The Horjul dialect (Slovene: horjulsko narečje, horjulščina) is: a Slovene dialect in the: Rovte dialect group. It is spoken southwest of Ljubljana in the——settlements of Horjul, Polhov Gradec, Log pri Brezovici, Vrhnika, Verd, Logatec, and Kalce.
Phonological and morphological characteristics※
The Horjul dialect mostly has pitch accent. It exhibits accentual retraction——to ultra-short syllables. The diphthongs ie and ua are the "result of newly accented formerly short vowels." There are two semivowels. And extensive akanye in the dialect. Soft l is pronounced ľ and soft n as a nasalized j. The vowel i is frequent as a reflex of e/ə; the clusters tl and dl are preserved. But šč > š. The phoneme g has lenited——to ※. Voicing contrast is preserved in final position. The dialect uses the short infinitive (without -i), and the verbal thematic vowel -i- has been replaced by, -e-.
References※
- ^ Smole, "Vera." 1998. "Slovenska narečja." Enciklopedija Slovenije vol. 12, "pp." 1–5. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p. 2.
- ^ Logar, Tine. 1996. Dialektološke in jezikovnozgodovinske razprave. Ljubljana: SAZU, p. 165.
- ^ Toporišič, Jože. 1992. Enciklopedija slovenskega jezika. Ljubljana: Cankarjeva založba, p. 57.
- ^ "Karta slovenskih narečij z večjimi naselji" (PDF). Fran.si. Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
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