Ronelle Alexander
Kruševo 1
1 (RA) Until snow [comes]?
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2 (a) [0:02] … until the snow [comes]. It’s close. There’s rain already over there,
| to | snow sg m def | near adv | dat refl clt | there adv | rain sg m | already adv |
3 (RA) Hm.
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4 (a) [0:05] and a bit ago it froze.
| after | time sg n | disc | dat refl clt | acc refl clt | freeze 3sg aor P |
5 (RA) Mmhm.
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6 (a) [0:08] So I dug those out. We went to plow the garden,
| and | acc 3pl clt | take.out 1sg aor P | that sg m adj | go 1pl aor P | comp | plow 1pl pres I | garden sg f def |
7 (a) [0:11] to get it ready,
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8 (RA) Yeah –
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9 (a) [0:14] And I said, “Wait, first I’ll dig the potatoes out,
| and | nom 1sg | say 1sg pres I | wait sg imv I | nom 1sg | before adv | comp | bring.out 1sg pres P | potato pl m def |
10 (a) [0:16] for our [family],” I said, “and then we’ll – we’ll plow [the field] up.”
| for | our sg m def adj | say 1sg pres I | then adv | fut | acc 3pl clt | fut | acc f 3sg clt | plow 1pl pres P |
11 (a) [0:19] I dug out the potatoes out, but these – there was old woman up there,
| bring.out 1sg aor P | potato pl f def | but | this pl med adj | and | above adv | impf exist | one sg f adj | grandmother sg f |
12 (a) [0:25] Granny Blagovitsa.
| grandmother sg f | Blagovitsa sg f name |
13 (RA) Hm.
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14 (a) [0:27] And she said to me, “Asibe!”
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15 (RA) Uh huh.
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16 (a) [0:29] “Bring me some of these potatoes too,” she said. “Bring [some]
| bring sg imv P | and | to | acc 1sg | say 3sg pres I | from | this pl med adj | potato pl f | say 3sg pres I | bring sg imv P |
17 (a) [0:32] so I can taste them” and see [how they are] now.”
| comp | acc 3pl clt | taste 1sg pres P | comp | see 1sg pres P | now adv |
18 (b) [0:33] She used to live alone, but talks a lot.
| nom 3sg | alone adv | dat refl clt | live 3sg impf I | but | much adv | narrate 3sg pres I | nom 3sg |
19 (b) [0:36] She’s gotten ill, though, since [she came to live] in town.
| but | take.ill 3sg aor P | acc refl clt | since conj | 3sg pres cop clt | in | city sg m def |
20 (RA) Uh huh.
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21 (b) [0:38] [She’s] on welfare.
| on | social pl adj | care pl f |
22 (RA) Huh!
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23 (b) [0:41] They’ve got that in town,
| in | city sg m def | pres exist | and |
24 (RA) Yes?
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25 (b) [0:42] and that’s [where] she lives [now].
| and | there adv | live 3sg pres I |
26 (a) [0:43] Ah, I tell you, Roni, I tell you this [thing]. [You’ve got] one mother
| this sg n med adj | say 1sg pres | Roni sg f name | this sg n med adj | say 1sg pres I | [...] | one sg f adj | mother sg f |
27 (a) [0:48] [who] has raised up seven sons. And now [these] seven sons
| seven | son ct m | 3sg pres aux clt | raise sg f L.part P | hes | seven | son ct m |
28 (a) [0:50] can’t look after [this] one mother! [Instead], they turned her over
| one sg f adj | mother sg f | neg | can pres imprs | comp | look 3pl pres I | drive.off 3pl aor P | acc f 3sg clt |
29 (a) [0:55] to welfare to [make other] people look after her.
| to | social pl adj | care pl f | comp | acc f 3sg clt | look 3pl pres I | people pl def |
30 (RA) Hm.
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31 (a) [0:58] And these three, [or however many] of them, couldn’t …
| and | nom 3pl | m def an.num | hes | nom 3pl | all pl def adj | neg | can 3pl impf I |
32 (b) [1:01] Six. [She] has six sons.
| six | six | son ct m | have 3sg pres I |
33 (a) [1:02] … be of service to one mother. Six sons!
| to | one sg f adj | mother sg f | comp | do 3pl pres I | service sg m | six | son ct m |
34 (a) [1:06] (to daughter): Was it six or seven?
| six | interr clt | 3pl pres cop clt | seven | interr clt | 3pl pres cop clt |
35 (b) [1:08] Six.
