scholarly journals Беларускія паўночна-заходнія занальныя моўныя адрозненні як вынік рэгіянальных этна-культурных кантактаў і сувязяў

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. 311-322
Author(s):  
Вера [Vera] Астрэйка [Astrėĭka]
Keyword(s):  
Structural Changes ◽  
Joint Effect ◽  
Linguistic Features ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
Regional Features ◽  
The Status ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Polish Language

Features of north-west belorussian dialects as a result of regional ethno-cultural contacts and relationsFor a long time, north-west Belorussian dialects (and their predecessors) have been the area of different Slavic-Baltic contacts and relations. Interactions between Slavs and Balts took place here always on adstratum and substratum levels. These processes have led to the formation of  the north-west dialect zone (= regiolect) of Belorussian. The corresponding linguistic phenomena form a basis of the north-west dialectal complex and can be discovered on every level of the language. As a rule, there are not many significant structural changes. However, some of them reflect certain tendencies and possibilities of the linguistic development in the region. These can achieve the status of structural innovations in the language.Belorussian-Polish language interaction is the second important moment in the formation of the north-west dialectal zone of Belorussian. The influence of Polish (both the dialectal and the standard varieties) on the Belorussian dialects can predominantly be discerned in the vocabulary and word-building mechanisms.The Baltic and especially Polish influences are also important for keeping some early linguistic phenomena alive and reinforcing their status as regional features of Belorussian dialects.Frequently, both factors have a joint effect. On the whole, the tendency to form a common repository of linguistic features is present in north-west Belorussian and neighbouring Baltic and Slavic dialects at any time. Therefore, we may say that the language is gradually forming a new independent variety with specific structure and a complex of distinctive features. Белорусские северо-западные зональные языковые отличия как результат региональных этнокультурных контактов и связейСеверо-запад Беларуси издавна известен как регион разного рода славяно-балтских (resp. балто-славянских) контактов и связей. Взаимодействие между славянами и балтами всегда протекало тут как на субстратном, так и на адстратном уровнях. Эти процессы привели к образованию северо-западной диалектной зоны (= региолекта) беларуского языка. Соответствующие особенности составляют основу северо-западного зонального языкового комплекса и так или иначе выявляются на всех ярусах системы данных говоров. Как правило, это явления неконституционного характера. Однако некоторые из них отражают определенные тенденции и потенции регионального языкового развития и в благоприятных исторических условиях могут приобрести статус языковой закономерности. Для определения специфики отмеченного зонального единения белорусских говоров другим важным моментом является взаимодействие с польским языком (как в диалектной, так и в литературной его разновидностях). Польское языковое влияние прежде всего выявляется в области словаря и в сфере деривации. Поскольку и в первом, и, особенно, во втором случаях речь идет о взаимодействии генетически (близко)родственных систем, важным для данной региональной общности говоров следует считать и факт существования языковой поддержки. Оба названных языковых фактора часто выступают совместно. В целом для белорусских северо-западных и соседних с ними балтских и инославянских говоров всегда актуальным было стремление к созданию общего фонда языковых средств. И это, несомненно, можно квалифицировать как движение в сторону формирования самостоятельного идиома со своей специфической структурой и особым набором языковых отличий.

The Status of Coccinella septempunctata L. and its Varieties divaricata Oliv. and confusa Wied.

1962 ◽  
Vol 94 (12) ◽  
pp. 1341-1343 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Sudha Rao
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Coccinella Septempunctata ◽  
Silver Fir ◽  
Eastern Himalayas ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
The Status ◽  
Commonwealth Institute ◽  
Indian Station

A survey was recently undertaken by the author with Dr. V. P. Rao, Entomologist-in-charge, Indian Station, Commonwealth Institute of Biological Control, Bangalore, India, for natural enemies of Adelges spp. attacking silver fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.) in the North-West and Eastern Himalayas. In the course of this survey it was found that the coccinellids Coccinella septem-punctata L., C. septempunctata L. var. divaricata Oliv. and C. septempunctata L. var. confusa Wied, were three of the most common predators of Adelges spp. in both these areas. With a view to sending laboratory-reared material to Canada for trial against Adelges piceae Ratz., which is a serious pest there, large numbers of these Coccinellids were collected in the fir and spruce forests to provide breeding material.

