The book scrutinizes the language of Polish-origin Highlanders living in Carpathian
Bukovina. Krasowska has personal, direct knowledge of the life, culture, customs, and
behaviors of the group.

Autorentext

Helena Krasowska is Professor of Slavic Studies at the Polish Academy of Sciences, who has published nearly 100 articles, 9 monographs, and 8 co-authored books, focused on dialectology, sociolinguistics, ethnology, folklore studies, borderlands, and national minorities. She is fascinated by the multiculturalism and multilingualism of Bukovina.

Inhalt

INTRODUCTION - CHAPTER I BUKOVINA AS A MULTILINGUAL AND MULTICULTURAL REGION:
LOCATION OF THE POLISH SPECIFICITY - CHAPTER II BUKOVINA HIGHLANDERS'
MIGRATIONS - CHAPTER III GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF THE
STUDIED VILLAGES - CHAPTER IV SOCIOLINGUISTIC STUDY OF BUKOVINA HIGHLANDERS - CHAPTER V FUNCTIONS OF LANGUAGE IN SELECTED SPHERES - CHAPTER VI THE CHARACTERISTICS OF LEXICAL DIALECTAL MATERIAL - CONCLUSIONS - ANNEX