Nemški Rovt (''Deutschgereuth'') in Bohinj and Rut (''Deutschruth''), is part of a former German language island in a remote valley of the Julian Alps. In medieval times, the Carniolan estates around Škofja Loka were held by the Bavarian Bishops of Freising, who from about 1200 had the ''Zarz'' region settled with peasants descending from their territory in the Upper Puster Valley (around Innichen) in Tyrol. The local Southern Bavarian dialect had strong similarities to the dialect spoken in the Puster Valley The Puster Valley ( it, Val Pusteria ; german: Pustertal, ) is one of the largest longitudinal valleys in the Alps that runs in an east-west direction between Lienz in East Tyrol, Austria, and Mühlbach near Brixen in South Tyrol, Italy. The Sou ...; however, it die ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Carniolan Dialect
This article uses Logar transcription. The Upper Carniolan dialect ( , ) is a major Slovene dialect, known for extensive syncope, monophthongization of diphthongs, and loss of neuter gender. It is spoken in most (but not all) of Upper Carniola, along the Sava River. It is one of the two central Slovene dialects and was also used as a written language from the 17th century onward, and especially in the second half of the 18th century.Toporišič, Jože. 1992. ''Enciklopedija slovenskega jezika''. Ljubljana: Cankarjeva založba, pp. 52–53. It borders the Selca, Škofja Loka, and Horjul dialects to the south, the Tolmin dialect to the southwest, the Soča dialect to the west, the Gail Valley dialect to the northwest, the Rosen Valley and Ebriach dialects to the north, the Upper Savinja dialect to the northeast, the Central Savinja dialect to the east, and the Lower Sava Valley and Lower Carniolan dialects to the southeast. The eastern part of the dialect is the Eastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitch Accent
A pitch-accent language, when spoken, has word accents in which one syllable in a word or morpheme is more prominent than the others, but the accentuated syllable is indicated by a contrasting pitch ( linguistic tone) rather than by loudness (or length), as in many languages, like English. Pitch-accent also contrasts with fully tonal languages like Vietnamese and Standard Chinese, in which each syllable can have an independent tone. Some have claimed that the term "pitch accent" is not coherently defined and that pitch-accent languages are just a sub-category of tonal languages in general. Languages that have been described as pitch-accent languages include: most dialects of Serbo-Croatian, Slovene, Baltic languages, Ancient Greek, Vedic Sanskrit, Tlingit, Turkish, Japanese, Norwegian, Swedish (but not in Finland), Western Basque,Hualde, J.I. (1986)"Tone and Stress in Basque: A Preliminary Survey"(PDF). ''Anuario del Seminario Julio de Urquijo'' XX-3, 1986, pp. 867-896. Yaq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syncope (phonetics)
In phonology, syncope (; from grc, , , cutting up) is the loss of one or more sounds from the interior of a word, especially the loss of an unstressed vowel. It is found in both synchronic and diachronic analyses of languages. Its opposite, whereby sounds are added, is epenthesis. Synchronic analysis Synchronic analysis studies linguistic phenomena at one moment of a language's history, usually the present, in contrast to diachronic analysis, which studies a language's states and the patterns of change across a historical timeframe. In modern languages, syncope occurs in inflection, poetry, and informal speech. Inflections In languages such as Irish and Hebrew, the process of inflection can cause syncope: * In some verbs : (to play) should become * (I play). However, the addition of the causes syncope and the second-last syllable vowel is lost so becomes . : (katav), (he) wrote, becomes (katvu), (they) wrote, when the third-person plural ending (-u) is added. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
