About the Book

In this scholarly volume, each of the living Slavonic languages are analysed and described in depth, together with the two extinct languages - Old Church Slavonic and Polabian. In addition, the various alphabets of the Slavonic languages - particularly Roman, Cyrillic and Glagolitic - are discussed, and the relationships of the Slavonic languages to other Indo-European languages and to one another, are explored. The last chapter provides an account of those Slavonic languages in exile, for example, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech and Slovak in the USA.
Each language-chapter is written by an expert in the field, in a format designed for comparative study. Information on each language includes: an introductory description of social context and development (where appropriate); a discussion of phonology; a detailed presentation of synchronic morphology, noting major historical developments; comprehensive treatment of syntactic properties; a discussion of vocabulary; an outline of main dialects; and an extensive bibliography, listing English and other sources.

Special Features
* The Slavonic Languages is designed for ease of access, providing a parallel transliteration of Cyrillic material and English translations of all examples

* Up-to-date linguistic approach combines historical and linguistic description and analysis, presenting the most recent scholarship available

* Individual language chapters written by experts in the field

Contributors include: P.Cubberley, University of Melbourne, A.Schenker, Yale University, D.Short, University of London, G.Stone, University of Oxford and R.A.Rothstein, University of Massachusetts