Water, whiskey, and vodka a story of Slavic languages / Danko Šipka.
| Author/creator | Šipka, Danko |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2023] |
| Description | xiv, 201 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | What Is a Slavic Language and How Language and Culture Interact -- Water, Whiskey, and Vodka : How Slavic Languages Came to Be -- The Sounds of the Slavs : Like Dancing in the Air -- The Forms of Slavic Words : Bending and Gendering -- How Time and Space Split Slavic Roots -- How Well Do Slavs Understand Each Other? -- How Slavic Languages Lend and Borrow Words -- Pens and Peasants : How Slavic Literacies Have Emerged -- Slavic Rock Star Linguists -- They Are Us, but We Are Not Them : Slavic Language Wars. |
| Abstract | "Water, Whiskey, and Vodka -- these words seem to have nothing in common but in Slavic languages, each of them comes from the same root. In this book, Danko Sipka leads us through the fascinating history and development of Slavic languages, teaching us how to understand its speakers along the way. Accessible and engaging, this book tells the story of what a Slavic language is, how they developed into the languages we know and study today, and the cultural nuances between each language and the people who speak them. Rooted in linguistics, the book also addresses the sociolinguistic context of Slavic languages, touching on the historical events, cultural shifts and differences that can help us understand the languages we call Slavic"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023016677 |
| ISBN | 9781647123734 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9781647123741 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |