Stakevci 3

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1 (a) [0:01] I don’t mix my [local] speech [with any other type]. When I go there, I speak

jà

nom 1sg

neg

mix 1sg pres I

speech acc sg f def

nom 1sg

when conj

go 1sg pres P

there adv

nom 1sg

dat refl clt

speak 1sg pres I

2 (a) [0:04] the way I [always do], and my children are accustomed [to that]. My grandchildren

how interr

dat refl clt

nom 1sg

and

child pl n def

dat 1sg clt

accustom pl L.part P

grandchild pl n def

3 (a) [0:09] [when] I’m looking after them – they[‘ll say] “Granny, say this [word] to us,

nom 1sg

dat refl clt

acc 3pl clt

here adv

look.after 1sg impf I

and

nom 3pl

grandmother voc sg f

adrs

this sg n adj

dat 1pl clt

say sg imv P

4 (a) [0:13] Granny, say that [word] to us,” and I say it to them. And when I went there

grandmother voc sg f

adrs

that sg n adj

dat 1pl clt

say sg imv P

nom 1sg

dat 3pl clt

say 1sg pres I

and

when conj

go 1sg aor P

there adv

5 (a) [0:16] they like that. They get a group together and carry on in the Stakevtsi dialect.

nom 3pl

dat 3pl clt

and

pleasing adv

and

gather 3pl pres P

group acc sg f def

and

drive 3pl pres P

Stakevtsi.manner adv

6 (RA) Hm – hm, hm.

hm.hm.hm

bkch

7 (a) [0:21] Their mother scolds them, [she says], “Don’t [be] like that, children. Speak

mother f sg

dat 3pl clt

acc refl clt

scold 3sg pres I

pl neg hort

son voc sg m

thus adv

adrs

dat refl clt

nom 2pl

speak pl imv I

8 (a) [0:25] the way we talk around here!” “No,” [they say], “we’ll do it like this.”

here adv

rel

dat refl clt

speak 1pl pres I

nom 1pl

fut

thus adv

9 (a) [0:30] And one time one of my grandsons didn’t know his lesson [at school].

and

one sg m adj

time sg m

hes

one sg m def adj

grandson sg m

dat 1sg clt

neg

3sg pres aux clt

dat refl clt

know sg m L.part I

lesson sg m def

10 (a) [0:36] And the teacher tried to make him recite the lesson, but he was silent.

and

teacher sg f def

acc m 3sg clt

drive sg f L.part I

comp

comp

dat refl clt

tell 3sg pres P

lesson sg m def

nom m 3sg

be.quiet 3sg pres I

11 (a) [0:41] She prodded him again, and he remained silent. [Then] she said,

nom f 3sg

acc m 3sg clt

again adv

push sg f L.part P

nom m 3sg

dat refl clt

be.quiet 3sg pres I

nom f 3sg

say sg f L.part P

12 (a) [0:45] “Rumen, don’t you know how to talk?” And he said, “I’ll talk

Rumen voc sg m name

know.how 2sg pres I

interr clt

comp

speak 2sg pres I

and

nom m 3sg

say sg m L.part P

fut

comp

speak 1sg pres I

13 (a) [0:53] but [only] if you can solve a riddle for me,

but

if conj

can 2sg pres I

nom 2sg

for

dat 1sg

comp

guess 2sg pres P

riddle acc sg f def

14 (RA) [laughter]

[...]

15 (a) [0:58] then I will continue. And if you can’t, then I will write down

fut

comp

[...]

continue 1sg pres P

if conj

interr clt

not

but

fut

write 1sg pres P

nom 1sg

16 (a) [1:03] a failing mark for you.” So the woman said, “OK, but [first] give me your school card

for

acc 2sg

after adv

failing.mark acc sg f

nom f 3sg

woman sg f def

say sg f L.part P

good adv

but

give sg imv P

dat refl clt

report.card sg m def

17 (a) [1:11] so – so I can record an “F” for you because you didn’t know the lesson." But he said,

comp

comp

dat 2sg clt

write 1sg pres P

two f

because conj

dat refl clt

neg

know 2sg aor I

lesson sg m def

but

nom m 3sg

say sg m L.part P

18 (a) [1:15] But he said, “I’ll give you my school card when you solve [the riddle] for me,

fut

dat 2sg clt

give 1sg pres P

report.card sg m def

when conj

nom 2sg

when conj

guess 2sg pres P

for

acc 1sg

19 (a) [1:19] otherwise I’m going to put a mark for you in the school card.”

