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Plzeň Dialect
Plzeň dialect ( or colloquially ''plzeňština'') is a dialect of Czech language spoken in western Bohemia, in and around Plzeň. It belongs to southwest subgroup of Bohemian dialects and has some features that are also present in common Czech. This dialect contains many germanisms, precisely from Northern Bavarian dialects. Chod dialect is sometimes considered a subgroup of Plzeň dialect, as it has many common features. The dialect has a typical style of intonation, called ''Plzeň singing'' (Czech: ''plzeňské zpívání''). Main features Morphology If two forms of a word are written, the first one is dialectal and second one is standard Czech form. * Masculine animate nouns end with -í in nominative plural, instead of standard -é, even corresponding numerals and pronouns are pronounced longer: ''dvá klucí/dva kluci'' (two boys), ''vobá hokejistí''/oba hokejisté (both hockey players), ''tří chlapí/tři chlapi'' (three men), ''hostí/hosté'' (guests). * Soun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Dialects
Czech ( ; ), historically known as Bohemian ( ; ), is a West Slavic languages, West Slavic language of the Czech–Slovak languages, Czech–Slovak group, written in Latin alphabet, Latin script. Spoken by over 12 million people including second language speakers, it serves as the official language of the Czech Republic. Czech is closely related to Slovak language, Slovak, to the point of high mutual intelligibility, as well as to Polish language, Polish to a lesser degree. Czech is a fusional language with a rich system of morphology (linguistics), morphology and relatively flexible word order. Its vocabulary has been extensively influenced by Latin and German language, German. The Czech–Slovak group developed within West Slavic in the high medieval period, and the standardization of Czech and Slovak within the Czech–Slovak dialect continuum emerged in the early modern period. In the later 18th to mid-19th century, the modern written standard became codified in the context ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
