Is There a Pomak Language?

Contents

Introduction ......................................................................................7

The Central Rhodope dialect ........................................................ 11

Phonological system ............................................................................. 14

Vowels ..................................................................................................... 14

Unstressed vowels ................................................................................... 15

Consonants .............................................................................................. 15

Assimilation and dissimilations ............................................................ 16

Stress ....................................................................................................... 16

Morphological features ......................................................................... 17

Nouns ...................................................................................................... 17

Triple article ............................................................................................ 17

Case forms ............................................................................................... 18

Pronouns .................................................................................................. 20

Verbal forms ........................................................................................... 23

The dialect of Tihomir, Krumovgrad area ...................................25

Phonetics ............................................................................................... 26

Akavism .................................................................................................. 27

Consonants .............................................................................................. 28

Stress ....................................................................................................... 29

Morphology .......................................................................................... 29

Nouns ...................................................................................................... 29

Definiteness ............................................................................................. 29

Case forms ............................................................................................... 30

Pronouns .................................................................................................. 31

Verbal forms ............................................................................................ 31

Word order............................................................................................... 33

The dialect of Zlatograd ................................................................33

Stress ..................................................................................................... 37

Morphology .......................................................................................... 37

Word order............................................................................................... 37

The dialect of Chepino ...................................................................38

Akavism and okavism........................................................................... 39

Stress ..................................................................................................... 40

Double accent ....................................................................................... 40

Morphology .......................................................................................... 41

Pronouns .................................................................................................. 41

Verbs ........................................................................................................ 42

The Chech dialect ..........................................................................42

Phonetics: .............................................................................................. 42

Stress ..................................................................................................... 45

Morphology .......................................................................................... 45

The dialect of Razlog-Babjak ........................................................45

Phonetics: .............................................................................................. 46

Consonants: ............................................................................................. 47

Stress ..................................................................................................... 48

Double stress accent ............................................................................. 48

Morphology .......................................................................................... 49

Nouns ...................................................................................................... 49

Pronouns .................................................................................................. 49

Verb forms ............................................................................................... 49

Conclusion ......................................................................................51

Reference.........................................................................................53