Lexical layers of identity : words, meaning, and culture in the Slavic languages
Danko Šipka (Author)
"Focusing on Slavic languages, Danko Šipka provides a systematic approach to lexical indicators of cultural identity. In contrast to existing research, which focuses heavily on syntactic and phonological approaches, Šipka's approach is novel, more systematic and encompassing, and postulates three lexical layers of cultural identity: deep, exchange, and surface. The deep layer pertains to culture-specific words, divisions, and features that are generally not subject to change and intervention. The exchange layer includes lexical markers of cultural influences resulting from lexical borrowing, which situates the speakers into various cultural circles. This layer is subject to gradual changes and some limited level of intervention from linguistic elites is possible. Finally, the surface layer encompasses the processes and consequences of lexical planning. It is subject to abrupt changes and it is shaped in constant negotiation between linguistic elites and general body of speakers"-- Provided by publisher
Print Book, English, 2019
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2019
xvii, 266 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9781108492713, 1108492711
1061308790
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A conceptual map
Relevant research traditions
Research methodology
Lexeme-level culture-bound words, divisions, and features
Lexicon-based culture-bound field density
Stability and change
Cultural influences
Geographical contact
Inbound and outbound exchange
Lexical planning
Lexicographic traditions
Attitudes
Interaction between the layers
Main findings
An outlook