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    Slavstvuyte!

    Slavstvuyte is a podcast dedicated to exploring the fascinating world of Slavic languages. Join me as we delve into the rich history, vibrant cultures, and diverse communities that make up the Slavic-speaking world. From Russian to Czech, Polish to Ukrainian, and everything in between, I will take you on a journey through the sounds, structures, and quirks that make Slavic languages unique.

    Each episode, your host, along with a variety of experts, will explore a different aspect of Slavic languages, from grammar and syntax to dialects and slang. We'll also take a look at the role of language in Slavic culture, literature, and politics, and examine the ways in which Slavic languages have influenced and been influenced by other languages throughout history.

    Whether you're a language enthusiast, a student of Slavic culture, or simply curious about the world around you, Slavstvuyte has something for you. So join me as we celebrate the rich tapestry of Slavic languages and the communities that speak them, and discover the fascinating world of Slavic linguistics.
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    Episodes (57)

    INTERVIEW: Dragana Valent on language of war

    INTERVIEW: Dragana Valent on language of war

    This episode is covering the changes seen in Ukrainian and Russian that are caused by the ongoing war in Ukraine. Dr. Dragana Valent, whose specialties are Ukrainian and Russian language in political propaganda is going to help me answer some of the questions like what kind of changes are going to stay in the language even after the end of the war.

    NOTE:ย The following episode doesnยดt state our political opinions nor is it meant to share any political messages. It is a strictly objective discussion from a linguistic point of view.

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    en-usDecember 25, 2022

    Turkish words in Serbian household

    Turkish words in Serbian household

    If I start digging through my household items, I may find that a large number of items have names that originate in Turkish - whether it's a spoon, a duvet, or a pillow, Turskih found its way into Serbian homes.ย 

    But why is that and how is that seen in contemporary Serbian? Find out in this episode of Slavstvuyte!

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    en-usDecember 01, 2022

    Genitive of negation - Slovene, Russian & BCMS

    Genitive of negation - Slovene, Russian & BCMS

    ๐‹๐ˆ๐’๐“๐„๐ ๐Ž๐ ๐€๐๐๐‹๐„ ๐๐Ž๐ƒ๐‚๐€๐’๐“๐’, ๐’๐๐Ž๐“๐ˆ๐…๐˜, ๐Ž๐‘ ๐–๐‡๐„๐‘๐„๐•๐„๐‘ ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐†๐„๐“ ๐˜๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐๐Ž๐ƒ๐‚๐€๐’๐“๐’ ๐…๐‘๐Ž๐Œ!

    The genitive of negation is a phenomenon found in Balto-Slavic language family, and in this episode, Slavstvuyte! takes you on a journey through its usage in Slovene, Russian, and BCMS. When is it used? What is the story behind the genitive of negation? ๐“๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž!

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    en-usNovember 15, 2022

    ๐ˆ๐๐“๐„๐‘๐•๐ˆ๐„๐–: Matea Brandalik on Belarusian

    ๐ˆ๐๐“๐„๐‘๐•๐ˆ๐„๐–: Matea Brandalik on Belarusian

    ๐‹๐ˆ๐’๐“๐„๐ ๐Ž๐ ๐€๐๐๐‹๐„ ๐๐Ž๐ƒ๐‚๐€๐’๐“๐’, ๐’๐๐Ž๐“๐ˆ๐…๐˜, ๐Ž๐‘ ๐–๐‡๐„๐‘๐„๐•๐„๐‘ ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐†๐„๐“ ๐˜๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐๐Ž๐ƒ๐‚๐€๐’๐“๐’ ๐…๐‘๐Ž๐Œ

    In this episode, my guest was ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐š ๐๐ซ๐š๐ง๐๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ค, an interpreter and a linguist who, besides studying Russian, fell in love with Belarusian. Matea & I talked about her favorite words in Belarusian, how she learned the language, and much more.

