Distribution of the dual in relation to sentential function of the noun and preservation of dual morphology in six Slovenian dialects: picture description task

Authors

  • Matic Pavlič University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Education , Univerza v Ljubljani, Pedagoška fakulteta
  • Artur Stepanov Center for Cognitive Science of Language, University of Nova Gorica , Center za kognitivne znanosti jezika, Univerza v Novi Gorici
  • Penka Stateva Center for Cognitive Science of Language, University of Nova Gorica , Center za kognitivne znanosti jezika, Univerza v Novi Gorici

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18690/scn.16.1.17–34.2023

Keywords:

dual, noun, verb, agreement, Slovenian, psycholinguistics

Abstract

We conducted a psycholinguistic experiment on language production, namely a picture description task based on three keywords. We investigated the use of dual morphology on nouns and verbs in six Slovene dialects. As for the loss of the dual in these dialects, we compared our results with the typology of Slovene dialects presented in Jakop (2008), based on data from the Slovenian Linguistic Atlas. We could not relate the use of dual morphology to the number of preserved dual forms in a dialect, but only to the sentential function of the noun. The latter experimentally confirmed for the first time the previously suspected (Tesnière 1925) effect of verb agreement on the use of the dual in Slovenian.

Author Biographies

  • Matic Pavlič, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Education, Univerza v Ljubljani, Pedagoška fakulteta

    Ljubljana, Slovenia. E-mail: matic.pavlic@pef.uni-lj.si

  • Artur Stepanov, Center for Cognitive Science of Language, University of Nova Gorica, Center za kognitivne znanosti jezika, Univerza v Novi Gorici

    Nova Gorica, Slovenia. E-mail: arthur.stepanov@ung.si

  • Penka Stateva, Center for Cognitive Science of Language, University of Nova Gorica, Center za kognitivne znanosti jezika, Univerza v Novi Gorici

    Nova Gorica, Slovenia. E-mail: penka.stateva@ung.si

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Published

31.05.2023

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Vol. 16 No. 1 (2023): Slavia Centralis

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How to Cite

Pavlič, M., Stepanov, A., & Stateva, P. (2023). Distribution of the dual in relation to sentential function of the noun and preservation of dual morphology in six Slovenian dialects: picture description task. Slavia Centralis, 16(1), 17–34. https://doi.org/10.18690/scn.16.1.17–34.2023

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