Abstrakt
Vend Romani is a Romani dialect spoken in the adjacent regions of Transdanubia (Hungary), Burgenland (Austria) and Prekmurje (Slovenia). Through intensive contact with German and Hungarian, Vend Romani has developed the category of verbal particles that are used to derive new verbs or assign certain aktionsart to verbs.
This study focusses on two varieties spoken in Hungary, in the counties of Zala and Somogy, while the varieties of Burgenland and Prekmurje are consulted for comparison. Since the verbal particles of Zala and Somogy display significant differences, they will be initially described in terms of their development, position, function and productivity.
It will be shown that verbal particles may follow various paths of development, one of which is related to the change of contact languages. Based on the examined varieties' set of verbal particles, we will distinguish two subgroups within Vend Romani, the Somogy-Burgenland and Zala-Prekmurje subgroups.