scholarly journals Morphology and distribution of the freshwater mussel Diplodon granosus, a rare and poorly understood species

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Igor Christo MIYAHIRA ◽  
Maria Cristina Dreher MANSUR ◽  
Daniel Mansur PIMPÃO ◽  
Sheyla Regina Marques COUCEIRO ◽  
Sonia Barbosa dos SANTOS
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Freshwater Mussels ◽  
Freshwater Mussel ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
Large Area ◽  
The North ◽  
Coastal Rivers ◽  
The Status ◽  
Long Time

ABSTRACT Diplodon granosus was one of the first freshwater mussels to be described for South America. However, the status of the species was confusing for a long time, receiving different taxonomic treatments. In this paper, we redescribe the shell, with new data on the soft parts and information on the distribution and conservation of D. granosus, a rarely recorded species. The shell is thin, not inflated; the macrosculpture is composed only by granules that cover the whole shell, not forming bars; the microsculpture comprises short spikes. In the soft parts we highlight the few, weak and irregularly distributed lamellar connections of the outer demibranch and some features of the stomach, such as the distally enlarged minor typhlosole. There are records of D. granosus over a large area of South America, from Guiana to Argentina. However, most of these records are related to other species and the distribution of D. granosus is restricted to the north of South America in the basins of the Amazonas and Orinoco rivers, and coastal rivers in between. Despite this wide distribution, the species occurs in specific habitats, mainly streams (igarapés), resulting in an extremely fragmented occurrence. Thus, any disturbance to these habitats can threat this freshwater mussel.

scholarly journals Балцкія элементы ў граматыцы традыцыйных мясцовых гаворак паўночна‑заходняй Беларусі

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 51-59
Author(s):  
Вера [Vera] Астрэйка [Astrėĭka]
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
North West ◽  
Language Support ◽  
The North ◽  
The Status ◽  
Formal Level ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Language Assimilation ◽  
The Given ◽  
North Western

The Baltic elements in the grammar of traditional local dialects of north-western BelarusThe article analyzes a number of grammatical features typical for the North-West dialect zone of the Belarusian language. These peculiarities are interpreted as a possible result of Slavic-Baltic contacts in the region. Some phenomena can be explained as a Baltic (mainly (great)Lithuanian) substratum in North-West Belarusian dialects.The factor of areal neighborhood has to be taken into consideration too. Such phenomenon as language support has effect just in connection with the last one. A lot of the appropriate lingual facts are in restricted and inconsistent use. However, it is possible to be said about more or less significant (now or/and before) tendencies of regional lingual development. These tendencies has not got the status of a structural (= constitutional) lingual regularity. As a rule the wide and compact areas are characterized of some lingual facts (= lexemes), which illustrate the given transformations in the system of Belarusian dialects. Baltic influence upon the North-West Belarusian dialects grammar is detected on as the formal level so the structural one. And it is not noticeable at all times. The definite changes in the sphere of morphology and syntax can provoke different modifications in the other parts of a language system (word building, semantics). The results of this process are the evidences of ethnic and language assimilation of native Balts by Slavs in the region. That comes in support of forming the singular North-West Belarusian regiolect (= the regionally marked variety of a dialect language). Балтийские грамматические элементы в говорах северо-западной БеларусиВ статье анализируется ряд грамматических черт, характерных для говоров северо-западной диалектной зоны беларусского языка. Эти особенности квалифицируются автором как весьма вероятное следствие славяно-балтского языкового взаимодействия в соответствующем регионе. Отдельные явления есть основания рассматривать в качестве возможного проявления балтского (главным образом (пра-) литовского) субстрата в северо-западных беларусских говорах. Фактор ареальной смежности здесь также должен быть принят во внимание. В связи с последним следует упомянуть и действие феномена языковой поддержки. Многие соответствующие языковые факты имеют существенные ограничения в употреблении, в говорах выступают не всегда последовательно и регулярно. В некоторых случаях, однако, можно говорить о действии более или менее выраженных (в настоящем и/или прошлом) тенденций регионального языкового развития, которые пока не приобрели статус структурно значимой (= конститутивной) языковой закономерности. Широкие и компактные ареалы образуют, как правило, лишь отдельные языковые факты (= лексемы), иллюстрирующие данные трансформации в системе традиционных беларусских говоров. Балтское влияние на грамматический строй беларусских говоров северо-западной диалектной зоны выявляется как в плане формального выражения, так и на внутриструктурном уровне. Оно не всегда может быть заметно на первый взгляд. Определенные сдвиги в сфере морфологии и синтаксиса могут повлечь за собой изменения в других областях языковой системы (словообразовании, семантике). Результаты этого процесса являются ярким свидетельством того, что на отмеченной территории действительно имела место этноязыковая ассимиляция неславянского (= балтского) населения и происхо- дило формирование своеобразного северо-западного беларусского региолекта (= регионально обусловленной разновидности диалектной речи).

