Old Church Slavonic

Journal article

Old Church Slavonic is the earliest Slavic literary language, dating from the 9th century a.d. and attested from the 10th and 11th centuries. It is an important source for the reconstruction of Proto-Slavic and for the early history of the South Slavic languages. As a literary variety used primarily for translations, it offers insights into the translation technique of its time.

Authors: MacRobert, C

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Reviewed (other)
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Journal: Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics (Second Edition)
• Pages: 21-22
• Publication date: 2006-01-01
• DOI: 10.1016/B0-08-044854-2/02169-6
• ISBN: 9780080448541
• Language: English
• Keywords: Old Church Slavonic; Cyrillic alphabet; Literary language; Macedonian; Proto-Slavic (= Common Slavonic); Glagolitic alphabet; Church Slavonic; Bulgarian