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36 (a) [1:08] And so this woman, [some]one [named] Lenka, came to our door
| hes | hes | and | this sg f med adj | woman sg f | one sg f adj | Lenka sg f name | come 3sg aor P | before | our sg f def adj | doorway sg f |
37 (a) [1:13] to say – [And] I said, “Sister Lenka, what’s happening [with] Granny? What’s she doing?”
| and | say 3sg pres I | say 1sg pres I | older.sister voc sg f | Lenka voc sg f name | what sg n interr | happen 3sg pres I | grandmother sg f def | what sg n interr | do 3sg pres I |
38 (RA) Umhm.
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39 (a) [1:18] After all, she’s my neighbor. She [would] say to me, “Oh, Asibe,
| nom f 3sg | because | to | acc 1sg | neighbor sg f | say 3sg pres I | to | acc 1sg | Asibe sg f name | disc |
40 (a) [1:20] I like you so much! Come to my house to sit [and chat] for a bit.”
| much adv | dat refl clt | acc 2sg clt | caress 1sg pres I | come sg impf I | by | acc 1sg | comp | dat refl clt | sit.awhile 2sg pres I |
41 (RA) Hm.
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42 (a) [1:24] She talked in this high-pitched voice. “Come over,” she said, “to my place
| one sg n adj | as | in | thin adv | talk 3sg impf I | come sg imv P | say 3sg pres P | by | acc 1sg |
43 (a) [1:26] and let’s –”. She was a healer. Lots of people from all over
| comp | dat refl clt | nom f 3sg | 3sg impf cop | sorceress sg f | many adv | from.everywhere adv | from.everywhere adv |
44 (a) [1:31] would come here just to see her, to have her bless them and cast spells.
| only adv | come 3pl impf I | here adv | by | acc f 3sg | comp | dat 3pl clt | bless 3sg pres I | comp | dat 3pl clt | chant 3sg pres I | thus med adv |
45 (b) [1:35] Children get a bit scared that she’ll …
| something sg n | child pl n def | frighten 3pl pres P | acc refl clt | nom f 3sg | dat 3pl clt |
46 (RA) Yeah.
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47 (b) [1:39] … do something to them.
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48 (RA) Yeah – yeah.
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49 (a) [1:40] [So] she would bless them and do these granny-like things. So now I say –
| bless 3sg impf I | dat 3pl clt | do.such 3sg pres P | like | grandmother's pl adj | thing pl f | dat refl clt | and | say 1sg pres I | now adv |
50 (a) [1:46] She, I – they’d come to the garden and gathered tomatoes. There were a lot [then];
| and | nom f 3sg | nom 1sg | in | garden sg f def | enter pl L.part P | gather pl L.part I | tomato pl m | impf exist | many adv |
51 (a) [1:50] this year there’s a drought but in those years there were a lot of tomatoes –
| this sg f prox adj | year sg f | drought sg f | but | that pl dist adj | year pl f | impf exist | tomato pl n |
52 (RA) Mmm.
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53 (a) [1:53] so I say, “How about I gather up the nicest ones?” and she says –
| now adv | fut | dat f 3sg clt | gather 1sg pres I | most | nice pl def adj | interr | nom f 3sg | say 3sg pres I |
54 (RA) Hah.
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55 (a) [1:55] I say, “Granny, do you want some?” “Oh, bring me [some]!” So I’ll gather up
| say 1sg pres I | grandmother voc sg f | want 2sg pres I | interr clt | bring sg imv P | dat 1sg clt | fut | gather 1sg pres P |
56 (a) [1:58] the nicest ones in my apron and I’ll take them to her. “May you live in health!
| most | nice pl def adj | in | apron sg f def | fut | dat f 3sg clt | take 1sg pres P | comp | 2sg pres cop clt | healthy sg f adj | and | alive sg f adj |
57 (a) [2:02] I like you very much!” (Ah, you’re recording me…) – that’s how she talked to me.