scholarly journals The changing epidemiology of cryptosporidiosis in North West England

2005 ◽  
Vol 133 (5) ◽  
pp. 785-793 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. SOPWITH ◽  
K. OSBORN ◽  
R. CHALMERS ◽  
M. REGAN
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Health Benefit ◽  
Foot And Mouth Disease ◽  
Working Relationships ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Genotype 2

Between 1996 and 2000, rates of cryptosporidiosis in North West England were significantly higher than overall in England and Wales, particularly during the first half of each year. In addition, during the second quarter of each year in this period, up to 40% of all cases recorded in England and Wales were from the North West Region. In 2001, cryptosporidiosis dramatically decreased throughout the United Kingdom and the springtime excess of cases formerly seen in the North West was no longer apparent. This changed epidemiology was due to a decline in cases of Cryptosporidium parvum (formerly genotype 2), associated with zoonotic transmission. Although the initial loss of a spring peak of infection corresponded with the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease throughout the United Kingdom, its continued absence relates to major structural changes in the North West public water supply. This study highlights the far-reaching public health benefit of local working relationships in addressing re-occurring disease issues.

scholarly journals Bioluminescence and fluorescence of three sea pens in the north-west Mediterranean sea

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Warren R Francis ◽  
Anaïs Sire de Vilar
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Dark Adaptation ◽  
Fluorescence Spectra ◽  
Green Light ◽  
Emission Spectra ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
Light Production ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Basic Parameters

AbstractBioluminescence of Mediterranean sea pens has been known for a long time, but basic parameters such as the emission spectra are unknown. Here we examined bioluminescence in three species of Pennatulacea, Pennatula rubra, Pteroeides griseum, and Veretillum cynomorium. Following dark adaptation, all three species could easily be stimulated to produce green light. All species were also fluorescent, with bioluminescence being produced at the same sites as the fluorescence. The shape of the fluorescence spectra indicates the presence of a GFP closely associated with light production, as seen in Renilla. Our videos show that light proceeds as waves along the colony from the point of stimulation for all three species, as observed in many other octocorals. Features of their bioluminescence are strongly suggestive of a “burglar alarm” function.

scholarly journals PERANAN “BANTAL SOSIAL” PADA MATA PENCAHARIAN NELAYAN SKALA KECIL DI JAWA

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 225
Author(s):  
Budi Wardono ◽  
Akhmad Fauzi
Keyword(s):  
North Coast ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Northern Coast ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
The North ◽  
Logistic Analysis ◽  
The Status ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Quantitative Analysis Method ◽  
High Earning

