Language and Society in Post-Communist Europe Selected Papers from the Fifth World Congress of Central and East European Studies, Warsaw, 1995

This book examines some of the important linguistic changes that have taken place in Eastern Europe since 1991. Most of the papers deal with Russia, which has undergone a particularly complex process of re-adjustment. Though it is early to draw definitive conclusions, the contributions provide a pre...

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Other Authors: Dunn, J. A. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 1999, 1999
Series:International Council for Central and East European Studies
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book examines some of the important linguistic changes that have taken place in Eastern Europe since 1991. Most of the papers deal with Russia, which has undergone a particularly complex process of re-adjustment. Though it is early to draw definitive conclusions, the contributions provide a preliminary understanding of the new language situation of post-Soviet Russia. Of the remaining papers one compares Russian, Ukrainian, one examines Komi-Permiak, while one looks more generally at language and society
Physical Description:XIII, 177 p online resource
ISBN:9781349145058