Abstrakt
This article provides an extended synopsis of the author’s Ph.D. thesis Wokalowy system hornjoserbskeje rěče přitomnosće. The first part is devoted to selected methodology-related issues (e.g. the method of collecting recordings, approach to not adopted German words, the number of phonetic units researched). In part two, the author establishes an inventory of vowel phonemes of contemporary Upper Lusatian and the fundamental rules of reduction. Based on distribution analyses, including morpho(no)logical facts, the skill of identification and isolated pronunciation of vowel sounds as well as development trends, ten phonemes: /i, ɪ, e, ɛ, a, ɨ, ɔ, o, ʊ, u/ have been adopted in this article. In the third part, the author presents the results of acoustic research (with respect to timbre and inherent length, depending on accent and other factors).To a large extent, these results present an entirely different picture from the existing postulates based on auditive analyses. On top of that, certain linguistic universals are confirmed here. The last part offers a set of distinctive features. Following acoustic research, the author decided to adopt a binary [peripheral] feature and to apply gradual characteristics.Bibliografia
H. Brijnen, Die Sprache des Hanso Nepila. Der niedersorbische Dialekt von Schleife in einer Handschrift aus der 1. Hälfte des 19 Jahrhunderts, Bautzen 2004.
H. Faska, Pućnik po hornjoserbšćinje, Budyšin 2003.
H. Fasske, Je c’ w serbšćinje fonem?, „Lětopis“ 1990, A37.
H. Faßke, Sorbischer Sprachtatlas, 13, Synchronische Phonologie, Bautzen 1990.
T. A. Hall, Typological generalizations concerning secondary palatalization, „Lingua” 2000, 110.
L. Jocz, Wokalowy system hornjoserbskeje rěče přitomnosće, Szczecin 2011.
K. Macháčková, Vliv přízvuku na délku vokálů v lužické srbštině, Univerzita Karlova v Praze 1997 (praca magisterska).
F. Michałk, Fonetika, [w:] Serbšćina: studijne listy [Listowy studij za wučerjow], red. J. Měrćink, Budyšin 1955.
F. Michałk, W. Sperber, Wopisanje fonologiskich systemow narěčow serbskich informaciskich dypkow w słowjanskim rěcnym atlasu, „Lětopis“ 1983, A30/1.
J. Novotná-Hůrková, Kvantita vokálů a přízvuk v hornolužické srbštině, „Slavica pragnensia“ 1978, XXI, 47.
J. Novotna-Hůrková, Výzkum zvukové stránky hornolužické srbštiny. Vokalismus, „Lětopis“, A23.
W. Pianka, E. Tokarz, Gramatyka konfrontatywna języków słowiańskich. Tom 1, Śląsk, Katowice 2000.
G. Schaarschmidt, Upper Sorbian, w serii: Languages of the World, Muenchen 2002.
H. Schuster-Šewc, Gramatika hornjoserbskeje rěče. 1. zwjazk: fonologija, fonetika a morfologija, Budyšin 1984.
Z. Stieber, Fonetyka górnołużyckiej wsi Radworja, „Lud Słowiański” 1937, IV A.
G. Stone, Sorbian (Upper and Lower), [w:] The Slavonic Languages, red. B. Comrie, G.G. Corbett, London – New York 1993.
E. Wornar, Język łużycki, [w:] Komparacja współczesnych języków słowiańskich. 2. Fonetyka. Fonologia, red. I. Sawicka, Opole 2007.