Borders of Language and Identity in Teschen Silesia (Berkeley Insights in Linguistics and Semiotics) - Hardcover

Hannan, Kevin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0820433659 ISBN 13: 9780820433653

Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers, 1997

Synopsis

This book is a multidisciplinary study of the borderland that intersects the territory of the Polish, Czech, and Slovak languages. Teschen Silesia is a region of transitional language and culture that today is divided between the Czech Republic and Poland. The author examines the complex historical development of this region and describes the diachronic and synchronic development of the traditional dialect. This work explores the complex relation that links language, culture, social networks, and ethnic consciousness in a Slavic borderland.

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About the Author:

The Author: Kevin Hannan teaches in the Department of Slavic Languages at the University of Texas, Austin. He received his Ph.D. in Slavic Languages from the University of Texas, Austin. He has published numerous articles on Czech, Polish, and Slovak languages, literatures, histories, and cultures.

Review:

«Hannan's book is a useful introduction to the ethnic and linguistic mergers in the Czech-Polish borderland.» (Paul Wexler, Canadian Slavonic Papers)

About this edition

• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0820433659
• ISBN 13: 9780820433653
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 255