Salah satu alasan yang kuat nelayan tangkap skala kecil tetap melaut meskipun mempunyai risiko tinggi karena peluang/prospek pendapatan/penerimaan yang tinggi pada satu saat. Risiko melaut tidak hanya membuat ketidakpastian tetapi juga karena risiko biaya operasional yang tinggi. Dihadapkan dengan kondisi biaya operasional yang  tinggi, nelayan menggunakan strategi yang berbeda, salah satunya melekat pada peran tengkulak. Dalam pandangan konvensional, pedagang perantara/ langgan sebagai hambatan bagi nelayan untuk menjadi kompetitif di pasar. Namun di negara berkembang seperti Indonesia, mereka memainkan peran penting sebagai "bantal sosial" dalam kehidupan nelayan skala kecil. Tujuan penelitian adalah menyelidiki tingkat kecenderungan keterikatan hubungan langgan/pedagang antara sebagai “bantal sosial” dengan nelayan di dua daerah penangkapan ikan yang menonjol di pantai utara dan pantai selatan Jawa. Analisis data dilakukan dengan metode analisis kuantitatif yaitu model analisis multinomial logistik. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa nelayan dari pantai utara cenderung sangat kuat hubungannya dengan perantara untuk kelangsungan hidupnya dibandingkan dengan nelayan di pantai selatan. Implikasi dari temuan tersebut bahwa peran sentral langgan/perantara/tengkulak/langgan merupakan bentuk hubungan yang bersifat ekonomi dimana kedua belah pihak bisa mengambil keuntungan. Pola hubungan bukan hanya sekedar sebagai penyangga, namun lebih dari itu yaitu berfungsi sebagai “bantal” sosial (social cushion) para nelayan. Hubungan seperti ini merupakan bentuk layanan dimana para nelayan bisa mendapatkan alternatif layanan jasa “kredit” dari para perantara/langgan/tengkulak. Bentuk layanan seperti yang diperankan oleh langgan/pedagang perantara selama ini belum bisa digantikan oleh lembaga pemerintah yang resmi, dimana pola hubungan tersebut sangat dibutuhkan oleh nelayan skala kecil. Pola hubungan tersebut selain dipengaruhi oleh lokasi, juga dipengaruhi oleh status kepemilikan kapal, lama kepemilikan kapal dan jumlah ABK.Title: The Role “Social Cushion” On The Livelihood Of Small Scale Fishers In JavaOne of the strong reason for small scale fishers to keep fishing despite high risk of fishing, is the prospect of high earning at one moment in time. Risk at fishery not only  create uncertaining but also risk high cost of fishing. Faced with such a high cost, fishers use different strategies, one of which is attached to the middlemen. Convientional views middlemen as an obstacle for fishers to be competitive in the market. Yet in developing country such us Indonesia, they play crucial role as a “social cushion” in the livelihood of small scale fishers. The purpose of research is to investigate the tendency of engagement relationships middleman as "social cushion" with fishermen in the fishing areas that stand out on the north coast and the south coast of Java. Data was analyzed using quantitative analysis method multinomial logistic analysis model. Results of this study show that fishers of the northern coast tend to strongly attach to middlemen for their survival compared with those in the southern coast.  Relationships with fishermen middlemen is a service, where fishermen can get alternative services "credit" from the middleman. Services such as that played by middleman has not been able to replace them by official government agencies, where this kind of relationship is needed by small-scale fishermen. The relationship patterns in addition affected by the location, also influenced by the status of ownership of the vessel, long time ship ownership and the number of crew.  

Stockholm Agreement—Past, Present, Future (Part 1)

2002 ◽  
Vol 39 (03) ◽  
pp. 137-158
Author(s):  
Dracos Vassalos ◽  
Apostolos Papanikolaou
Keyword(s):  
Status Quo ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
New Developments ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
The Status ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
The University ◽  
North And South ◽  
South Of Europe

April 1, 2001 marked the fourth anniversary of the Stockholm Agreement (SA), a period during which almost 80% of the roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) fleet in North West Europe have been subjected to calculations, model testing and numerical simulations in the struggle to meet these demanding new requirements. The experience gained has been invaluable in understanding better the problem at hand and is being utilized to shape new developments likely to lead to more meaningful requirements. The North-South divide, however, continues to cause unrest, particularly at the European level. Efforts to assess the status quo in North West Europe, and to use the information amassed so far as a means to predict the potential impact of introducing the SA in the South, led to a dedicated call by the Commission and to a contract being awarded to two closely collaborating teams, one at the Ship Stability Research Centre of the University of Strathclyde under the leadership of Professor Vassalos and one at the Ship Design Laboratory of the National Technical University of Athens, under the leadership of Professor Papanikolaou, representing the North and South of Europe, respectively. This background provided the incentive for an introspective look at the SA, with a view to ascertaining its status before embarking into future projections. This forms Part 1 of the SA related research with Part 2 aiming to cover the results of the Commission study itself.

