Language and society in post-communist Europe : selected papers from the Fifth World Congress of Central and East European Studies, Warsaw, 1995 / edited by J.A. Dunn.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Dunn, J. A. (John A.), 1949-

Conference Name:

World Congress for Central and East European Studies (5th : 1995 : Warsaw, Poland)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociolinguistics--Europe, Eastern--Congresses.

Sociolinguistics.

Eastern Europe.

Russian language--Social aspects--Congresses.

Russian language.

Russian language--Social aspects.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xiii, 177 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Macillan Press ; New York : St. Martin's Press, 1999.

Summary:

Understandably it is the social, political and cconomic upheavals in the former USSR and elsewhere in Central and Eastern Europe that have attracted the lion's share of attention from the academic community and the general public alike during the last decade. It is, however, also necessary to take note of the important linguistic changes that have accompanied these upheavals. Most of the papers in this volume deal with Russian which, as one of the languages exposed longest to 'Sovietization', has undergone a particularly complex process of readjustment. If it is still carly to draw definitive conclusions, each contribution from its own individual standpoint helps to provide a preliminary understanding of the new language situation of post-Soviet Russia. The remaining papers examine the Russian and Ukrainian languages, the position of Komi-Permiak, and ask fundamental questions about language and society.

Contents:

2. The Transformation of Russian from a Language of the Soviet Type to a Language of the Western Type / J.A. Dunn 3

3. The Development of the Political Metaphor in the Post-Soviet Period / Ludmila Ferm 23

4. Sociolinguistic Transformations in Rapidly Changing Societies: Russia and Ukraine / Alexander Krouglov 36

5. Below the Republican Level: Political Origins and Social Status of the Literary Komi-Permiak Language / Seppo Lallukka 47

6. The Russian Language 'On the Brink': The Linguistic Situation in Present-day Russia / V.M. Mokienko 70

7. The Terminology of Modern Russian: Ultranationalism and Antisemitism / Wolf Moskovich 86

8. Reality and Language Games in Contemporary Russian / Boris Norman 102

9. Elements of Persuasion in the Language of Russian Television Advertising / Lara Ryazanova-Clarke 109

10. French Loan-words in the Idiolects of Russian Immigrants in Francophone Belgium / Nadia Stange-Zhirovova 135

11. The Relationship Between Language and Society in the Writings of Aleksandr Potebnja / Wulfhild Ziel 144.

Notes:

Conference held Aug. 6-11, 1995.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0312222327

OCLC:

40480030