LANGUAGE CHANGE AND INFLUENCES IN THE URBAN VERNACULAR OF THE TOWN OF ZADAR

Ovim radom izvodimo analizu jezičnih promjena koje su se dogodile u suvremenom govoru Zadra. Na osnovi novijih teorijskih istraživanja sociolingvistike o jezičnim promjenama i statističke analize prikazujemo one čakavske karakteristike koje su se još uvijek zadržale u suvremenom govoru Zadra, te istražujemo koliki je utjecaj susjedne novoštokavštine i standardnog jezika na dijalektalne oblike. Iz prikupljene građe uzimamo rezultate starije i mlađe generacije, te ih pokušavamo interpretirati prema teorijama o jezičnim promjenama u urbanim i ruralnim dijalektima.In this paper we analyze the urban vernacular of today\u27s town of Zadar. Using sociolinguistic methods and more recent theoretical studies, we aim to answer the question why some dialectal variables disappear, why some of them are in a state of variation and some are still firmly present in Zadar\u27s vernacular? Using previous research we follow the influence of the neighboring new štokavian dialect and standard language on the kajkavian dialect in Zadar and, based on the answers of the younger and older generation, we made an attempt to interpret them according to the theories of the chosen variables which are analyzed within the sociolinguistic framework of urban and rural dialects