Vladimir Zhobov
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Golica 6
1 (d) [0:01] So long as granny was alive we had it all. She made food, we ate our fill, we’d sit –
| until | exist impf | grandmother sg f | exist impf | everything sg n adj | food sg f | cook 3sg pres P | eat 1pl pres P | acc refl clt | sit 1pl pres I |
2 (d) [0:08] sometimes we argued, sometimes we laughed …
| some sg m adj | time sg m | acc refl clt | argue 1pl pres I | some sg m adj | time sg m | acc refl clt | laugh 1pl pres I |
3 (e) [3:11] Yes -
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4 (d) [0:12] … [but] things went on fine. Now I’m alone.
| walk 3sg impf I | work sg f | now adv | alone sg m adj | 1sg pres cop clt |
5 (VZh) [When did you pick the corn?]
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6 (d) [0:14] We picked it on Saturday. Well, when granny was alive we also planted corn.
| on | Saturday sg f | acc 3pl clt | gather 1pl impf I | but | when conj | exist impf | grandmother sg f | and | sow 1pl impf I | corn pl m |
7 (d) [0:18] Now I neither plant corn, nor dig the vineyard. I’m alone. There’s nothing.
| now adv | neither | corn pl m | sow 1sg pres I | neither | vineyard sg n | dig 1sg pres I | alone sg m adj | nothing sg n | pres neg exist |
8 (d) [0:23] Everything’s scattered [to the winds]. There’s nobody here.
| disperse 3sg aor P | acc refl clt | everything sg n adj | pres neg exist | nobody sg m | here adv |
9 (e) [0:24] [laughter]
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10 (d) [0:25] It’s very hard to be alone. [It’s fine if] a person lives with many other people,
| very adv | difficult sg f adj | thing sg f | alone sg m | comp | remain 3sg pres P | person sg m | comp | live 3sg pres I | with | many adv | people pl |
11 (d) [0:30] but to be alone in later life –
| but | comp | remain 3sg pres P | in | old pl adj | year pl f | alone sg m adj | hes |
12 (e) [0:33] Uh huh.
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13 (d) [0:34] that’s not easy.
| and | neg | 3sg pres cop clt | light sg f adj | thing sg f |
14 (e) [0:35] That’s not easy.
| neg | 3sg pres cop clt | light sg f adj | thing sg f |
15 (d) [0:36] As you see, I’m alone. I set the table alone, I clear it alone, if I find something I eat it,
| how rel | see 2pl pres I | alone sg m adj | put 1sg pres I | alone sg m adj | lift 1sg pres I | if conj | find 1sg pres P | eat 1sg pres I |
16 (d) [0:41] if I don’t find [anything] I go to bed hungry, get up hungry – and there it is.
| if conj | neg | find 1sg pres P | hungry sg m adj | lie.down 1sg pres I | hungry sg m adj | arise 1sg pres I | and | thus adv |
17 (VZh) [How many children did you have?]
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18 (d) [0:47] How many children did I have?
| how.much interr | child pl n | have 1sg impf I | interr clt |
19 (e) [0:48] [unintelligible]
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20 (d) [0:49] I had nine children. But then they all grew up, and went off to get married,
| have 1sg impf I | nine | child pl n | however adv | all pl def adj | grow.up 3pl aor P | and | acc refl clt | marry 3pl aor P |
21 (d) [0:57] and I was left alone. Then granny (= wife) died, and the younger son
| and | nom 1sg | remain 1sg aor P | alone sg m adj | and | grandmother sg f def | die 3sg aor P | and | son sg m def | little sg m def adj |
22 (d) [1:01] who was going to look after me – he died too.
| who sg m rel adj | will 3sg impf | comp | acc 1sg clt | look 3sg pres I | and | nom m 3sg | die 3sg aor P |
23 (d) [1:04] And now here I am, carrying on alone.
| and | and | nom 1sg | now adv | thus adv | revolve 1sg pres I | acc refl clt | alone sg m |
24 (VZh) [Do you remember your father?]
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25 (d) [1:10] My father – they say he died in the Balkan wars,
| father sg m | dat 1sg clt | die sg m L.part P | in | Turkish sg f def adj | war sg f |
26 (e) [1:12] [unintelligible]
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27 (d) [1:14] and I was left an orphan,
| remain 1sg aor P | orphan sg m |
28 (e) [1:15] [unintelligible]
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29 (d) [1:17] so I had to start work very young. I worked, made [things], did [things], grew up –
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from | little sg m adj | acc refl clt | grasp 1sg aor P | to | work sg f | work 1sg aor I | make 1sg aor I | do 1sg aor I | grow.up 1sg aor P |
30 (d) [1:23] [Then] we got married, made a big family, and lived together – until now.
| marry 1pl aor P | acc refl clt | create 1pl aor P | many adv | people pl | live 1pl impf I | to | now adv |
31 (VZh) [Didn’t you say you had a brother?]
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32 (d) [1:28] He – what can I say about him? He was older [than me]
| nom m 3sg | what sg n interr | comp | say 1sg pres P | for | acc m 3sg | nom m 3sg | hes | 3sg impf cop | more | big sg m adj |
33 (d) [1:32] but he was – he was lame.
| but | 3sg impf cop | lame sg m adj | 3sg impf cop |
34 (e) [1:34] [unintelligible]
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35 (d) [1:34] He [stayed] by me. We looked after him. Just as we looked after [all] the children,
| but | around | acc 1sg | acc refl clt | nom 1pl | acc m 3sg clt | look 1pl impf I | how rel | look 1pl impf I | child pl n def |
36 (d) [1:39] that’s how we look after him too. All up until he died.
| and | acc m 3sg | thus adv | look 1pl impf I | to | when conj | die 3sg pres P |
37 (e) [1:42] They were breeding pigs.
| and | with | pig pl f | acc refl clt | breed 3pl impf I |
38 (d) [1:43] [Yes,] with the pigs a bit. We were breeding pigs a bit, and that was his job.
| with | pig pl f | little adv | little adv | pig pl f | breed 1pl impf I | with | acc 3pl | acc refl clt | occupy 3sg impf I | nom m 3sg |
39 (d) [1:49] But I looked after him. Just as I looked after [all] the children, so too with him –
| but | nom 1sg | acc m 3sg clt | look 1sg impf I | how rel | look 1sg impf I | child pl n def | and | acc m 3sg | thus adv | look 1sg impf I |
40 (d) [1:52] [the whole time] until he died.
| until conj | die 3sg aor P |