Distribuzione areale degli articoli sloveni
Il caso dei dialetti del Litorale
abstract
Colloquial Slovenian and dialects have in common the use of articles which is not recognized by standard language. This paper aims to present areal distribution of articles in part of the Slovenian ethnical territory which goes beyond borders. The research will be limited to one of the seven dialectal groups, the Littoral one which is also spoken in Italy. A qualitative research will be employed to analyze previously recorded material and scientific articles on the topic using as tertium comparationis their properties on the phonetic, morphosyntactic and semantic level.
Keywords: Dialects • Grammaticalization • Areal distribution • Articles • Slovenian