MAINLAND COSMOPOLITANISM AND THE RISE OF PERSONAL PRESTIGE: NEW EVIDENCE FROM THE COASTAL EARLY HELLADIC TOWN OF HELIKE, NORTH-WEST PELOPONNESE, GREECE

2017 ◽  
Vol 112 ◽  
pp. 1-32
Author(s):  
Dora Katsonopoulou ◽  
Stella Katsarou
Keyword(s):  
Aegean Sea ◽  
Western Coast ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
Gulf Of Corinth ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Status ◽  
Architectural Transformation ◽  
New Evidence ◽  
Material Evidence

Excavations carried out by The Helike Project in the Helike plain on the south-western coast of the Gulf of Corinth, north-west Peloponnese, since 2000, have brought to light the well-preserved remains of a coastal Early Helladic (EH) II–III settlement. The site developed as a densely organised settlement during the EH II period and underwent a major architectural transformation at the beginning of the following EH III. In addition to a reorganisation of the settlement on a rectangular town grid, the outstanding feature among the buildings discovered is that of a monumental Corridor House. The newly organised building plan of the settlement was most probably associated with the rise of a new socio-economic structure at the time, including advanced technological specialisation, and possibly the establishment of administrative control within the town supporting communal interests, together with a new emphasis on the status of the private individual.Considering EH Helike in its broader geographical context, the site's prosperity marks an exception to the widespread decline attested in the mainland settlements of the time, and links it rather with centres across the Aegean Sea and further east. In addition to similarities at the level of settlement organisation, such overseas links and contacts are conspicuously evidenced at Helike through the presence of an array of exotic, prestigious items and commodities including an outstanding depas cup of Trojan/Anatolian type, ornaments of precious metal from the east or the north and Melian obsidian tools, and by the adoption of ‘international’ fashions of life such as the ‘serve and drink’ culture and ‘potter's marks’. In this paper, we present the range of material evidence from the EH III town of Helike illustrating its various spheres of foreign contact, and discuss possible insights into the social and economic conditions that generated the town's floruit and cosmopolitanism in EH III.

scholarly journals Time-clustering of wave storms in the Mediterranean Sea

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Besio ◽  
Riccardo Briganti ◽  
Alessandro Romano ◽  
Lorenzo Mentaschi ◽  
Paolo De Girolamo
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Time Scales ◽  
Horizontal Resolution ◽  
North West ◽  
Temporal Sampling ◽  
The North ◽  
Allan Factor ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Mediterranean

Abstract. In this contribution we identify storm time-clustering in the Mediterranean Sea through the analysis of the spatial distribution of the Allan Factor. This parameter is evaluated from long time series of wave height provided by means of oceanographic buoy measurements and hindcast re-analysis spanning in the period 1979–2014 and characterized by a horizontal resolution of about 0.1 degree in longitude and latitude and a temporal sampling of one hour (Mentaschi et a., 2015). Results reveal clustering mainly for two distinct ranges of time scales. The first range of time scales (12 hrs to 50 days) is associated to sequences of storms generated by the persistence of the same meteorological system. The second range, associated to timescales beteween 50 and 100 days, reveals seasonal fluctuations. Transitional regimes are present at some locations in the basin. The spatial distribution of the Allan Factor reveals that the clustering at smaller time scales is present in the North-West of the Mediterranean, while clustering at larger scales is observed in the whole basin. This analysis is believed to be important to assess the local increased flood and coastal erosion risks due to storm clustering.

Kajkavsko narječje – jučer, danas i sutra

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-27
Keyword(s):  
Morphological Features ◽  
Basic Data ◽  
Erosion Process ◽  
Linguistic Features ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
The North ◽  
Suprasegmental Features ◽  
Characteristic Features ◽  
The Many ◽  
The One

