Studies In Baltic And Indo-european Linguistics: In Honor Of William R. Schmalstieg (Amsterdam Studies in the Theory and History of Linguistic Science, Series IV: Current Issues in Linguistic Theory)

This collection of twenty-nine research papers is dedicated to the eminent Balticist, Slavicist and Indo-Europeanist, William R. Schmalstieg in commemoration of his seventy-fifth birthday. It contains contributions by specialists of mainly Baltic and Indo-European linguistics which are reflective of Schmalstieg's own scholarly interests over the decades of his career, including technical aspects of Baltic and Indo-European phonology, morphology and syntax, etymology, language universals, the history of linguistics and the Baltic text tradition. Contributors include prominent scholars from the United States and Europe, both east and west. All papers are in English, and all linguistic material in less commonly known languages is provided with an English translation, making the contents accessible to a wider audience of readers. Studies in Baltic and Indo-European Linguistics: In Honor of William R. Schmalstieg......Page 4 Contents......Page 6 Philip Baldi and Pietro U. Dini: Preface and Acknowledgments......Page 10 Philip Baldi: William R. Schmalstieg: The Man and the Scholar......Page 12 William R. Schmalstieg: Publications 1956-2004......Page 24 Vytautas Ambrazas: On the Genitive with Neuter Participles and Verbal Nouns in Lithuanian......Page 48 References......Page 52 A verb not for all seasons......Page 54 The suppletion strategies......Page 55 The irregularity strategies: The zero copula......Page 57 A flexible concept (if a concept) as a purely philosophical matter......Page 58 A morphological Proteus: demonstrative......Page 60 The Indo-European case......Page 61 References......Page 62 Alfred Bammesberger: Lithuanian esmì and esù "I am": On the Spread of the Thematic Present Paradigm in Indo-European Languages......Page 66 References......Page 72 Grasilda Blažienė: On the Subject of Old Prussian Estate Names......Page 74 References......Page 78 1. *men- ~ *mon- ~ *mn̥- "(vb.) to desire passionately, to yearn for; (n.) ardent desire, passion, lest"......Page 80 2. *tel- ~ *tol- ~ *tl̥-/*tl- "to leave, to let go"......Page 81 References......Page 82 Introduction......Page 84 Jan Długosz and the emergence of a Greek theory of Prussian......Page 85 Willichius's best appraisal of the Greek theory of Prussian......Page 86 M. Cromer's arguments against Długosz's linguistic ideas......Page 87 Hartknoch and the seventeenth-century reaction against the Greek theory......Page 88 A lesser-known case of seventeenth-century reaction: M. Prätorius......Page 89 Palaeocomparativistic Prussian-Greek comparisons......Page 90 Later echoes of the Greek theory in G. Chr. Pisanski's works......Page 93 The Greek theory of Prussian within Baltic palaeocomparativism......Page 94 Secondary Sources......Page 95 A. Old Lithuanian po akim with the possible variant po akiu......Page 98 B. On the rendition of Job 16:10 and Exod 15:9 in Luther, Bretke, and the Quandt Bible and elsewhere......Page 104 Abbreviations......Page 109 Eric Hamp: Indo-European *peiḱ-and Baltic *peik......Page 110 References......Page 112 Henry M. Hoenigswald: Proclisis in Greek......Page 114 References......Page 120 1. Predicative instrumentais in Baltic......Page 122 2. The expansion of the predicative instrumental as a syntactic default......Page 125 3. Syntactically free uses of the predicative instrumental......Page 131 4. Conclusions......Page 135 References......Page 136 1. A Baltic View of ūniversum......Page 138 2. The possible origin of the OPr. golimban "blue" and the Slavic name of "pigeon"......Page 143 References......Page 144 Addendum. On Tocharían words for "forest"......Page 148 Simas Karaliūnas: Finnish terve "sound, healthy", Slavonic *sъdorvъ "id.", and Lithuanian tervė́tis "recover, mend, convalesce"......Page 150 References......Page 156 1. Pre-Iedo-Eurepean as an active language......Page 160 2. The addition of determinatives to roots in late Pre-Indo-European......Page 161 3. The -k/g- determinative......Page 163 4. The *-t/d- determinative......Page 164 7. The n-infix......Page 165 8. The*n -infix verbs in Proto-Indo-European and the dialects......Page 167 References......Page 168 Witold Mańczak: Irregular Sound Change Due to Frequency and the Introduction by Szemerényi......Page 172 References......Page 180 Vytautas Mažiulis: Thoughts on Declension in the Old Prussian Catechism......Page 182 References......Page 183 Guido Michelini: Problems in the Reconstruction of Certain Endings of the Lithuanian Optative......Page 184 References......Page 187 Anatolij Nepokupnyj: "Rain" and "ant" (suge E 47 - saugis E 791): How Are Their Names Connected in Old Prussian?......Page 190 Literature and Sources......Page 198 