Central Styrian dialect
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The Central Styrian dialect (srednještajersko narečje, osrednja štajerščina) is a Slovene dialect in the Styrian dialect group
. It is spoken in the watersheds of the Voglajna
and upper Sotla rivers in the south and the Central Dravinja
Valley in the north, extending from Štore
in the west to Rogatec
in the east, and from Spodnja Polskava
and Pragersko
in the north to Podčetrtek
in the south.
, non-parallel reflexes of o and e (the latter being open), a > , ər > ar, v > f before voiceless consonants and in final position, and a small degree of vowel reduction. Final-syllable accent is morphologically unknown.
Styrian dialect group
The Styrian dialect group is a group of closely related dialects of Slovene. The Lower Carniolan dialects are spoken in central and eastern Slovenian Styria and in the Lower Sava Valley and Central Sava Valley....
. It is spoken in the watersheds of the Voglajna
Voglajna
The Voglajna is a river in Lower Styria, Slovenia. The river is 35 km in length. Its source is Lake Slivnica near Slivnica pri Celju. It passes Šentjur pri Celju, the ruins of Rifnik Castle, and Štore, and then merges with the Savinja River in Celje....
and upper Sotla rivers in the south and the Central Dravinja
Dravinja
The Dravinja River is the largest tributary of the Drava River in Slovenia. It is long. Its source is on the Pohorje Massif southwest of Mount Rogla about 1,150 m above sea level. The river passes Zreče, the town of Slovenske Konjice, the ruins of the fort at Zbelovo, Poljčane, Makole, Štatenberg...
Valley in the north, extending from Štore
Štore
Štore is a town and a municipality in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the Voglajna river, just east of Celje. Traditionally the area was part of the Lower Styria region. The municipality is now included in the Savinja statistical region...
in the west to Rogatec
Rogatec
Rogatec is a small town and a municipality in eastern Slovenia, on the border with Croatia. The area traditionally belonged to the region of Styria. It is now included in the Savinjska statistical region....
in the east, and from Spodnja Polskava
Spodnja Polskava
Spodnja Polskava is a settlement in the municipality of Slovenska Bistrica in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality into the Drava statistical region....
and Pragersko
Pragersko
Pragersko is a small town in the Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica in northeastern Slovenia. The Ljubljana-to-Maribor railway line runs through the settlement. It was in fact only after the building of the Southern Railway in the mid-19th century that the town developed to its current size. The...
in the north to Podčetrtek
Podcetrtek
Podčetrtek is a settlement and a municipality in eastern Slovenia. It was first mentioned as a settlement in the early 11th century as Lonsperch and later as Lontsperch, Landsprech, Landsperg, Landsberg and eventually Windisch Landsberg. Its Slovene name is a reference to Thursday , which was the...
in the south.
Phonological and morphological characteristics
The Central Styrian dialect is characterized by diphthongal reflexes of the high vowels (ii/ei, uu/ou) and close mid vowels (ei/ai, ou/au), lengthening of some short accented vowels, a stress accentStress (linguistics)
In linguistics, stress is the relative emphasis that may be given to certain syllables in a word, or to certain words in a phrase or sentence. The term is also used for similar patterns of phonetic prominence inside syllables. The word accent is sometimes also used with this sense.The stress placed...
, non-parallel reflexes of o and e (the latter being open), a > , ər > ar, v > f before voiceless consonants and in final position, and a small degree of vowel reduction. Final-syllable accent is morphologically unknown.