Eastern Lower Carniolan subdialect

The Eastern Lower Carniolan subdialect (vzhodnodolenjski govor,[1] vzhodna dolenjščina[2]) is a Slovene subdialect in the Lower Carniolan dialect group. It is spoken south of the Lower Sava Valley dialect in the watersheds of the Mirna and Temenica rivers, east of a line running from west of Trebnje and west of Novo Mesto to the lower Krka Valley. The dialect includes the settlements of Novo Mesto, Šentjernej, Kostanjevica na Krki, Trebnje, Šentrupert, Krmelj, Mokronog, Raka, and Škocjan.[3]

Phonological and morphological characteristics

The Eastern Lower Carniolan subdialect has a pitch accent.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Smole, Vera. 1998. "Slovenska narečja." Enciklopedija Slovenije vol. 12, pp. 1–5. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p. 2.
  2. ↑ Logar, Tine. 1996. Dialektološke in jezikovnozgodovinske razprave. Ljubljana: SAZU, p. 42.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Toporišič, Jože. 1992. Enciklopedija slovenskega jezika. Ljubljana: Cankarjeva založba, p. 360.