UID:
almafu_9960788392802883
Format:
1 online resource (x, 188 pages) :
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maps
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780191514555
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0191514551
Content:
After Yugoslavia collapsed in 1991 Serbo-Croatian disintegrated. Using his first-hand observations before and after communism 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.
Note:
Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Serbo-Croatian: United or not we fall; 3 Serbian: Isn't my language your language?; 4 Montenegrin: A mountain out of a mole hill?; 5 Croatian: We are separate but equal twins; 6 Bosnian: A three-humped camel?; 7 Conclusion; Appendix A: Text of the 1850 Literary Agreement; Appendix B: Text of the 1954 Novi Sad Agreement; Works cited; Index
Language:
English
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