    A part of poem which Matea recited in this episode:

    ะะด ะฟั€ะฐะดะทะตะดะฐัž ัะฟะฐะบะพะฝ ะฒัะบะพัž
    ะœะฝะต ะทะฐัั‚ะฐะปะฐัั ัะฟะฐะดั‡ั‹ะฝะฐ
    ะŸะฐะผั–ะถ ัะฒะฐั–ั… ั– ั‡ัƒะถะฐะบะพัž
    ะฏะฝะฐ ะผะฝะต ะปะฐัะบะฐะน ะผะฐั‚ั‡ั‹ะฝะฐะนโ€ฆ

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    en-usNovember 01, 2022

    Genericization in Slavic languages

    Genericization in Slavic languages

    What is genericization? The words like digitron, superge and luxovat have became neutral in BCS, Slovene and Czech, but the truth is, those are all brand names! How did this happen? Letโ€™s find out!ย 

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    en-usOctober 15, 2022

    ๐™ˆ๐™๐™‘๐˜ผ ๐™‘๐™Ž ๐™ˆ๐™๐™ƒ๐˜ผ? Sound /h/ in Serbian and Croatian

    ๐™ˆ๐™๐™‘๐˜ผ ๐™‘๐™Ž ๐™ˆ๐™๐™ƒ๐˜ผ? Sound /h/ in Serbian and Croatian

    In this episode, we are going to be exploring the world of the sound /h/ in Serbian and Croatian, as well as discussing its development.

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    Literature used:

    1. Jonke, Ljudevit. "Suglasnik s najviลกe varijanata." Jezik: ฤasopis za kulturu hrvatskoga knjiลพevnog jezika 10.5 (1962): 129-132.

    2. ะกัƒะฟั€ัƒะฝ, ะ’. ะ˜. "ะ—ะฒัƒะบ [x] ะธ ะตะณะพ ั€ะตั„ะปะตะบัั‹ ะฒ ะธัั‚ะพั€ะธะธ ัะปะฐะฒัะฝัะบะพะณะพ ะบะพะฝัะพะฝะฐะฝั‚ะธะทะผะฐ." ะ’ะตัั‚ะฝะธะบ ะกั‹ะบั‚ั‹ะฒะบะฐั€ัะบะพะณะพ ัƒะฝะธะฒะตั€ัะธั‚ะตั‚ะฐ. ะกะตั€ะธั ะณัƒะผะฐะฝะธั‚ะฐั€ะฝั‹ั… ะฝะฐัƒะบ 1 (9) (2019): 98-109.

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    en-usSeptember 01, 2022

    Slovoers - what is that?

    Slovoers - what is that?

    In this episode, Slavstvuyte takes you on a journey through 19th century Russian. What was the meaning of slovoers - a phenomenon seen in works of Dostoyevsky, Pushkin, and many others? Tune in to find out!

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    en-usAugust 15, 2022

    Slavic names for months #5 - those that are no longer in use

    Slavic names for months #5 - those that are no longer in use

    In the last episode on Slavic names for months, I am discussing theย  most interesting ones that were used in languages that took on Latin names instead. Join me in exploring interesting customs Slavs thought were important enough to name a month after them and follow me on Facebook, Linkedin or Instagram for more!

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    en-usAugust 01, 2022

    Slavic names for months #4 - winter

    Slavic names for months #4 - winter

    This is the last episode on Slavic names for months, and this time, we cover December, January, and February.

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    en-usJune 15, 2022

    Slavic names for months #1 - spring

    Slavic names for months #1 - spring

    In this episode, we are going to discuss Slavic names for the spring months - March, April & May. Stay tuned for episode no. 2 coming out on the 1st of June!


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    en-usApril 30, 2022

    What is Pomak? + me, rambling about everything

    What is Pomak? + me, rambling about everything

    Hi everyone!

    I decided not to edit this episode. I felt like I needed to speak freely, so I did, and honestly, I didnยดt even listen to the episode prior the uploading. So here it is - a bit about Pomak, a bit about my future plans for Slavstvuyte.ย 

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    en-usApril 17, 2022

    ๐ˆ๐๐“๐„๐‘๐•๐ˆ๐„๐–: Saffy Mirghani & Pippa Crawford (SLOVO)

    ๐ˆ๐๐“๐„๐‘๐•๐ˆ๐„๐–: Saffy Mirghani & Pippa Crawford (SLOVO)

    In this episode, I talked with Saffy Mirghani, the Editor-in-Chief, and Pippa Crawford, the Managing Editor of Slovo, an academic journal run by postgraduate students of the University College London's School of Slavonic and East European Studies. Saffy and Pippa told us about the journal itself, as well as their roles and how can YOU be a part of it.

    If you want to submit a paper, check out the guidelines, as well as Slovoยดs website here.