| much adv | dat refl clt | acc 2sg clt | caress 1sg pres I | nom 2sg | dat refl clt | acc 1sg clt | record 2sg pres I | thus med adv | dat 1sg clt | say 3sg impf I |
58 (a) [2:06] And now, before she comes I’ll make some milk, some curds, whatever food I make,
| and | now adv | until | come 3sg pres I | milk sg n | curds sg f | fut | make 1sg pres P | what sg n interr | make 1sg pres P | food sg n |
59 (a) [2:11] I’ll take it up to her too. And we’re very close. She says,
| fut | dat f 3sg clt | take 1sg pres P | and | to | acc f 3sg | very adv | dat refl clt | acc refl clt | have 1pl pres | say 3sg pres I |
60 (a) [2:14] “I like you a lot. Come and let’s chat, also about daughters-in-law,
| much adv | acc 2sg clt | caress 1sg pres I | come 3sg imv I | comp | dat refl clt | talk 1pl pres I | and | for | daughter.in.law pl f def |
61 (a) [2:18] because they’re always quarrelling.” I’m not telling you this to make –
| always adv | dat refl clt | acc refl clt | quarrel 3sg pres I | interr | nom 1sg | neg | dat 2pl clt | say 1sg pres I | comp | acc refl clt | make 1sg pres I |
62 (a) [2:22] to provoke a quarrel. There are some women who hear [something] from one
| comp | make 1sg pres I | argument sg f | some pl adj | woman pl f | pres exist | from | acc f 3sg | acc n 3sg clt | take 3sg pres P |
63 (a) [2:26] and pass it on to another [unintelligible]
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64 (RA) Uh huh.
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65 (a) [2:27] She never said anything at all.
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66 (RA) Hm.
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67 (a) [2:28] Not at all. Let them quarrel, if they’re going to quarrel [anyway]. Like a mother-in-law.
| nothing sg n | and | comp | dat refl clt | acc refl clt | quarrel 3sg pres P | fut | acc refl clt | quarrel 3sg pres P | interr | like | mother.in.law sg f |
68 (a) [2:35] Now Lenka says – Then I say to Lenka, “Sister Lenka, what’s happening
| and | now adv | hes | there adv | and | say 3sg pres I | Lenka sg f name | say 3sg pres I | older.sister voc sg f | Lenka voc sg f name | what sg n interr | become 3sg pres I |
69 (a) [2:38] with the old lady, is she O.K.?” And she says, “Oh, she’s fine,”
| with | grandmother sg f def | fine adv | interr clt | 3sg pres cop clt | and | nom f 3sg | say 3sg pres I | disc | nom f 3sg | 3sg pres cop clt | well adv |
70 (a) [2:43] she says. “She’s fine.” And I say “Why? Because you’re looking after her?”
| say 3sg pres I | well adv | 3sg pres cop clt | say 1sg pres I | why interr | nom 2sg | interr clt | acc f 3sg clt | look 2sg pres I |
71 (RA) Hmm.
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72 (a) [2:47] And then she says, “Oh, everybody,” she says.” And I say, “Has she gotten a bit better?
| and | nom f 3sg | say 3sg pres I | excl | all pl adj | say 3sg pres I | say 1sg pres I | recover 3sg aor P | interr clt | acc refl clt | little adv |
73 (a) [2:54] She was really wasted and faded.”
| 3sg impf cop | very adv | waste sg f P.part P | and | dry.out sg f L.part P |
74 (b) [2:57] [unintelligible]
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75 (a) [2:57] “Oh, now she’s better,” she said. But –
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76 (b) [2:59] How old is that old lady? Ninety-three?
| how.many interr | year pl f | ninety | and | three | year pl f | 3sg pres cop clt | this sg f med adj | grandmother sg f |
77 (a) [3:01] Ninety-three, but otherwise very sharp.
| ninety | and | three | year pl f | but | otherwise adv | 3sg pres cop clt | very adv | intelligent sg f adj |
78 (RA) Uh huh.
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79 (a) [3:05] She hasn’t forgotten anything.
| nothing sg n | neg | dat refl clt | 3sg pres aux clt | forget sg f L.part |
80 (RA) Hm.
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81 (a) [3:07] No problem with her mind. Her head is the same,
| nothing sg n | neg | acc refl clt | 3sg pres aux clt | forget sg f L.part | head sg f def | dat refl clt | 3sg pres cop clt | same sg f def adj |
82 (a) [3:09] her mind is the same.
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83 (RA) [Her] mind all [in place].
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84 (a) [3:11] [She’s got] the same mind, she talks [fine].
| same sg m def adj | mind sg m def | dat refl clt | dat f 3sg clt | 3sg pres cop clt | talk 3sg pres I | dat refl clt |
85 (a) [3:14] She even remembers more than I do.
| even adv | more | remember 3sg pres I | and | from | acc 1sg |
86 (RA) Hm.
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87 (a) [3:16] And she says –
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88 (b) [3:19] [She] only [watches] television, round the clock.
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89 (a) [3:21] She says –
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90 (RA) Really?
