Gatherings of the Kajkavian Dialect: Past, Present and Future

The first part of the paper provides basic information on the genesis, distribution, and division of the Kajkavian dialect. The most typical linguistic features of Kajkavian speech are then presented at the phonological, morphological, and syntactic level. The second part deals with the Kajkavian lexicon, its origin, and the current state of interference from the Croatian standard language (pseudo-analogy and the latest semantic adaptations) and the latest trends in research (Kajkavian dialectal lexicology and the development of different dictionaries). The author concludes that the Kajkavian dialect will survive, but the specificities of certain groups and local speeches with permanently preserved ‘solid parts’ will disappear