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Borders of Language and Identity in Teschen Silesia by Kevin Hannan (Hardback, 1997)

This book is a multidisciplinary study of the borderland that intersects the territory of the Polish, Czech, and Slovak languages. Teschen Silesia is a region of transitional language and culture that today is divided between the Czech Republic and Poland. The author examines the complex historical development of this region and describes the diachronic and synchronic development of the traditional dialect. This work explores the complex relation that links language, culture, social networks, and ethnic consciousness in a Slavic borderland.

Issn
0893-6935
Series Part/Volume Number
28
First Published
1996
Series Title
Berkeley Insights in Linguistics and Semiotics
Content Note
Maps and Fig.
Author Biography
The Author: Kevin Hannan teaches in the Department of Slavic Languages at the University of Texas, Austin. He received his Ph.D. in Slavic Languages from the University of Texas, Austin. He has published numerous articles on Czech, Polish, and Slovak languages, literatures, histories, and cultures.
Date of Publication
01/01/1997
Country of Publication
United States

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