Negation in the dialects of Vratnica and Skopska Crna Gora - a comparison with the dialect of Gornja Morava -

The vernacular of Vratnica and that Skopska Crna Gora have distinctive syntactic features defined by their being partly a continuation the Western Macedonian dialect group, dialects Prizren Juzna Morava within Serbian continuum. This is confirmed our comparison instances found in villages Klokot Binac, region Vitina, as well restricted number from Sirinicka Zupa Presevo. In this paper we analyze linearization particle ne: a) its position predicates with complex verb phrases, b) expression prohibitive. utterances surface indicator negation linguistic message, i.e., grammatical negation, are focus research. these shows continuum abounds data on extent Balkan infl uence, but also Slavic features.