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

  • Matic Pavlič University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Education
  • Artur Stepanov Center for Cognitive Science of Language, University of Nova Gorica
  • Penka Stateva Center for Cognitive Science of Language, University of Nova Gorica
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.

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Author Biographies

Matic Pavlič, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Education

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

Artur Stepanov, Center for Cognitive Science of Language, University of Nova Gorica

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

Penka Stateva, Center for Cognitive Science of Language, University of Nova Gorica

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

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Published
2023-05-31
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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Vol 16 No 1 (2023): Slavia Centralis
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