Определение регулярных фонетических соответствий карельской диалектной речи. Вокализм
Determining regular phonetic correspondences in the Karelian dialects. Vocalism

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the results of the analysis of the vocal system of Karelian dialects using the “Cognate analysis” tool on the LingvoDoc platform. The dialect data used in this article is sourced from the “Comparative Onomasiological Dictionary of Karelian, Vepsian, and Sami languages” (2007), which meticulously recorded the state of 24 Karelian language dialects four decades ago. Vepsian data from six locations was also used in this work, which is an important condition for establishing the correct place of Ludikov dialects in the system of Balto-Finnic languages. The materials used have allowed us to conclude that vowel phonemes are more important in the Karelian language than in Vepsian, in which rising diphthongs and long vowels are not represented. In this study five groups of vowels were subjected to a detailed analysis, revealing dialectal differences in vocalism among the Karelian language dialects: final vowels of the nominative form of nouns, long vowels, systems of rising and falling diphthongs, as well as the vowel harmony phenomenon. The positioning of the discussed phenomena was identified and the conditions for its appearance were described. Similarly, the main dialectal differences in the Karelian language in the field of consonantism are to be identified. Comparison of the obtained results will make it possible to clarify the isoglosses of dialect-differentiating phenomena, determine their nature, and thereby come close to solving the urgent problems of Karelian dialectology.

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