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91 (a) [3:22] “Who’s looking after her, sister Lenko?” And she says,
| who sg m interr | acc f 3sg clt | look 3sg pres I | who sg m interr | acc f 3sg clt | look 3sg pres I | older.sister voc sg f | Lenka voc sg f name | and | nom f 3sg | say 3sg pres I |
92 (a) [3:26] “They – her food is insured,” she says. “Welfare.” “But how is that?”
| nom 3pl | dat f 3sg clt | insure sg f P.part P | dat f 3sg | food sg n | say 3sg pres I | social pl adj | care pl f | disc | how interr |
93 (a) [3:32] “Well, from her pension. They take out five hundred, and
| disc | from | pension sg f def | five | hundred pl f | dat f 3sg clt | stop 3sg pres I |
94 (a) [3:35] give [the remaining] four hundred to her,” she says.
| four | hundred pl f | dat f 3sg clt | give 3pl pres I | say 3sg pres P |
95 (RA) But that’s little.
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96 (a) [3:40] So they take out five hundred and give four hundred to her.
| disc | five | hundred pl f | stop 3pl pres I | four | hundred pl f | dat f 3sg clt | give 3pl pres I | to | acc f 3sg | dat refl clt |
97 (a) [3:44] “Well,” I say, “Haven’t we come upon nice times?” I say.
| nom 1sg | say 1sg pres I | excl | disc | emerge sg n L.part P | nice sg n adj | time sg n | say 1sg pres I |
98 (a) [3:46] "Since it’s like that, I too,” I say, “will eat and drink,
| since conj | thus med adv | and | nom 1sg | say 1sg pres I | now adv | fut | eat 1sg pres I | fut | drink 1sg pres I |
99 (a) [3:49] [and] when I get old,” I say, “I’ll go on welfare too.
| become 1sg pres P | interr clt | old sg f adj | say 1sg pres I | and | nom 1sg | fut | go 1sg pres P | for | social pl adj | care pl f |
100 (a) [3:52] I won’t have a house [but if] I pay four hundred levs for housing, and
| fut neg | comp | have 1sg pres I | house sg f | four.hundred | lev ct m | fut | give 1sg pres I | for | lodging sg f |
101 (RA) Hm.
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102 (a) [3:56] … five hundred for them to feed me, then I’ll live …
| five | hundred pl f | comp | acc 1sg clt | feed 3pl pres I | and | fut | live 1sg pres I |
103 (RA) Hm.
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104 (a) [3:59] … there!” I’ll make fun of her – I’ll make fun of Lenka!
| there adv | joke sg m | acc f 3sg | grasp 1sg pres I | grasp 1sg pres I | acc f 3sg | to | joke sg m | Lenka sg f name |
105 (a) [4:03] Why did they put her on welfare? Why don’t they cook for her?
| why interr | acc f 3sg clt | 3pl pres aux clt | give pl L.part P | to | social pl adj | care pl f | why interr | neg | dat refl clt | dat f 3sg clt | cook 3pl pres I | nom 3pl |
106 (a) [4:07] “She’s better off there,” she says. “They feed [them] and she got better,” she says.
| there adv | dat f 3sg clt | 3sg pres cop clt | more | nice adv | say 3sg pres I | feed 3pl pres I | and | acc refl clt | recover sg f L.part P | say 3sg pres I |
107 (RA) Hm.
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108 (a) [4:11] “She got better, and she could [just] leave.”
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109 (b) [4:13] Because they are all misers and they aren’t going to give anything [for her].
| because | nom 3pl | 3pl pres cop clt | dat refl clt | all adv | miser pl m | fut neg | nothing sg n | comp | dat f 3sg clt | give 3pl pres P |
110 (a) [4:16] Because they won’t cook for her! Her sons see that their wives –
| because | fut neg | comp | dat f 3sg clt | cook 3pl pres I | son pl m def | see 3pl pres I | that conj | wife pl f def | dat 3pl clt |
111 (a) [4:18] they can’t even look after their husbands,
| nom 3pl | for | acc 3pl | neg | can pres imprs | comp | dat refl clt | keep.house 3pl pres P | for | husband pl m def |
112 (a) [4:21] much less put aside some plates [of food] for the old woman!
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113 (RA) Hmm.
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114 (a) [4:25] And now she says she’s fine.
| and | now adv | dat f 3sg clt | 3sg pres cop clt | fine adv | say 3sg pres |
115 (RA) So, she likes it better.
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116 (a) [4:28] She likes it better.
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