Smederevo–Vršac dialect (Serbo-Croatian: Смедеревско-вршачки дијалекат / Smederevsko-vršački dijalekat) is a subdialect of the Shtokavian dialect of Serbo-Croatian. As an Old Shtokavian variety, it retains a number of features not found in Neo-Shtokavian varieties on which standards of Serbo-Croatian are based.[1]
Distribution[edit]
The dialect is mainly spoken in Serbia or more exactly in north-eastern part of Šumadija (between Smederevo and Kragujevac), part of Belgrade, western part of eastern Serbia around Požarevac and Veliko Gradište, and south-eastern part of Vojvodina (south-eastern Banat including the city of Vršac). Some of the speakers could be also found in eastern Banat, in Romania where it is not in use anymore.
History[edit]
The Smederevo–Vršac dialect is a mixed speech of populations that speak Šumadija–Vojvodina and Kosovo–Resava dialects.[1] [2] It is, however, linguistically closer to the Kosovo–Resava dialect and it is sometimes classified as a sub-dialect of the Kosovo–Resava dialect.[3]
In the past, Smederevo–Vršac dialect was spoken in much larger area.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Narečja i dijalekti srpskog jezika" Наречја и дијалекти српског језика (in Serbian) – via Scribd.
- ^ "Srpski dijalekti". vokabular.org (in Serbian).
- ^ Ivić, Pavle (Павле Ивић) (1956). Dijalektologija srpskohrvatskog jezika: Uvod i štokavsko narečje Дијалектологија српскохрватског језика: Увод и штокавско наречје (in Serbian). Novi Sad: Matica srpska.