1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911089611003321

Titolo

After Yugoslavia : the cultural spaces of a vanished land / / edited by Radmila Gorup

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, California, : Stanford University Press, c2013

ISBN

9780804787345

0804787344

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 345 pages)

Collana

Stanford studies on Central and Eastern Europe

Altri autori (Persone)

GorupRadmila Jovanović

Disciplina

949.703

Soggetti

History

HISTORY / Europe / Eastern

Yugoslavia History

Former Yugoslav republics Social life and customs

Yugoslavia Social life and customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on the Pronunciation of Proper Names and Words Given in Original Spelling -- Introduction -- 1. My Yugoslavia -- 2. Yugoslavia A Defeated Argument? -- 3. The Past as Future Post-Yugoslav Space in the Early Twenty-First Century -- 4. What Common Yugoslav Culture Was, and How Everybody Benefited from It -- 5. Discordia Concors -- 6. “Something Has Survived . . .” -- 7. Vibrant Commonalities and the Yugoslav Legacy A Few Remarks -- 8. Zenit Rising -- 9. Post-Yugoslav Emergence and the Creation of Difference -- 10. What Happened to Serbo-Croatian? -- 11. Language Imprisoned by Identities; or, Why Language Should Be Defended -- 12. The Vibrant Cinemas in the Post-Yugoslav Space -- 13. Marking the Trail -- 14. Traumatic Experiences -- 15. Culture of Memory or Cultural Amnesia -- 16. Cheesecakes and Bestsellers -- 17. Slovene Literature Since 1990 -- 18. The Palimpsests of Nostalgia -- 19. The Spirit of the Kakanian Province -- Notes -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The book brings together many of the best known commentators and scholars who write about former Yugoslavia. The essays focus on the



post-Yugoslav cultural transition and try to answer questions about what has been gained and what has been lost since the dissolution of the common country. Most of the contributions can be seen as current attempts to make sense of the past and help cultures in transition, as well as to report on them. The volume is a mixture of personal essays and scholarly articles and that combination of genres makes the book both moving and informative. Its importance is unique. While many studies dwell on the causes of the demise of Yugoslavia, this collection touches upon these causes but goes beyond them to identify Yugoslavia's legacy in a comprehensive way. It brings topics and writers, usually treated separately, into fruitful dialog with one another.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911097662703321

Autore

Kurpaska Maria <1977->

Titolo

Chinese language(s) : a look through the prism of The Great dictionary of modern Chinese dialects / / by Maria Kurpaska

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; New York, : De Gruyter Mouton, c2010

ISBN

9786612673047

9781282673045

1282673041

9783110219159

3110219158

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 p.)

Collana

Trends in linguistics studies and monographs ; ; 215

Classificazione

EG 9350

Disciplina

495.1/703

Soggetti

Chinese language - Dialects

Chinese language - Phonetics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of tables, diagrams and illustrations -- Chapter 1. Defining terminology -- Chapter 2. Languages of China -- Chapter 3. The language policy of the People's Republic of China regarding the dialects of Chinese -- Chapter 4. Chinese historical phonetics -- Chapter 5. Classifications of Chinese



dialects -- Chapter 6. The classification of Chinese dialects according to The Language Atlas of China -- Chapter 7. Guidelines for field research of Chinese dialects -- Chapter 8. Analysis of The Great Dictionary of Modern Chinese Dialects -- Chapter 9. Information gathered from The Great Dictionary of Modern Chinese Dialects -- Chapter 10. Summary and conclusions -- Backmatter

Sommario/riassunto

The major aim of the book is to trace the current structuring of the Chinese language(s) on the ground of Chinese linguistics. The research presented is based on the newest and most renowned sources, namely The Great Dictionary of Modern Chinese Dialects, and the Language Atlas of China. The author discusses the role The Great Dictionary plays in analyzing the spectrum of linguistic differentiation in China and gives a detailed account of the kind of information the dictionary provides. As background, she sketches the development and current state of Chinese dialectology and dialect research. One of the author's aims is to show respect for the grand achievement the Dictionary undoubtedly is, but also to emphasize a critical distance to some of the views presented in it. Apart from being an analysis of this particular Dictionary, the book presents data about the state of modern Chinese dialectology. It provides information about different classifications of the dialects and explains on what basis the classifications are made. Looking at Chinese dialectology from a Western point of view, the author aims to understand and present the Chinese perspective. The book fills an important gap in the field of Western sinology. So far, despite lively discussions concerning the status of the varieties of Chinese and their taxonomy, full-scale studies on Chinese dialects have been almost non-existent in the Western World.