U uvodu se daju temeljni podatci o genezi, rasprostiranju i podjeli kajkavskog narječja. Najbliže se činje- ničnom stanju o genezi kajkavskog narječja smatra mišljenje Z. Junkovića koji je smatrao da je kajkavski dijalekt pripadao panonskoj skupini zapadnoga južnoslavenskoga prajezika koju bi po njemu još spadali prleški, prekmurski i neki zapadnoštajerski govori. Osmanlijska osvajanja uzrokovala su velike migracije stanovništva prema sjeveru i zapadu, a stanovništvo koje ga je kasnije supstituiralo bilo je uglavnom s pod- ručja štokavskog narječja. Od mnogih podjela kajkavskog narječja apostrofira se ona Mije Lončarića koji ga je podijelio na 15 dijalekata.U daljem dijelu rada prikazuju se neke najtipičnije jezične osobine kajkavskih govora na fonološkoj, mor- fološkoj i sintaktičkoj razini. Daju se primjeri minimalnih fonoloških parova između različitih istovrsnih samoglasnika o- ili e- kategorije u pojedinim kajkavskim govorima. U nekim govorima izgubljena je opreka po kvantiteti jer je u tim govorima, kako bi se nadoknadila razlikovna obilježja koja postoje u govorima gdje postoje te opreke, došlo do prefonologizacije prozodijskih suprasegmentalnih obilježja u segmentne. Eliminacija kvantitete važna je poveznica kajkavskog govora s istokom slavenskoga sjevera te poljskim i lužičkim jezicima.Od morfoloških osobina posebno se ističe izricanje morfoloških kategorija s alternacijama samoglasni- ka u nekim dijalektima. Još se apostrofira čuvanje supina, gubitak vokativa, nepostojanje duge množine u A-deklinaciji i nestanak dvojine.U zaključku se kaže da će većina opisa kajkavskih govora koji se u dijalektološkoj literaturi još uvijek navode kao sinkronijska činjenica vrlo brzo postati jezična dijakronija jer su kod većine ispitanika prisutni su znakovi procesa erozije govora koje navodi C. Hagège. Tih promjena ispitanici uglavnom nisu svjesni i oni su većinom još uvijek uvjereni da govore izvornom kajkavštinom, a ne interdijalektom u kojem je veći- na specifičnih osobina njihovih mjesnih govora reducirana. Zaključuje se da kajkavsko narječje ipak neće doživjeti svoj nestanak, već će nestati specifičnosti pojedinih skupina i mjesnih govora s trajno očuvanim „čvrstim dijelovima“.The introduction provides basic data on the genesis, distribution, and division of the Kajkavian dialect. It is thought that the closest to the factual situation on the genesis of the Kajkavian dialect is the opinion of Z. Junković, who believed that the Kajkavian dialect belonged to the Pannonian group of the Western South Slavic proto-language, which according to him would still include the dialects of Prlekija, the dialect of Prekmurje as well as some West Styrian dialects. The Ottoman conquests caused large migrations of the population to the north and west, and the population that later replaced it was mainly from the area of the Štokavian dialect. Of the many divisions of the Kajkavian dialect, the one by Mijo Lončarić is usually em- phasized; it divides the Kajkavian dialect into 15 dialects.The following part of the paper continues to present some of the most typical linguistic features of the Kajkavian vernaculars at the phonological, morphological, and syntactic level. Examples of minimal phono- logical pairs between different identical vowels of the o- or e-category in individual Kajkavian vernaculars are given. In some vernaculars, the opposition in quantity was lost because in these vernaculars, in order to compensate for the distinctive features that exist in vernaculars where these contradictions exist, the prosodic suprasegmental features were transformed into segmental ones. The elimination of quantity is an important link between the Kajkavian dialect and the east of the Slavic North as well as the Polish and the Lusatian language.Among the morphological features, the pronunciation of morphological categories with vowel alterna- tions in some dialects stands out. The emphasis is on the preservation of the supine, the loss of the vocative, the absence of the long plural in the A-declension, and the disappearance of the dual.In conclusion, it is said that most descriptions of Kajkavian vernaculars that are still cited in the dialec- tological literature as a synchronic fact will soon become linguistic diachrony because most respondents have signs of the vernacular erosion process cited by C. Hagège. Respondents are largely unaware of these changes and are mostly still convinced that they speak the original Kajkavian rather than an interdialect in which most of the specific characteristic features of their local dialects have been reduced. It is concluded that the Kajkavian dialect will not disappear but the specific features of individual groups and local dialects with permanently preserved “solid parts” will not be preserved.

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