The Russian language : a brief history

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The Russian language : a brief history

G.O. Vinokur ; translated by Mary A. Forsyth ; edited by James Forsyth

University Press, 1971

  • : pbk

Other Title

Русский язык

Russkiĭ i︠a︡zyk

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Translation of Russkiĭ i︠a︡zyk

Bibliography: p. 139-142

Vol. pbk.: Descriprion based on the digitally printed version 2010

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Professor Vinokur (1896-1947) discusses each of the stages in the development of Russian from its Common Slavonic source, and the growing dominance of the dialect of Moscow from the sixteenth century, up to the ninenteenth century when the language had virtually reached its present form and into the twentieth century. Each stage is illustrated by extensive quotation, all examples of Old Russian being translated into English, but examples in modern Russian appearing in the original only. This 1971 text will be of value to students of Russian with a basic linguistic grounding who are beginning their study of the historical development of the language.

Table of Contents

  • List of maps and illustrations
  • Symbols used
  • 1. The Slavonic languages
  • 2. Russian dialects
  • 3. The origin of the Russian literary language
  • 4. Texts in the history of Russia
  • 5. The structure of Old Russian
  • 6. The Russian literary language in the earliest period
  • 7. The literary language in the 15th-17th centuries
  • 8. Towards a single Russian language
  • 9. The literary language of the Age of Classicism
  • 10. The creation of the national standard language
  • 11. The literary language in the 19th and 20th centuries
  • Further reading
  • Index.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA05035924
  • ISBN
    • 0521079446
    • 9780521131544
  • LCCN
    70127238
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    rus
  • Place of Publication
    Cambridge [Eng.]
  • Pages/Volumes
    x, 146 p.
  • Size
    22 cm
  • Classification
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