Authors

Ivan N. Petrov²; Achim Rabus¹; Martin Meindl¹;  ¹ University of Freiburg, Germany;  ² University of Lodz, Poland

Discussion

The presentation will be prepared in the frame of the joint project "Orthodox Slavic Linguistic Varieties at the Threshold of Modernity: Continuity and Innovation. A Mixed-Methods Approach" (Freiburg University and University of Lodz). The main hypotheses of the research are that 1) paratexts, i.e. fore- and afterwords in manuscripts and early printed books differ systematically from the main texts with respect to linguistic features; 2) South and East Slavic texts show traces of the vernacular to different extent and with respect to different linguistic categories; 3) paratexts in the manuscript and printed books of each region and linguistic variety exhibit systematic differences. In the paper, we will discuss the general and some particular methodological and terminological questions arising during the work and will demonstrate tools and solutions that are used in our research.