Was ist Osteuropa?

Was ist Osteuropa?

Author: Siegfried Tornow

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9783447052238

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Mit dem Ende der Sowjetunion und der Auflösung des Ostblocks stellt sich die Frage nach den Regionen Europas neu. Siegfried Tornow wendet sich gegen den Begriff Mitteleuropa und geht von der Zweiteilung Europas aus: Trennlinie ist die Elbe, die um 800 die Ostgrenze des Frankenreichs bildet und um 1500 als Westgrenze der Leibeigenschaft wieder erscheint. Bei allen kulturellen Unterschieden zwischen dem orthodoxen Europa und dem katholischen Ostmitteleuropa bildet das Europa der Leibeigenschaft eine strukturelle Einheit, die sich deutlich von Westeuropa abhebt. Das Handbuch gibt eine Übersicht über die seit den Anfängen in Osteuropa entstandenen Texte, ihre Autoren und deren soziales und ideologisches Umfeld. Es berücksichtigt alle sprachlich, ideologisch und literarisch relevanten Texte, sowohl die klassischen (griechischen, lateinischen, kirchenslavischen) als auch die volkssprachlichen (slavischen, baltischen, rumänischen, ungarischen, albanischen), sowohl die christlichen als auch die jüdischen (jiddischen, sefardischen) und muslimischen (osmanischen, tatarischen). Es enthält eine Fülle von Kurzbiographien über die Herkunft, den Bildungsweg und das Wirken der Autoren Osteuropas und verknüpft so die Texte mit der Welt, aus der sie stammen und für die sie verfasst wurden. Das Material ist nach Epochen, Regionen und Sprachen geordnet. Dies ist die erste Monographie, die ganz Osteuropa von der Elbe bis zur Wolga, vom Baltikum bis zum Balkan über den gesamten Zeitraum von Karl dem Großen und den Slavenaposteln bis zum Ersten Weltkrieg behandelt. Das Buch ist besonders geeignet als Kompendium der Kulturgeschichte Osteuropas im Rahmen der sich zur Zeit herausbildenden interdisziplinären Osteuropastudien.


The Languages and Linguistics of Europe

The Languages and Linguistics of Europe

Author: Bernd Kortmann

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2011-07-27

Total Pages: 934

ISBN-13: 3110220261

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Open publicationThe Languages and Linguistics of Europe: A Comprehensive Guide is part of the multi-volume reference work on the languages and linguistics of the continents of the world. The book supplies profiles of the language families of Europe, including the sign languages. It also discusses the areal typology, paying attention to the Standard Average European, Balkan, Baltic and Mediterranean convergence areas. Separate chapters deal with the old and new minority languages and with non-standard varieties. A major focus is language politics and policies, including discussions of the special status of English, the relation between language and the church, language and the school, and standardization. The history of European linguistics is another focus as is the history of multilingual European 'empires' and their dissolution. The volume is especially geared towards a graduate and advanced undergraduate readership. It has been designed such that it can be used, as a whole or in parts, as a textbook, the first of its kind, for graduate programmes with a focus on the linguistic (and linguistics) landscape of Europe.


Indo-Europeanization in the Mediterranean

Indo-Europeanization in the Mediterranean

Author: Fred Woudhuizen

Publisher: Uitgeverij Shikanda -- Haarlem

Published: 2018-02-13

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9789078382287

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The author reconstructs the process of Indo-Europeanization in the Mediterranean from the beginning of the Bronze Age, c. 3100 BC, using a protohistorical method combining archaeological data, epigraphy, history, the literary tradition, and linguistics. It can positively be demonstrated that the process of Indo-Europeanization of the north-Mediterranean peninsulas Iberia, Italy, Greece, and Anatolia is of a multi-layered nature. In contradistinction to the current handbooks on Indo-European studies, the focus in this book is on the only fragmentarily preserved languages of the Mediterranean. It is the author's contention that from these languages much can be gained for our general understanding of the process of Indo-Europeanization in this region. This book initiates a paradigm shift: languages formerly considered to be of a non-Indo-European nature turn out to be Indo-European, and the North Pontic and/or Caspian steppes the homeland of Indo-European.


