The Lithuanian language: distinctive features, past and present

Collection:
Mokslo publikacijos / Scientific publications
Document Type:
Knyga / Book
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
The Lithuanian language: distinctive features, past and present
Authors:
Stundžia, Bonifacas
Publication Data:
Vilnius : Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centras, 2014.
Pages:
88 p
Contents:
1. The identity of Lithuanian — 1.1. The name — 1.2. Family affiliation — 1.3. The distinctive features of Lithuanian — 2. The history of Lithuanian — 2.1. Emergence — 2.2. Periodization — 3. The geography of Lithuanian — 3.1. The expansion and contraction — 3.2. Lithuanian in contact — 3.3. Lithuanian speakers — 4. Resources for Lithuanian — 4.1. Institutions and language planning — 4.2. Linguistic resources — 5. The present and future role of Lithuanian — 6. Bibliography.
Subject Category:
LT
Kalbos istorija / Language history; Gramatika / Grammar; Kalbos vartojimas. Sociolingvistika / Language use. Sociolinguistics.
Summary / Abstract:

ENLithuanian is the official language of the Republic of Lithuania and one of the official languages of the European Union. It is both modern and the most conservative living Indo-European language. Together with Latvian and such dead languages as Semigallian and Selonian, Lithuanian belongs to the East Baltic branch of the Baltic group, whereas the Western branch consists only of dead languages, i.e. Old Prussian (which is attested) and Yotvingian, Curonian, and Galindian (which are not attested).

ISBN:
9785420017494
Subject:
Kalbotyra / Linguistics
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2025-06-03 19:13:41
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