| Language and Identity in the Balkans: Serbo-Croatian and Its Disintegration Contributor(s): Greenberg, Robert D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199208751 ISBN-13: 9780199208753 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $51.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: Against a backdrop of the ethnic strife in the Balkans and the collapse of Yugoslavia in 1991, Robert Greenberg describes how the languages of Croatia, Bosnia, Kosovo, Serbia, and Montenegro came into being and shows how their genesis reflects ethnic, religious, and political identity. His first-hand observations before and after Communism offer insights into the nature of language change and the relation between language and identity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Foreign Language Study | Serbian & Croatian - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics |
| Dewey: 491.827 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9.1" (0.90 lbs) 216 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Balkan |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Against a backdrop of the ethnic strife in the Balkans and the collapse of Yugoslavia in 1991, Robert Greenberg describes how the languages of Croatia, Bosnia, Kosovo, Serbia, and Montenegro came into being and shows how their genesis reflects ethnic, religious, and political identity. His first-hand observations before and after Communism offer insights into the nature of language change and the relation between language and identity. |