Mediterranean

Mediterranean

Author: Predrag Matvejevic

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 9780520207387

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Cataloging the sights, smells, sounds, and features common to the many peoples who share the Mediterranean, this fascinating portrait of a place and its civilizations is sure to appeal to active and armchair travelers alike. 58 illustrations.


A Sea of Languages

A Sea of Languages

Author: Suzanne Conklin Akbari

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2013-12-06

Total Pages: 496

ISBN-13: 1442663405

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Medieval European literature was once thought to have been isolationist in its nature, but recent scholarship has revealed the ways in which Spanish and Italian authors – including Cervantes and Marco Polo – were influenced by Arabic poetry, music, and philosophy. A Sea of Languages brings together some of the most influential scholars working in Muslim-Christian-Jewish cultural communications today to discuss the convergence of the literary, social, and economic histories of the medieval Mediterranean. This volume takes as a starting point María Rosa Menocal's groundbreaking work The Arabic Role in Medieval Literary History, a major catalyst in the reconsideration of prevailing assumptions regarding the insularity of medieval European literature. Reframing ongoing debates within literary studies in dynamic new ways, A Sea of Languages will become a critical resource and reference point for a new generation of scholars and students on the intersection of Arabic and European literature.


Lives of the Great Languages

Lives of the Great Languages

Author: Karla Mallette

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2021-09-17

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 022679606X

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Part I: Group Portrait with Language -- Chapter 1: A Poetics of the Cosmopolitan Language -- Chapter 2: My Tongue -- Chapter 3: A Cat May Look at a King -- Part II: Space, Place, and the Cosmopolitan Language -- Chapter 4: Territory / Frontiers / Routes -- Chapter 5: Tracks -- Chapter 6: Tribal Rugs -- Part III: Translation and Time -- Chapter 7: The Soul of a New Language -- Chapter 8: On First Looking into Mattā's Aristotle -- Chapter 9: "I Became a Fable" -- Chapter 10: A Spy in the House of Language -- Part IV: Beyond the Cosmopolitan Language -- Chapter 11: Silence -- Chapter 12: The Shadow of Latinity -- Chapter 13: Life Writing.


Archaeology and Language I

Archaeology and Language I

Author: Roger Blench

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-09-02

Total Pages: 411

ISBN-13: 1134828772

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Archaeology and Language I represents groundbreaking work in synthesizing two disciplines that are now seen as interlinked: linguistics and archaeology. This volume is the first of a three-part survey of innovative results emerging from their combination. Archaeology and historical linguistics have largely pursued separate tracks until recently, although their goals can be very similar. While there is a new awareness that these disciplines can be used to complement one another, both rigorous methodological awareness and detailed case-studies are still lacking in literature. Archaeology and Language I aims to fill this lacuna. Exploring a wide range of techniques developed by specialists in each discipline, this first volume deals with broad theoretical and methodological issues and provides an indispensable background to the detail of the studies presented in volumes II and III. This collection deals with the controversial question of the origin of language, the validity of deep-level reconstruction, the sociolinguistic modelling of prehistory and the use and value of oral tradition.


A Book of Mediterranean Food

A Book of Mediterranean Food

Author: Elizabeth David

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2013-12-06

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 1405917369

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Discover the enticing and mouth-watering flavours of Mediterranean cooking with Elizabeth David's classic cookbook 'Britain's most inspirational food writer' INDEPENDENT _______ Having lived in France, Italy, the Greek islands and Egypt, Elizabeth David has perfected the art of Mediterranean cooking. In her classic cookbook she gives us hearty pasta dishes from Italy; aromatic and tangy salads from Turkey and Greece; and tasty seafood and saffron dishes from Spain. With delicious dishes including . . . - Tomato and Shellfish Soup - Greek Spinach Pie - Toulouse-Style Cassoulet - Valencian Paella - Turkish Salad Dressing - Syrian Fish Sauce . . . You will be taken on a tasting tour of the Mediterranean from your own kitchen. Whether it is the simplicity of hummus or the delicious blending of flavours found in plates of ratatouille or paella, Elizabeth David's wonderful recipes in A Book of Mediterranean Food are imbued with all the delights of the sunny south. _______ 'Not only did she transform the way we cooked but she is a delight to read' Express on Sunday 'When you read Elizabeth David, you get perfect pitch. There is an understanding and evocation of flavours, colours, scents and places that lights up the page' Guardian