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Vilamovicean - a Germanic-Slavic mixed language? Studies in Polish Linguistics 10/2 (2015): 57–85
The present article analyzes the Vilamovicean language within the framework of language contact. The author studies various sociolinguistic, lexical and grammatical features and properties, which are typical of mixed languages, and which can be found in Vilamovicean. The evidence suggests that Vilamovicean can be defined as a mixed German(ic)-Polish language, relatively advanced on the cline(s) of mixing. Although Vilamovicean originated as an exemplary member of the German(ic) family -and although the bulk of its components are still German(ic) -due to prolonged and intense contact with Polish, the ethnolect became similar to this Slavic language.
Th e present paper provides a detailed analysis of the declensional morphology of the Vilamovicean nominal system. Th e author describes all the declensional patterns of masculine, feminine and neuter nouns that are available in this language in the 21 st century, and compares them to the situation attested to before the period of the Second World War. Th e evidence demonstrates that the Vilamovicean declensional system of nouns has undergone certain important changes over the last 100 years. While the regular case marking has essentially been maintained, various novel by-forms have emerged and in some instances even substituted the respective old patterns. Th e majority of changes seem to aff ect masculine nouns, while the feminine and, especially, neuter substantives are less aff ected by morphological modifi cations. Th e author concludes that the modern variants found in the shape of plural and singular forms are imposed both by the gender of a noun and its phonetic properties.
d r a s o n Der Aufsatz präsentiert eine detaillierte Analyse von zwei innovativen verbalen Tempora, die im Wilmesaurischen (eine germanische Sprache, die in Polen gesprochen wird) gefun-den wurden: die so genannte " neue Zukunft " oder " Futur III " und das " neue Konjunktiv Perfekt " oder " Konjunktiv Perfekt III ". Der Autor diskutiert die morphosyntaktischen und semantischen Eigenschaften der zwei Tempora, erklärt ihre Beziehung zu ähnlichen Kon-struktionen in der wilmesaurischen Sprache und geht auf die mögliche Geschichte ihrer Entstehung ein: beide Formationen könnten durch die Analogie der Konstruktionen im Polnischen entstanden sein. This article provides a detailed analysis of two innovative verbal tenses currently found in Vilamovicean (a Germanic language spoken in Poland): the so-called " new Future " or " Future III " and " new Conjunctive Perfect " or " Conjunctive Perfect III ". The author discusses the morphosyntactic and semantic characteristics of the two grams, explains their relation to similar constructions available in the Vilamovicean language and posits the most likely scenario of their origin, showing that both formations might have emerged by imitating equivalent expressions in Polish.
A note on the morphology of the Vilamovicean verb principal parts
2016
This paper offers an exhaustive description of the principal parts (Infinitive, Preterite Present and Plural, and Past Participle) of all irregular verbs found in Vilamovicean, a severely endangered Germanic vernacular spoken in Poland. Based upon extensive original field research, the authors offer a complete list of the irregular verbs, dividing them into three main classes: strong verbs (that also include reduplicated and athematic verbs), preterite-present (where the forms of the Present singular and plural are presented) and weak verbs with Rückumlaut.
The present paper is dedicated to the documentation of an underdocumented and nearly extinct Germanic language spoken in Poland, called Vilamovicean or Wymysiöeryś, and provides a detailed description of the pronominal morphology of this tongue. Employing the original evidence collected during their extensive field research, the authors present the declensional patterns of all the types of pronouns (personal, demonstrative, indefinite, anaphoric, relative, interrogative and possessive pronouns) and compare them with the pronominal system of Classical Vilamovicean, which was attested to at the beginning of the 20 th century. The authors conclude that although a vast majority of the classical pronouns and their declensional forms are still well-maintained, several changes are likewise evident. Namely, the genitive case has been lost; some pronouns have vanished while others modified their usage; certain pronominal forms have suffered a Polish and/ or German influence; original analytic pronominal expressions underwent a further grammaticalization process; and new case endings have emerged due to analogical adjustments.
This paper offers an exhaustive description of the principal parts (Infinitive, Preterite Present and Plural, and Past Participle) of all irregular verbs found in Vilamovicean, a severely endangered Germanic vernacular spoken in Poland. Based upon extensive original field research, the authors offer a complete list of the irregular verbs, dividing them into three main classes: strong verbs (that also include reduplicated and athematic verbs), preterite-present (where the forms of the Present singular and plural are presented) and weak verbs with Rückumlaut.
Description of the pronominal system of modern Vilamovicean
2014
The present paper is dedicated to the documentation of an underdocumented and nearly extinct Germanic language spoken in Poland, called Vilamovicean or Wymysiöeryś, and provides a detailed description of the pronominal morphology of this tongue. Employing the original evidence collected during their extensive field research, the authors present the declensional patterns of all the types of pronouns (personal, demonstrative, indefinite, anaphoric, relative, interrogative and possessive pronouns) and compare them with the pronominal system of Classical Vilamovicean, which was attested to at the beginning of the 20 th century. The authors conclude that although a vast majority of the classical pronouns and their declensional forms are still well-maintained, several changes are likewise evident. Namely, the genitive case has been lost; some pronouns have vanished while others modified their usage; certain pronominal forms have suffered a Polish and/ or German influence; original analytic pronominal expressions underwent a further grammaticalization process; and new case endings have emerged due to analogical adjustments.