{"product_id":"language-and-culture-in-eighteenth-century-russia-9781618118073","title":"Language and Culture in Eighteenth-Century Russia","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVictor Zhivov's \u003cem\u003eLanguage and Culture in Eighteenth-Century Russia\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most important studies ever published on eighteenth-century Russia. Historians and students of Russian culture agree that the creation of a Russian literary language was key to the formation of a modern secular culture, and this title traces the growth of a vernacular language from the \"\"hybrid Slavonic\"\" of the late seventeenth century through the debates between \"\"archaists and innovators\"\" of the early nineteenth century. Zhivov's study is an essential work on the genesis of modern Russian culture; the aim of this translation is to make it available to historians and students of the field.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Zhivov (Deputy Director, Institute of Russian Language, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia) connects the histories of language and culture in 18th century Russia, describing his main theme as \"language and power,\" by which he means that \"language is not merely a system of signs that makes communication possible but an instrument of human ambitions, desires and passion.\" He traces the formation of Russian literary language through describing the history of codification, how the need for a polyfunctional liguistic standard came to be realized, and how that standard was modified to meet the needs of the situation. He also addresses the institutional components of this history, discussing the role of the Academy of Sciences in codifying the Russian language, as well as the establishment of popular schools and their impact on literary standards and their general acceptance.\" -- Annotation ©2010 Book News Inc. Portland, OR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTranslator’s Introduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface to the English Edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProblems in the Prehistory of the New Type of Russian Literary Language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 The Literary Language of the New Type as an Object of Social and Cultural History\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 The Functional Reconceptualization of Genetically Heterogeneous Elements in the History of Russian Writing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 The Main Registers of the Bookish Language and the Processes of Their Formation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 The Reconceptualization of the Varieties of the Bookish Language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 Linguistic “Simplicity” and the Means of its Realization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 The Secularization of Culture, Its Specifics in Russia, and Its Significance for Rethinking Linguistic Usage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1 The Petrine Language Reform; The Linguistic and Cultural Situation of the Petrine Era\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Tasks of the Language Reform and the Nature of its Realization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.1 The Reform of the Alphabet as the Prototype of Language Reform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.2 Petrine Linguistic Directives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.3 From Hybrid Church Slavonic to the “Simple” Russian Language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.4 Innovation and Continuity in the New Literary Language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 Language Policy and the Conflict of Cultures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.1 Language Reform and Political-Ecclesiastical Conflicts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.2 “Simplicity” and the Semiotic Functions of Civil Speech\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2 The Start of Normalization of the New Literary Language; The Formulation of Linguistic Theories and Literary Practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 The Formation of Petersburg Culture and the New Conception of the Literary Language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.1 The Linguistic Program of the First Codifiers: New Issues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.2 Classicist Purism and Its Initial Reception\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.3 The Actualization of Genetic Parameters: Slavonicisms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.4 Normalization in Morphology and the Use of Genetic Parameters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003exvii 2 The Conflict Between Linguistic Theory and Actual Practice; The Concept of a Poetic Language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.1 Poetic License and the Church Slavonic Literary and Linguistic Tradition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.2 The Language of the Ode and Church Slavonic Panegyric Poetry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3 The Changed Conception of the Literary Language; The \"\"Slavenorossiiskii Language” and the Synthesis of Cultural and Linguistic Traditions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 The New Nature of the Russian Literary Language and the Emergence of Slavonicizing Purism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.1 The Polyfunctionism of the New Literary Language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.2 The Single Nature of Russian and Church Slavonic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.3 The New Interpretation of Purist Categories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 Rationalist Purism and the Richness of the Slavenorossiiskii Language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.1 The Richness and “Antiquity” of Russian\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.2 The New Stylistic Normalization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.3 Rationalist Purism and Its Russian Metamorphosis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 The Synthesis of Cultural and Linguistic Traditions: The Slavenorossiiskii Language and Its Functioning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.1 The Evolution of the Language of Religious Literature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.2 The Unified Language of a Unified Culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4 The New Cultural Differentiation; Linguistic Purity as an Ideological Category\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 The Emancipation of Culture and the Polemic Between Archaists and Innovators\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.1 The Collapse of the Cultural-Linguistic Synthesis and the Karamzinian Program\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.2 The Polemic over Language and Problems of Cultural Self-Consciousness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 Slavonicizing Purism and Its Reconceptualization in Religious Literature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.1 The Understanding of Purist Rubrics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.2 The Attitude Toward the Linguistic Sign\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.3 The Secularization of Slavonicisms and the Juxtaposition of Religious and Secular Traditions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorks Cited\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Academic Studies Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359755862359,"sku":"9781618118073","price":23.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781618118073.jpg?v=1754125615","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/language-and-culture-in-eighteenth-century-russia-9781618118073","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}