Algirdas Sabaliauskas: Hans M. Schmidt-Wartenberg, A Forgotten Balticist......Page 200 Additional information......Page 202 Lea Sawicki: Neuter Passive Participle in Modern Lithuanian......Page 204 References......Page 211 Wolfgang P. Schmid: Observations on the Paradigms of Lithuanian dė́ti "set, place, lay" and dúoti "give"......Page 212 References......Page 218 Kenneth Shields, Jr.: On the Indo-European Origins of Greek 3rd Pl. Act. Imperative -ντον: "New Image" Morphology and Monophthongizations......Page 220 References......Page 228 Wojciech Smoczyński: Old Prussian dīnkausegīsnan......Page 232 References and Abbreviations for Cited Texts......Page 233 1. Letters ‹č›, ‹š›......Page 236 2. Theoretical acceptance of ‹č›, ‹š› in 1898-1899......Page 237 3.1 Double Orthography in Vienybė Lietuvninkų......Page 239 3.2 Book and Newspaper Orthography......Page 240 3.4 Double Orthography in Viltis and Darbininkų viltis [Hope of workers]......Page 242 3.5 Double Orthography in Tėvyné......Page 243 3.6 Double Orthography in Žvaigždė......Page 244 3.7 Five Newspapers with the Book Orthography......Page 245 4.1 Katalikas [Catholic]......Page 247 References......Page 248 Pierre Swiggers: Hittite -za and Reflexivity Marking: Some Remarks......Page 250 References......Page 254 V. N. Toporov: Once More about the "North-Russian" литва and its Mythologized Image......Page 256 References......Page 275 Pēteris Vanags: Latvian brañgs: From Lithuanian, Couronian, or German?......Page 278 References......Page 286 Francisco Villar: The Celtic Language of the Iberian Peninsula......Page 290 A. Historical Data and Evidence from Classical Authors......Page 293 Phonetics.......Page 298 Lexical items.......Page 303 Morphology.......Page 308 C. Inscriptions from the Southwest......Page 309 Summary and conclusions......Page 313 References......Page 316 Steven Young: "Old Prussian" in M. Prätorius' Deliciae Prussicae......Page 322 References......Page 329 Zigmas Zinkevičius: New Data on Resolving the Puzzle of the Wolfenbüttel Postilla......Page 332 References......Page 336 Index of Authors......Page 338 Index of Subjects......Page 344 Back Matter......Page 350 Preface And Acknowledgements / Philip Baldi, Pietro U. Dini -- William R. Schmalstieg: The Man And The Scholar / Philip Baldi -- Publications 1956-2004 / William R. Schmalsteig -- On The Genitive With Neuter Participles And Verbal Nouns In Lithuanian / Vytautas Ambrazas -- To Be Or Not To Be In The Indo-european Languages / Xaverio Ballester -- Lithuanian Esmì And Esù I Am: On The Spread Of The Thematic Present Paradigm In Indo-european Languages / Alfred Bammesberger -- On The Subject Of Old Prussian Estate Names / Grasilda Blažiené -- Indo-european *mem- And *tel- / Allan R. Bomhard -- Baltic Palaeocomparativism And The Idea That Prussian Derives From Greek / Pietro U. Dini -- Phrase And Idiom In Bretke's Old Lithuanian Bible / Rainer Eckert -- Indo-european *peiḱ- And Baltic *peik- / Eric Hamp -- Proclisis In Greek / Henry M. Hoenigswald -- On The Marking Of Predicate Nominals In Baltic / Axel Holvoet -- Prussica 1-3 / Vyacheslav Ivanov -- Finnish Terve Sound, Healthy, Slavonic *s Dorv Id., And Lithuanian Tervé̇tis Recover, Mend, Convalesce / Simas Karaliūnas -- Derivational Morphology Of The Early Indo-european Verb / Winfred P. Lehmann -- Irregular Sound Change Due To Frequency And The Introduction By Szemerényi / Witold Mańczak -- Thoughts On Declension In The Old Prussian Catechism / Vytautas Mažiulis -- Problems In The Reconstruction Of Certain Endings Of The Lithuanian Optative / Guido Michelini -- Rain And Ant (suge E 47 - Saugis E 791): How Are Their Names Connected In Old Prussian? / Anatolij Nepokupnyj -- Hans M. Schmidt-wartenberg, A Forgotten Balticist / Algirdas Sabaliauskas -- Neuter Passive Participle In Modern Lithuanian / Lea Sawicki -- Observations On The Paradigms Of Lithuanian Dé̇ti Set, Place, Lay And Dúoti Give / Wolfgang P. Schmid -- On The Indo-european Origins Of Greek 3rd Pl. Act. Imperative -vtov: New Image Morphology And Monophthongizations / Kenneth Shields, Jr. -- Old Prussian Dīnkausegīsnan / Wojciech Smoczyński -- Double Orthography In American Lithuanian Newspapers At The Turn Of The Twentieth Century / Giedrius Subačius -- Hittite -za And Reflexivity Marking: Some Remarks / Pierre Swiggers -- Once More About The North-russian [litva] And Its Mythologized Image / V.n. Toporov -- Latvian Brañgs: From Lithuanian, Couronian, Or German? / Pēteris Vanags -- The Celtic Language Of The Iberian Peninsula / Francisco Villar -- Old Prussian In M. Prätorius' Deliciae Prussicae / Steven Young -- New Data On Resolving The Puzzle Of The Wolfenbüttel Postilla / Zigmas Zinkevičius. Edited By Philip Baldi, Pietro U. Dini. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Publications, 1956-2004, William R. Schmalstieg: P. [xxiii]-xlvi.