WebA number of features set off Slavic from other Indo-European subgroups. The Slavic languages are an unusually numerous yet close-knit subgroup. On the whole, Slavic auxiliary words tend to be unstressed and to be incorporated into a single phonetic group or phrase with an autonomous stressed word. Inflection (i.e., the use of endings, prefixes, …

WebAccents: á (long rising), à (short rising), ȃ (long falling), ȁ (short falling), ā (length in unstressed syllable), ã (long rising in Chakavian dialect = Common Slavic neoacute). š [ʃ], č [tʃ], ž [ʒ], dž [dʒ], ć [tɕ], đ [dʑ], nj [ɲ], lj [ʎ]. Russian-style obstruent voicing/devoicing does not occur. Dialectal differentiation [ edit]

WebThe Slavic languages are believed to have descended from Proto-Slavic which itself stems from Proto-Indo-European. Proto-Slavic was the common language of all Slavic people, or Slavs, as late as the 8th or 9th century A.D. However, the various Slavic varieties then shortly began to emerge as separate Slavic languages.

WebSlavic languages, also called Slavonic languages, a subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. Because the Slavic group of languages seems to be closer to the Baltic group than to any other, some scholars combine the two in a Balto-Slavic subfamily of the Indo-European classification.

WebFounded in the 9th century, Great Moravia united different groups speaking West Slavic dialects. In 863 its prince, Rostislav, invited St. Cyril and his brother St. Methodius to create a national church with a language and writing of its own. Prior to that time some Christian texts in Moravia might have been translated into Slavic from Latin ...

WebIn Slavic languages, it's often referred to as "hard" and "soft" consonants. They exist in English too, but in a much lesser extent - and without people really being very aware of the differences. An example is the word "night" which is pronounced with a hard "N" versus the word "new" which is pronounced with a soft "N". Try pronouncing each ...

WebThe Balto-Slavic languages form a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, traditionally comprising the Baltic and Slavic languages. Baltic and Slavic languages share several linguistic traits not found in any other Indo-European branch, which points to a period of common development. Although the notion of a Balto-Slavic unity has been …

WebDec 6, 2016 · 1. Choose your language. You can’t learn all Slavic languages at once. Since you’re a native English speaker, they probably all seem the same to you. However, there are important differences, not only in vocabulary and pronunciation, but in grammar, too. Russian and Polish, for example, have declensions. Since there are no declensions …

WebJul 28, 2018 · “Slavs” is a term used for people who share the cultural and linguistic similarities that come with speaking Slavic languages. Unfortunately, not much is known about the origins of the Slavic people, and historians are still unable to agree on a common history before the 6th century CE.