Beschrijving
Rusyn is a fascinating East Slavic language (or rather, a group of closely related yet distinct dialects) spoken across Eastern Europe: in Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Serbia, and Ukraine. Rusyn combines some archaic features with innovations from neighbouring West Slavic languages, making for a phonetically and grammatically refreshing language, compared to the mostly homogenous East Slavic languages. Its uniqueness is further compounded by the fact that the different dialects are all quite distinct in all aspects of grammar and vocabulary, and in this talk you will see samples of the different varieties of Rusyn compared to each other as well as to the other East Slavic languages, and we will also examine the influence of Hungarian on the different Rusyn dialects. Additionally, we will have a brief look at the history of the Rusyn people, and the contributions that they have made to art and science, both in Europe and in America. Finally, you will receive a wealth of resources for further study of this wonderful language and its people!