Divided Languages? - Diglossia, Translation and the Rise of Modernity in Japan, China, and the Slavic World (Paperback, 2014)

The present volume is a collection of papers presented at the international conference "Linguistic Awareness and Dissolution of Diglossia" held in July 2011 at Heidelberg University. The aim is to reevaluate and compare the processes of dissolution of diglossia in East Asian and in European languages, especially in Japanese, Chinese and in Slavic languages in the framework of the asymmetries in the emergence of modern written languages. Specialists from China, Japan, Great Britain, Germany and the U.S. contributed to the volume by introducing their research focusing on aspects of the dissolution of diglossic situations and the role of translation in the process. The first group of texts focuses on the linguistic concept of diglossia and the different processes of its dissolution, while the second investigates the perception of linguistic varieties in historical and transcultural perspectives. The third and final group analyses the changing cultural role and function of translations and their effect on newly developing literary languages.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Transcultural Research - Heidelberg Studies on Asia and Europe in a Global Context
Release date:	2014
First published:	2014
Editors:	Judit Arokay • Jadranka Gvozdanovic • Darja Miyajima
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	259
Edition:	2014
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-03520-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Translation & interpretation > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
LSN:	3-319-03520-7
Barcode:	9783319035208

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