disc

comp

neg

write 1sg pres P

nom 1sg

for

acc 2sg

report.card sg m def

20 (RA) Hm

bkch

21 (a) [1:25] And she said, “OK, tell me what it’s about.” And he said,

and

nom f 3sg

say sg f L.part P

good adv

say sg imv P

what sg n interr

3sg pres cop clt

and

nom m 3sg

say sg m L.part P

22 (a) [1:29] “You [need] to tell me what that [phrase] kotel’ač i gruvel’ač means.” [So] she, the woman –

fut

dat 1sg clt

tell 2sg pres P

what sg n interr

3sg pres cop clt

this sg n adj

mess sg m

and

wreckage sg m

nom f 3sg

woman sg f def

23 (c) [unintelligible]

[...]

24 (a) [1:36] She, the woman –

nom f 3sg

woman sg f def

25 (c) [unintelligible]

[...]

26 (a) [1:38] said, “OK.” And that evening when she went home, she got out the dictionary

say sg f L.part P

good adv

when conj

dat refl clt

go sg f L.part P

evening acc sg f def

house sg m

and

take sg f L.part P

dictionary sg m

27 (a) [1:43] so as to be, you know, more scientific about it. She said she read, and read, and read.

interr

there adv

rel

scientific adv

read sg f L.part.impf I

чета

četèla

read sg f L.part.impf I

чета

četèla

read sg f L.part.impf I

чета

28 (a) [1:49] “All night long,” she said, “I was sitting [there reading] and I couldn’t find

entire acc sg f adj

night sg f

1sg pres aux clt

sit sg f L.part I

and

neg

1sg pres aux clt

neg

can 1sg pres I

comp

find 1sg pres P

29 (a) [1:52] the phrase ‘kotel’ač i gruvel’ač."

such sg m adj

mess sg m

and

wreckage sg m

30 (b) [1:53] And [the word] sŭkotelitsa.

and

sɤkotèlica

disorder sg f

съкотелица

31 (a) [1:55] Sŭkotelitsa [yes], and also another one; he said two [words]. So, OK.

and

disorder sg f

and

still adv

one sg n adj

two n

say sg m L.part P

good adv

32 (a) [2:01] But she met his mother the next morning, she came [to her] and said, “Lenče …"

but

nom f 3sg

morning sg n def

meet sg f L.part P

dat m 3sg clt

mother sg f

go sg f L.part P

and

say sg f L.part P

Lenche sg f name

33 (e) [2:05] I’m down here!

nom 1sg

1sg pres aux clt

down adv

here adv

34 (a) [2:05] "… your pupil …"

your sg m def adj

pupil sg m

35 (c) [2:06] OK, come [over] to drink [a glass] of rakiya.

good adv

hort

drink sg imv I

one f sg adj

brandy sg f

36 (a) [2:06] "… didn’t know his lesson …"

neg

know 3sg aor I

dat refl clt

lesson sg m def

37 (e) [2:07] What?

à

disc

38 (a) [2:08] "… and he gave me this task, something …"

and

dat 1sg clt

3sg pres aux clt

assign sg m L.part P

something sg n

39 (e) [2:10] I’m leaving.

nom 1sg

fut

run 1sg pres I

40 (a) [2:10] "… that I [need to] say."

comp

да

kàžem

say 1sg pres P

кажа

41 (c) [2:10] You’re in line for rakiya, you know.

nom 2sg

2sg pres aux clt

dat refl clt

already adv

set.up sg m L.part P

for

this acc sg f adj

rakiya acc sg f

42 (a) [2:11] "But I couldn’t …"

but

nom 1sg

neg

can 1sg pres I

43 (e) [2:11] What?

