Different linguistic layers in Savvina Kniga
Abstract
This article examines the internal linguistic stratification of Savvina Kniga (Sav), a key text in the Cyrillo-Methodian tradition. By analyzing both archaic features and later innovations, the study identifies four distinct linguistic layers within the manuscript. The first layer contains elements shared with the oldest Gospel manuscripts, partly reflecting traces of the original Cyrillo-Methodian translation. The second layer corresponds to a relatively rare textual redaction, also found in the first part of the Vukan Gospel. A third layer reveals sporadic lexical changes associated with the so-called Preslav redaction, although the chronology of these changes remains uncertain. The fourth layer features unique amendments within Sav which possibly stem from deliberate modernization. Notably, two morphosyntactic features – the Genitive-Accusative of the anaphoric pronoun and the use of mi and si as adnominal datives – can likely be traced back to pop Sava himself.
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