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    en-usMarch 10, 2022

    Why does Czech have an h where other Slavic languages have a g?

    Why does Czech have an h where other Slavic languages have a g?

    This is a question that has bothered me for quite some time, so I did a little research and what I found is right here in this episode. Hope you enjoy it!


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    en-usJanuary 31, 2022

    ๐ˆ๐๐“๐„๐‘๐•๐ˆ๐„๐–: prof. Galina Paramei

    ๐ˆ๐๐“๐„๐‘๐•๐ˆ๐„๐–: prof. Galina Paramei

    Hello, dear Slavstvuyte! peeps.

    After a really long time, Iยดve prepared a very special episode with prof. Galina Paramei from Liverpool Hope University on the color of blue in Russian (and some other languages as well).

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    en-usDecember 16, 2021

    LGBT terminology in Slavic languages

    LGBT terminology in Slavic languages

    A new episode is finally here! Here, I explain the terminology used in Slavic languages in order to describe a gay person. This is a very sensitive topic and itยดs not meant to offend anyone. I would also like to state that I wonยดt tolerate homophobic comments. Thank you!

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    Literature:

    1. Trovesi, Andrea. "Warm, Blue and Bulgarian: The Development and Diffusion of Three Expressions to Denote a โ€œMale Homosexualโ€ in Central and Eastern European Languages." Go East!: 121.

    2. Dyszak, A. S. "WHAT ARE THE NAMES OF HOMOSEXUAL WOMEN AND HOMOSEXUAL MEN IN CONTEMPORARY POLISH?." International scientific journal (2016): 65.

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    en-usAugust 13, 2021

    ๐—ฆ๐— ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ ๐—ฆ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—– ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ก๐—š๐—จ๐—”๐—š๐—˜๐—ฆ - Resian

    ๐—ฆ๐— ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ ๐—ฆ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—– ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ก๐—š๐—จ๐—”๐—š๐—˜๐—ฆ - Resian

    *There has been a mistake - I say *indefinitive* article instead of indefinite article.ย  My apologies.

    In this episode, I am talking about Resian. Some consider it a Slovene dialect, while others think it is a language on its own. Find out whatยดs the catch!

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    en-usJune 29, 2021

    ๐—ฆ๐— ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ ๐—ฆ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—– ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ก๐—š๐—จ๐—”๐—š๐—˜๐—ฆ - Kashubian

    ๐—ฆ๐— ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ ๐—ฆ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—– ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ก๐—š๐—จ๐—”๐—š๐—˜๐—ฆ - Kashubian

    We are continuing the series about small Slavic language. This time - it's Kashubian, a West Slavic language spoken in Poland.

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    Literature:

    • ย Rehder, Peter (Hg).. Einfรผhrung in die slavischen Sprachen (mit einer Einfรผhrung in die Balkanphilologie). Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft. 2009
    • ยทย  Szyjko, Cezary Tomasz. "HUMANITARIAN CRISIS CONTEXT: A CASE OF POLANDS KASHUBIAN MINORITY LANGUAGE COMMUNITY." International Scientific Publications: 47.
    • ยทย  Treder, Jerzy. "Polishโ€”Kashubian". 2. Halbband, edited by Hans Goebl, Peter H. Nelde, Zdenฤ›k Starรฝ and Wolfgang Wรถlck, Berlin โ€ข New York: De Gruyter Mouton, 2008, pp. 1600-1606.ย 
    • ยทย  Zieniukowa, Jadwiga. "THE KASHUBIAN LANGUAGEโ€“A MINORITY LANGUAGE SPOKEN IN BORDERLANDS AS IT WAS AND AS IT IS TODAY." ฤŒeskรฝ lid (2015): 43-54.
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    en-usJune 09, 2021

    ๐—ฆ๐— ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ ๐—ฆ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—– ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ก๐—š๐—จ๐—”๐—š๐—˜๐—ฆ - Carpathian Rusyn

    ๐—ฆ๐— ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ ๐—ฆ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—– ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ก๐—š๐—จ๐—”๐—š๐—˜๐—ฆ - Carpathian Rusyn

    In this episode, you are going to hear more about ยดยดthe more popularยดยด Rusyn - the Carpathain one. Find out why it was considered a Ukrainian dialect for so long and what separates it from all other Slavic languages.


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    en-usMay 24, 2021
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