СОЦИОЛИНГВИСТИЧКИ ПРИСТУП ГОВОРУ СЕЛА СТАЈКОВЦА

Abstract

The paper presents the results of sociolinguistic research on the speech of Stajkovce village. The speech of Stajkovce village belongs to the Prizren-South Moravian dialect. The goal is to present the representation of four most important dialectal features through gender, age and educational levels of speakers from the village of Stajkovce, in order to determine the status of the dialect among different speakers. The research was conducted with the help of recording the spontaneous speech of the respondents, in which participated sixteen speakers of different age, education and gender. All speakers were classified into four age groups, where respondents of both sexes were equally represented, and into three educational groups. Four dialectal features were observed. The transcribed and accented material was analyzed by quantitative analysis. Quantitative analysis resulted in frequency indices, frequency scales and diagrams. Based on the obtained values, a qualitative analysis was performed. The results show that the lowest preservation of dialect features in the separated age groups occurred in subjects aged 15 to 20 years, while the highest preservation of dialect features occurred in subjects aged 40 to 60 years. In addition, there are differences in the representation of dialect features among speakers of different genders within the same age groups. The group of speakers with primary school education had the lowest frequency indices, and the group of speakers with secondary school education had the highest indices. At the end, conclusions are offered about the threat of observed dialectic traits.