ISBN: 9780199258154

Language rifts in the Balkans are endemic and have long been both a symptom of ethnic animosity and a cause for inflaming it. But the break-up of the Serbo-Croatian language into four lan… Mehr…

Language rifts in the Balkans are endemic and have long been both a symptom of ethnic animosity and a cause for inflaming it. But the break-up of the Serbo-Croatian language into four languages on the path towards mutual unintelligibility within a decade is, by any previous standard oflinguistic behaviour, extraordinary. Robert Greenberg describes how it happened. Basing his account on first-hand observations in the region before and since the communist demise, he evokes the drama and emotional discord as different factions sought to exploit, prevent, exacerbate, accelerate orjust make sense of the chaotic and unpredictable language situation. His fascinating account offers insights into the nature of language change and the relation between language and identity. It also provides a uniquely vivid perspective on nationalism and identity politics in the formerYugoslavia. | Language and Identity in the Balkans by Robert D. Greenberg Hardcover | Indigo Chapters Books > Languages > Linguistics P10116, Robert D. Greenberg<

ISBN: 9780199258154

Language rifts in the Balkans are endemic and have long been both a symptom of ethnic animosity and a cause for inflaming it. But the break-up of the Serbo-Croatian language into four lan… Mehr…

Language rifts in the Balkans are endemic and have long been both a symptom of ethnic animosity and a cause for inflaming it. But the break-up of the Serbo-Croatian language into four languages on the path towards mutual unintelligibility within a decade is, by any previous standard oflinguistic behaviour, extraordinary. Robert Greenberg describes how it happened. Basing his account on first-hand observations in the region before and since the communist demise, he evokes the drama and emotional discord as different factions sought to exploit, prevent, exacerbate, accelerate orjust make sense of the chaotic and unpredictable language situation. His fascinating account offers insights into the nature of language change and the relation between language and identity. It also provides a uniquely vivid perspective on nationalism and identity politics in the formerYugoslavia. Books > Languages > Linguistics List_Books, [PU: Oxford University Press]<

2004, ISBN: 9780199258154

OXFORD UNIV PR, Gebundene Ausgabe, Auflage: New, 200 Seiten, Publiziert: 2004-06-03T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Hersteller-Nr.: 3 maps, 0.99 kg, Verkaufsrang: 29907, Linguistik, Sozia… Mehr…

OXFORD UNIV PR, Gebundene Ausgabe, Auflage: New, 200 Seiten, Publiziert: 2004-06-03T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Hersteller-Nr.: 3 maps, 0.99 kg, Verkaufsrang: 29907, Linguistik, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategorien, Bücher, Ethnographie, Film, Kunst & Kultur, OXFORD UNIV PR, 2004<

2004, ISBN: 9780199258154

Serbo-Croatian and Its Disintegration, Buch, Hardcover, [PU: Oxford University Press], Oxford University Press, 2004