Pietinės vakarų aukštaičių šiauliškių šnektos: geolingvistinis aspektas ir jo interpretacijos
The Southern Subdialects of the Western Aukštaitian of Šiauliai: The Geolinguistic Aspect and its Interpretations

Summary/Abstract: The article presents a geolinguistic study of the Southern area (with Jonava and its environs) of the Šiauliai subdialect of the Western Aukštaitian. The studied material is the Western Aukštaitian of Šiauliai from the classification by Zigmas Zinkevičius and Aleksas Girdenis, the Middle Auktštaitian from Kazimieras Jaunius and Antanas Salys’ classification as well as Antanas Baranauskas’ First Eastern. The comparison of the mentioned areas applying a method of computer cartography demonstrated the intermediate situation of the Western Aukštaitian of Šiauliai with regard to neighbouring subdialects. Jonava and its environs are distinguished by the fact that in all classifications they are on the edge of the area and have contacts with the Slav languages of this area; they can be considered to be peripheral.

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