Stojkite 1
Commentary on the text:
When the investigator’s words are transcribed in brackets, it means they do not appear on the audio but are rather reconstructed to recreate the sense of the original conversation. These words appear in English translation only in Glossed View, in both English and Bulgarian in Line View, and in Bulgarian only in Cyrillic Line View
1 (a) [0:00] Well, back in the old days when my man and I were courting –
| disc | one sg n adj | time sg n | when inter.rel | acc refl clt | love 1pl impf I | nom 1pl | with | my sg m def prox adj | person sg m |
2 (a) [0:05] he was in a wedding party, and so was I, when we began to fall in love.
| nom m 3sg | 3sg impf cop | best man sg m | nom 1sg | 1sg impf cop | maid of honor sg f | when rel | begin 1pl aor P | comp | acc refl clt | make love 1pl pres I |
3 (a) [0:12] We began courting, and we courted for three years. He went off to do his military service,
| and | fall in love 1pl aor P | acc refl clt | love 1pl aor I | acc refl clt | three | year pl f | nom m 3sg | go 3sg aor P | solider sg m |
4 (a) [0:17] and got angry at me. I meet one morning with a girl, with a group –
| anger 3sg aor P | dat 1sg clt | acc refl clt | meet 1sg pres I | nom 1sg | one sg f adj | morning sg f | with | girl pl f | with | company sg f |
5 (a) [0:26] I’d set out with such anticipation to meet them. And he called me,
| nom 1sg | 1sg pres aux clt | set out sg f L.part P | with | such sg n med adj | disposition sg n | comp | acc 3pl clt | meet 1sg pres P | and | acc 1sg clt | call 3sg aor P |
6 (a) [0:31] “Come to our [place], our [ritual] kin Georgi has come. And I say,
| hort | call 3sg pres I | towards | acc 1pl | because | come sg m L.part P | in-law sg m def med | Georgi sg m name | and | nom 1sg | dat refl clt | call 1sg pres I |
7 (a) [0:36] “You go ahead,” I say, “I’ll go and get dressed up here,
| walk sg imv I | dat refl clt | call 1sg pres I | nom 2sg | nom 1sg | comp | go 1sg pres P | comp | acc refl clt | prepare 1sg pres P | at | acc 1pl |
8 (a) [0:41] and then I’ll come”. So I set out from there. “But,” he said,
| and | then med adv | fut | come 1sg pres P | then med adv | set out 1sg aor P | from.there adv | but | call 3sg pres I |
9 (a) [0:45] “there’s [many] girls and ‘heroes’ (= boys) at our place. Make sure,” he said,
| at | acc 1pl | pres exist | girl pl f | and | hero pl m | and | look sg imv I | call 3sg pres I |
10 (a) [0:48] “that you enter [properly, as did Georgi], because nobody saw my ritual kin Georgi
| how interr | fut | enter 2sg pres P | because | in law sg m def | dat 1sg clt | Georgi sg m name | acc m 3sg clt | nobody sg m | neg | 3sg pres aux clt | see sg m L.part |
11 (a) [0:51] when he came. And I – from there downhill into some rose-hip bushes,
| when inter.rel | 3sg pres aux clt | come sg m L.part P | and | nom 1sg | then med adv | from.there adv | downwards adv | atop | one pl adj | rosehip bush pl f |
12 (a) [0:56] around some meadows, into a riverbed, [all] in my socks: I went and hid,
| under | one pl adj | meadow pl f | along | one sg f adj | river sg f | by | slipper pl m | go 1sg aor P | and | hide 1sg aor P | acc refl clt |
13 (a) [1:02] and nobody saw me. Fine, but when I went to go in, how can I go in?
| and | nobody sg m | acc 1sg clt | neg | see 3sg aor P | nice adv | but | when inter.rel | enter 1sg aor P | how interr | comp | enter 1sg pres P |
14 (a) [1:05] We hadn’t seen each other for three years. I was both ashamed and frightened.
| disc | three | year pl f | acc refl clt | 1pl pres aux clt | neg | see pl L.part I | acc 1sg | acc 1sg clt | both | shame sg m | both | fear sg m |
15 (a) [1:09] So I went to his sister’s, and she took me in.
| then med adv | go 1sg aor P | to | sister sg m | dat m 3sg clt | and | nom f 3sg | acc 1sg clt | lead in 3sg aor P |
16 (a) [1:18] Don’t ask me how we greeted each other. My eyes were swollen up from shame.
| how interr | acc refl clt | 1pl aux | sg neg hort | sg neg hort | ask inf I | dat 1sg clt | dat 1sg clt | eye pl n def med | from | shame sg m |
17 (a) [Do you spin?]
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18 (a) [1:25] Ah! There are so many grannies that spin faster than I do
| and | how.many interr | grandmother pl f | pres exist | and | more | fast adv | spin 3pl pres I | from | acc 1sg |
19 (a) [1:28] [that] I started to be unable to spin!
| nom 1sg | take 1sg aor P | comp | neg | can 1sg pres I | comp | spin 1sg pres I |
20 (a) [What do you use to reap with?]
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21 (a) [1:30] I [normally] reap with a sickle, but when I don’t have a swaphook,
| nom 1sg | reap 1sg pres I | with | sickle sg m | but | when inter.rel | not.have 1sg pres I | swaphook sg f |
22 (a) [1:33] then I can’t reap even with the sickle, [so] I [just] pull it out.
| and | neg | can 1sg pres I | and | with | sickle sg m | comp | reap 1sg pres I | pull 1sg pres I | acc n 3sg clt |
23 (a) [Do you meet with friends frequently?]
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24 (a) [1:37] We frequently meet with friends, with [other] grannies. When we arrange
| nom 1pl | acc refl clt | often adv | meet 1pl pres I | with | female friend pl f def prox | with | grandmother pl f def prox | when inter.rel | set up 1pl pres P |
25 (a) [1:42] conversational get-togethers on the main road, we sit there for around three hours.
| conversation sg m | on | road sg m def dist | and | by | three | hour ct m | sit 1pl pres |
26 (a) [1:46] It doesn’t occur to us to go our separate ways.
| neg | come 3sg pres I | in.mind adv | comp | acc refl clt | part ways 1pl pres P |
27 (a) [1:47] [laughter]
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28 (a) [When do you gather mushrooms?]
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29 (a) [1:48] When it rains, nice mushrooms come out, and we gather [them]. But this year
| when inter.rel | precipitate 3sg pres I | rain sg m | and | arise 3pl pres I | nice pl f adj | mushroom pl f | and | gather 1pl pres I | but | this sg f prox adj | year sg f |
30 (a) [1:51] there’s a drought and we haven’t tasted anything. No mushrooms at all this year.
| 3sg pres cop clt | drought sg f | nothing sg n | neg | taste 1pl aor P | no.sort sg f adj | mushroom sg f | exist impf neg | this sg f prox adj | year sg f |