à

disc

44 (a) [2:12] "… figure out the answer to the riddle."

comp

dat m 3sg clt

guess 1sg pres P

45 (c) [2:12] You’re in line for rakiya.

set.up sg m L.part P

2sg pres aux clt

for

this acc sg f adj

rakiya acc sg f

46 (a) [2:13] "And [now] he’s going to write down a failing grade for me.

and

fut

dat 1sg clt

write 3sg pres P

nom m 3sg

for

acc 1sg

two f

47 (a) [2:15] So tell me, is this some sort of Stakevtsi word? It’s not a Kubrat word.”

adrs

dat 1sg clt

say sg imv P

this sg f adj

of.Stakevtsi sg f adj

something sg n

word sg f

neg

3sg pres cop clt

of.Kubrat sg f adj

48 (e) [2:19] Yes?

yes

да

49 (a) [2:20] And …

and

50 (c) [2:20] Yes.

yes

да

51 (a) [2:21] … she got to [be friends] …

nom f 3sg

acc refl clt

begin sg f L.part P

52 (c) [2:22] Hey no, I’ll bring him a chair from over there.

adrs

nom m 3sg

nom 1sg

fut

dat n 3sg clt

bring 1sg pres P

chair sg m

from

there adv

53 (a) [2:22] … with her. [It’s] my daughter [you know]. She’s smiling ...

with

acc f 3sg

nom f 3sg

3sg impf cop

daughter sg f

dat 1sg clt

3sg pres cop clt

smile sg f P.part P

54 (c) [2:25] Sit [there], I’ll bring him a chair from outside.

sit sg imv I

from

outside adv

fut

dat n 3sg clt

bring 1sg pres P

chair sg m

55 (a) [2:25] ... and cheerful. That’s how she was.

and

cheerful sg f adj

3sg impf cop

thus adv

56 (c) [2:27] Please, have a seat.

please sg hort

sit sg imv P

57 (a) [2:28] [And] she said…

reklà

say sg f L.part P

река

58 (e) [2:29] Right [here], in your place?

and

exactly adv

your sg n def adj

place sg n

59 (c) [2:30] Right [here] in mine.

exactly adv

my sg n def adj

60 (a) [2:30] “That’s a Stakevtsi word.

that sg n adj

3sg pres cop clt

of.Stakevtsi sg f adj

стакевски

dùma

word sg f

дума

61 (e) [2:32] [unintelligible]

[...]

62 (c) [2:32] Who took the chair [that was] here?

who sg m

acc m 3sg clt

take 3sg aor P

here adv

chair sg m def

63 (a) [2:32] That’s why you’d never be able to guess [what it means].

for

that sg n adj

nom 2sg

neg

can 2sg pres I

guess 2sg pres P

never adv

64 (e) [2:34] [unintelligible]

[...]

65 (a) [2:35] It’s, you know, when a person falls down he gets all messed up

disc

interr

person sg m

when conj

fall 3sg pres P

nom m 3sg

acc refl clt

mess.up 3sg pres P

66 (a) [2:38] and crashes to the ground. So you see, it [means] mess and wreckage.”

and

gru

[...]

and

acc refl clt

crash sg m L.part P

on.ground adv

ost

dat 2sg clt

mess sg m

and

wreckage sg m

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Stakevci 3

1 (a) [0:01] I don’t mix my [local] speech [with any other type]. When I go there, I speak

2 (a) [0:04] the way I [always do], and my children are accustomed [to that]. My grandchildren

3 (a) [0:09] [when] I’m looking after them – they[‘ll say] “Granny, say this [word] to us,

4 (a) [0:13] Granny, say that [word] to us,” and I say it to them. And when I went there

5 (a) [0:16] they like that. They get a group together and carry on in the Stakevtsi dialect.

6 (RA) Hm – hm, hm.

7 (a) [0:21] Their mother scolds them, [she says], “Don’t [be] like that, children. Speak

8 (a) [0:25] the way we talk around here!” “No,” [they say], “we’ll do it like this.”

9 (a) [0:30] And one time one of my grandsons didn’t know his lesson [at school].

