Vladimir Zhobov
Pavelsko 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] We put the swap hook onto the left hand and then take up –
| swaphook sg f def med | put 1pl pres I | on | on | left sg f def med adj | hand sg f | and | grasp 1pl pres I | hes |
2 (a) [0:06] we take up the sickle in the right hand and reap. We take hold …
| in | hes | right sg f def prox adj | grasp 1pl pres I | sickle sg m def med | and | reap 1pl pres I | grasp 1pl pres I |
3 (b) [0:10] and we sing! [unintelligible]
| and | sing 1pl pres I |
4 (a) [0:10] … of handfuls [for reaping] and sing. All of us sing …
| handful pl f | and | sing 1pl pres I | sing 1pl pres I | all pl def med adj |
5 (b) [0:13] [unintelligible]
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6 (a) [0:13] … in pairs. Two girls sing together, and we lay up the [reaped] handfuls –
| by | two n | by | two n | girl pl n | sing 3pl pres I | and | put 1pl pres I | handful pl f def med |
7 (b) [0:16] [we sing:] “Go out, girls! Go out, let’s go to the edge [of the field]”
| go.out pl imv P | girl pl f | go.out pl imv P | to | end sg m def dist | comp | go 1pl pres P |
8 (a) [0:19] and we leave the handfuls there behind us, and after us
| and | leave 1pl pres I | handful pl f def med | thus med adv | behind | acc 1pl | and | behind adv |
9 (a) [0:23] come the men, who gather [them] up and [make] sheaves.
| again adv | dat refl clt | hes | walk 3pl pres I | hes | male pl adj | and | gather 3pl pres I | sheaf pl m def med |
10 (a) [0:28] They tie them into sheaves, and then drive them –
| tie 3pl pres I | acc 3pl clt | in | sheaf pl m | and | then med adv | acc 3pl clt | drive 3pl pres I |
11 (b) [0:30] They gather them –
| gather 3pl pres I | acc 3pl clt |
12 (a) [0:32] Well, they drive the sheaves over there!
| disc | sheaf pl m def med | acc 3pl clt | drive 3pl pres I | there adv |
13 (b) [0:32] [Ah, but] they put them on this –
| acc 3pl clt | put 3pl pres P | on | disc |
14 (c) [0:36] What time is it?
| how.much interr | 3sg pres cop clt | hour sg m def |
15 (a) [0:36] They drive the sheaves off in carriages and put them – they make cruciform of them.
| sheaf pl m def med | acc 3pl clt | drive 3pl pres I | with | carriage pl f | and | acc 3pl clt | put 3pl pres P | make 3pl pres I | acc 3pl clt | on | cruciform pl m |
16 (a) [0:42] We call it a “cross”. And then we make it again here,
| call 1pl pres I | dat m 3sg clt | hes | acc m 3sg clt | cross sg m | hes | again adv | here adv | when conj | make 1pl impf I | again adv |
17 (a) [0:45] and raise the sheaves up straight and put covers on top of them
| hes | thus med adv | raise 1pl pres I | sheaf pl m def med | and | above adv | put 1pl pres I | hat pl f |
18 (a) and then they are what we call cruciform “baskets”.
| and | acc n 3sg clt | [ … ] |
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acc m 3sg clt | say 1pl pres I | basket pl m |
19 (VZh) [0:51] [Do you pile them up anywhere else?]
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20 (a) [0:52] In the fields there, we pile them up in the field.
| hes | there adv | in | field sg f def dist | dat refl clt | acc m 3sg clt | put 1pl pres I | in | field sg f def dist |
21 (a) [0:55] And then they go and lay them down.
| and | after adv | go 3pl pres I | and | acc m 3sg clt | put 3pl pres P |
22 (a) [1:00] We make them into a pile – into piles – and when they dry out –
| make 1pl pres I | acc m 3sg clt | in | pile sg m | in | pile pl m | and | when conj | dry 3sg pres P |
23 (a) [1:04] they sit there a month – then we go with mules and thresh it
| one sg m adj | month sg m | sit 3sg pres P | and | then med adv | go 1pl pres I | with | mule pl n | and | acc m 3sg clt | thresh 1pl pres I |
24 (a) [1:10] on the threshing floor. We make up the threshing floor, lay down the sheaves,
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on | threshing.floor sg m def | make 1pl pres I | threshing.floor sg m def | lay 1pl pres P | sheaf pl m def med |
25 (a) [1:13] put them in order, harness up the mule with one person
| arrange 1pl pres P | acc 3pl clt | arrange 1pl pres P | and | harness 1pl pres P | mule sg n def med | and | one sg m adj | person sg m |
26 (a) [1:18] in the center. He holds the mule and drives it round in a circle
| in | center sg f def dist | [ … ] | hold 3sg pres I | mule sg n def dist | and | acc n 3sg clt | drive 3sg pres I | around adv |
27 (a) [1:22] And two or three others [take] pitchforks and toss the sheaves apart.
| and | other pl adj | two an.num | three an.num | then adv | hes | with | pitchfork pl f | toss 3pl pres I | sheaf pl m def dist |
28 (a) [1:27] They keep on tossing it about and it becomes straw. Then we take away the mule
| toss 3pl pres I | toss 3pl pres I | and | become 3sg pres I | to | straw sg f | and | then med adv | remove 1pl pres P | mule sg n def dist |
29 (a) [1:32] and also the straw, and we gather up the grain. And when the wind picks up
| remove 1pl pres P | and | straw sg f def dist | and | gather 1pl pres P | grain sg n def dist | and | when conj | begin 3sg pres P | comp | blow 3sg pres I | wind sg m |
30 (a) [1:38] then we winnow it. We winnow it and the grain separates out,
| and | acc n 3sg clt | winnow 1pl pres I | winnow 1pl pres I | acc n 3sg clt | and | and | acc refl clt | winnow.away 3sg pres P | grain sg n def dist |
31 (a) [1:42] after which we gather it up and bring it in. As for the straw, we put it
| and | then med adv | acc n 3sg clt | gather 1pl pres I | and | acc n 3sg clt | bring 1pl pres I | and | straw sg f def dist | acc f 3sg clt | put 1pl pres I |
32 (a) [1:46] into net bags. We had these bags [made] from ropes, net bags.
| in | net.bag pl m | have 1pl impf I | such sg n dist adj | ost | from | rope pl m | net.bag pl m |
33 (a) [1:51] And we drive [the straw] in here into – into the loft, for the livestock.
| and | acc f 3sg | drive 1pl pres I | here adv | in | in | loft sg m def | for | livestock sg m def |
34 (VZh) [1:55] [What kind of livestock did you have?]
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35 (a) [1:56] Well, we had an ox. We had a mule, a cow, sheep, goats – well, cattle!
| disc | have 1pl impf I | ox sg m | have 1pl impf I | mule sg n | cow sg f | sheep pl f | goat pl f | hes | cattle pl n |
36 (a) [2:04] We have cattle.
| have 1pl pres I | cattle pl n |