The Cambridge Handbook of Slavic Linguistics - book launch and discussion
Event description
- Academic events
- Free
Editors Danko Šipka and Wayles Browne discuss and answer questions about their new book.
The Cambridge Handbook of Slavic Linguistics "...brings together cutting-edge research in the field of Slavic linguistics by a collection of leading scholars, tracing both the historical foundations and providing state-of-the art theoretical contributions to the field. More than a handbook, it sets the stage for future directions in Slavic linguistics." Lenore A. Grenoble, John Matthews Manly Distinguished Service Professor, The University of Chicago
The Handbook "...covers a wide range of topics pertaining to Slavic Linguistics, including several innovatively defined novel areas. It is an important contribution to the field, one that will withstand the test of time, to be sure." Brian D. Joseph, Kenneth E. Naylor Professor of South Slavic Linguistics, The Ohio State University
Wayles Browne is Professor Emeritus of linguistics at Cornell University. His interests include Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian, Rusyn, Ukrainian, Polish and Belarusian; clitics and other syntactic phenomena; and translation. He is book review editor of the Journal of Slavic Linguistics.