The Dawn of Slavic: An Introduction to Slavic Philology (Yale Language Series)

Schenker, Alexander M.

ISBN 10: 0300212402 / ISBN 13: 9780300212402

Published by Yale University Press, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Dawn of Slavic: An Introduction to Slavic Philology (Yale Language Series)
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300212402
• ISBN 13: 9780300212402
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This unique book weaves linguistic cultural and historical themes together to form a concise and accessible account of the development of the Slavic languages. Alexander Schenker demonstrates that inquiry into early Slavic culture requires an understanding of history language and texts and that an understanding of early Slavic writing is incomplete outside the context of medieval culture. Drawing on contemporary manuscripts and other primary sources Schenker presents a historical sketch of Slavic settlement in Europe tracing the migrations the political maneuvers and the integration of the Slavs into the medieval European cultural commonwealth. He next outlines the development of Slavic from its Indo-European origins to the breakup of Slavic linguistic unity and the formation of individual Slavic dialects. In a chapter devoted to the beginnings of Slavic writing he includes a thematic classification of the oldest Slavic texts a section on Slavic paleography and a discussion of the formation of Old Church Slavonic and its role as the first Slavic literary language. An overview of the development of Slavic philology samples of early Slavic writing with facsimile illustrations maps and a chronological table contribute further valuable material to this volume.

About the Author

Alexander M. Schenker is professor of Slavic linguistics at Yale University, author of Polish Declension and Beginning Polish, and editor of Fifteen Modern Polish Short Stories, the latter two published by Yale University Press.