10 (a) [0:36] And the teacher tried to make him recite the lesson, but he was silent.

11 (a) [0:41] She prodded him again, and he remained silent. [Then] she said,

12 (a) [0:45] “Rumen, don’t you know how to talk?” And he said, “I’ll talk

13 (a) [0:53] but [only] if you can solve a riddle for me,

14 (RA) [laughter]

15 (a) [0:58] then I will continue. And if you can’t, then I will write down

16 (a) [1:03] a failing mark for you.” So the woman said, “OK, but [first] give me your school card

17 (a) [1:11] so – so I can record an “F” for you because you didn’t know the lesson." But he said,

18 (a) [1:15] But he said, “I’ll give you my school card when you solve [the riddle] for me,

19 (a) [1:19] otherwise I’m going to put a mark for you in the school card.”

20 (RA) Hm

21 (a) [1:25] And she said, “OK, tell me what it’s about.” And he said,

22 (a) [1:29] “You [need] to tell me what that [phrase] kotel’ač i gruvel’ač means.” [So] she, the woman –

23 (c) [unintelligible]

24 (a) [1:36] She, the woman –

25 (c) [unintelligible]

26 (a) [1:38] said, “OK.” And that evening when she went home, she got out the dictionary

27 (a) [1:43] so as to be, you know, more scientific about it. She said she read, and read, and read.

28 (a) [1:49] “All night long,” she said, “I was sitting [there reading] and I couldn’t find

29 (a) [1:52] the phrase ‘kotel’ač i gruvel’ač."

30 (b) [1:53] And [the word] sŭkotelitsa.

31 (a) [1:55] Sŭkotelitsa [yes], and also another one; he said two [words]. So, OK.

32 (a) [2:01] But she met his mother the next morning, she came [to her] and said, “Lenče …"

33 (e) [2:05] I’m down here!

34 (a) [2:05] "… your pupil …"

35 (c) [2:06] OK, come [over] to drink [a glass] of rakiya.

36 (a) [2:06] "… didn’t know his lesson …"

37 (e) [2:07] What?

38 (a) [2:08] "… and he gave me this task, something …"

39 (e) [2:10] I’m leaving.

40 (a) [2:10] "… that I [need to] say."

41 (c) [2:10] You’re in line for rakiya, you know.

42 (a) [2:11] "But I couldn’t …"

43 (e) [2:11] What?

44 (a) [2:12] "… figure out the answer to the riddle."

45 (c) [2:12] You’re in line for rakiya.

46 (a) [2:13] "And [now] he’s going to write down a failing grade for me.

47 (a) [2:15] So tell me, is this some sort of Stakevtsi word? It’s not a Kubrat word.”

48 (e) [2:19] Yes?

49 (a) [2:20] And …

50 (c) [2:20] Yes.

51 (a) [2:21] … she got to [be friends] …

52 (c) [2:22] Hey no, I’ll bring him a chair from over there.

53 (a) [2:22] … with her. [It’s] my daughter [you know]. She’s smiling ...

54 (c) [2:25] Sit [there], I’ll bring him a chair from outside.

55 (a) [2:25] ... and cheerful. That’s how she was.

56 (c) [2:27] Please, have a seat.

57 (a) [2:28] [And] she said…

58 (e) [2:29] Right [here], in your place?

59 (c) [2:30] Right [here] in mine.

60 (a) [2:30] “That’s a Stakevtsi word.

61 (e) [2:32] [unintelligible]

62 (c) [2:32] Who took the chair [that was] here?

63 (a) [2:32] That’s why you’d never be able to guess [what it means].

64 (e) [2:34] [unintelligible]

65 (a) [2:35] It’s, you know, when a person falls down he gets all messed up

66 (a) [2:38] and crashes to the ground. So you see, it [means] mess and wreckage.”

1 (a) [0:01] jà ne mèšam uratùtu jà kat otìdem tàm jà si oràtim

I don’t mix my [local] speech [with any other type]. When I go there, I speak

2 (a) [0:04] kò si jà i decàta mi svìknuli unùčetata

the way I [always do], and my children are accustomed [to that]. My grandchildren