Ukrainian Border Dialects in Belarusian-Russian Contact Areas
Ukrainian Border Dialects in Belarusian-Russian Contact Areas
Autore/i: Del Gaudio Salvatore
Editore: Bloomsbury Academic
Luogo: New York, London, Oxford etc.
Anno: 2026
Utilizing sociolinguistic and unique focus-group data, Salvatore Del Gaudio analyzes specific local dialects at the crossroads of Ukraine, Belarus, and the Russian Federation, both locally and cross-regionally, to best highlight stable characteristics and ongoing tendencies over the span of a decade (2012–2022). The individuality of this area is also examined within a broader sociolinguistic context, which accounts for language attitudes, habits, and the identity of local speakers, as well as the linguistic landscape of the border area. The findings presented in this book are valuable for further dialectological research and related linguistic subfields. Moreover, they contribute to the establishment of a more accurate typology of (East) Slavic languages, offering valid insights into areal linguistics, as is often required in similar studies.
