Presentations by Streams

The panel deals with the cultural and linguistic legacy of (Old) Church Slavonic as reflected in the respective records of its national varieties. Some of the questions pertaining to the apostolic activities of Constantine the Philosopher and his brother, including their translation practice and language(s) acquisition, are discussed in connection with both Christian and non-Christian narratives. The acculturation impetus of Constantine and Methodius is projected onto the later linguistic diversity among the Slavic peoples. A special emphasis is placed on the problem of the delimitation of national recensions of Church Slavonic and their linguistic features as ascertained in written records. New approaches to the study of Orthodox Slavic Linguistic Varieties at the Threshold of Modernity are also discussed.