For researchers working on issues of diachronic and areal linguistics, it is often helpful to consult data taken from dialects rather than from standardized language varieties. However, such data is not always easily accessible. For this reason, I have been gradually compiling electronic adaptations of sources that I have consulted while working on my own research. This project has two aspects: (1) taking notes in English of dialect descriptions in non-major scholarly languages in order to bring the data to the attention of a wider audience, and (2) the compilation of texts, etc., in more easily accessible and searchable electronic formats.
Some samples are given below. This is a work in progress – feel free to contact me (adombrow <at> uchicago <dot> edu) for fuller materials. Also, please note that the texts are only in plaintext. To some extent, this reflects my interest in phonology, as barebones plaintext can be leveraged for phonology much more productively than they can be for, e.g., syntax, for which more comprehensive markup would be ideal. Interested parties are invited to build upon these sources.
Dialect Descriptions
- Ongoing: English adaptation of Markovik’, Marjan. 2007. Aromanskiot i makedonskiot govor od ohridsko-struškiot region (vo Balkanski kontekst) [The Aromanian and Macedonian Dialects of the Ohrid-Struga Region (in the Balkan Context)]. [sample]
- Next: English notes / adaptation of Sureja, Jusuf. 1987. Prizrenski turski govor [The Turkish Dialect of Prizren].
Dialect Texts, Materials
Macedonian
- Based on Markovik’, Marjan, et al. Pregled na makedonskite dijalekti (so zvučen zapis na dijalektnite tekstovi [Overview of Macedonian dialects (with audio recordings of dialect texts)]. [sample-full text] [sample-words only] [sample-prosodic units only].
Albanian
- Based on Shkurtaj, Gj. 1975. “E folmja e Kelmendit.” Dialektologjia Shqiptare III: 5-130. [sample-full text] [sample-plain text, no digraphs]
Turkish
- Based on Kakuk, Suzanne. 1972. “Le dialect turc d’Ohrid.” Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientarium Hungaricae 26: 227-282. [sample-concordance of all tokens]
- Forthcoming: texts based on Sureja 1987.
