I recently came across an interesting site called False Friends of the Slavicist. It lists words in 15 different Slavic languages that are similar in form but different in meaning. Glosses are provided in English and German. The most interesting feature is the semasiological map provided for each word. For example, this one for listopad, showing that in different areas it has the meaning of October, November, or falling of leaves. It was started by Daniel Bunčić at the University of Bonn but is not being maintained at present.
Posted by jim at November 12, 2005 07:32 AM | TrackBack