Notes on the Novgorod Birchbark Letters (Letters n° 22, 122, 1094, 1121)

The article offers corrections to the reading of a number of Novgorod birchbark letters, as well as some general observations about the language of East Slavic birchbark letters. It is argued that taking into account some general peculiarities of East Slavic birchbarks’ graphics and orthography, in...

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Main Author: Pavel Petrukhin
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Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2025-02-01
Series:Studi Slavistici
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Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ss/article/view/16674
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spelling doaj-art-3d785e2fb3874a95afea738753a2331b2025-02-07T15:02:57ZengFirenze University PressStudi Slavistici1824-761X1824-76012025-02-0121210.36253/Studi_Slavis-16674Notes on the Novgorod Birchbark Letters (Letters n° 22, 122, 1094, 1121)Pavel Petrukhin0Heidelberg UniversityThe article offers corrections to the reading of a number of Novgorod birchbark letters, as well as some general observations about the language of East Slavic birchbark letters. It is argued that taking into account some general peculiarities of East Slavic birchbarks’ graphics and orthography, in particular, the differences between syllables of the type V and syllables of the type CV, can help eliminate errors in reading and interpreting texts. https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ss/article/view/16674History of Russian LanguageBirchbark LettersGraphicsOrthography
spellingShingle Pavel Petrukhin
Notes on the Novgorod Birchbark Letters (Letters n° 22, 122, 1094, 1121)
Studi Slavistici
History of Russian Language
Birchbark Letters
Graphics
Orthography
title Notes on the Novgorod Birchbark Letters (Letters n° 22, 122, 1094, 1121)
title_full Notes on the Novgorod Birchbark Letters (Letters n° 22, 122, 1094, 1121)
title_fullStr Notes on the Novgorod Birchbark Letters (Letters n° 22, 122, 1094, 1121)
title_full_unstemmed Notes on the Novgorod Birchbark Letters (Letters n° 22, 122, 1094, 1121)
title_short Notes on the Novgorod Birchbark Letters (Letters n° 22, 122, 1094, 1121)
title_sort notes on the novgorod birchbark letters letters n° 22 122 1094 1121
topic History of Russian Language
Birchbark Letters
Graphics
Orthography
url https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ss/article/view/16674
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