Russian and Soviet Sociolinguistics and Taboo Varieties of the Russian Language (Argot, Jargon, Slang and "Mat") Transl. into Engl. by Nortrud Gupta. Rev. and Enlarged ed Wilhelm von Timroth

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

von Timroth, Wilhelm, Author.

Series:

Slavistische Beiträge 205

Language:

German

Physical Description:

1 online resource (164 p.) , EPDF

Edition:

1st, New ed.

Other Title:

Russian and Soviet Sociolinguistics and Taboo Varieties of the Russian Language

Place of Publication:

Frankfurt a.M. PH02 1986

Language Note:

German

Summary:

This thesis presents a survey of the research done on social varieties which have been taboo in the Soviet Union for some decades. It includes the research done before and after the October Revolution. It also traces the influence of politics on sociolectology and reviews in this connection the work of a Bulgarian linguist on social dialects.

Contents:

Foreword - Introduction - Research on Russian argots and jargons - Definitions of concepts and problems of terminology - Taboo varieties of the Russian language - Expanding the vocabulary - Phonetics and intonation - Stress - Conclusion

Notes:

Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften