Accent in the Dialects and Toponymy of Zažablje and Popovo

Abstract

This paper deals with the characteristics ofthe accents in the dialects and toponymy of Zažablje and Popovo. In the first part ofthe paper important characteristics of phonology, morphology, syntax and lexicon of Zažablje and Popovo are analyzed and this area is compared to other štokavian dialect areas. In the second part ofthe paper the local accentual characteristics are analyzed, e.g. the accentuation ofold and contemporary loanwords, the distinctive role ofthe accent and reflexes ofthe Proto-Slavic accentual paradigms. In the last part ofthe paper some differences in accentuation in different local dialects are analyzed, especially those corresponding to national affiliation.

Keywords

• accent
• dialect
• Popovo
• Zažablje
• Neoštokavian