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The vocative and case. Observations on languages with a neutral alignment of case marking of NPs
The vocative and case. Observations on languages with a neutral alignment of case marking of NPs
Keywords: vocative; cases; neutral alignment of case marking; typology; typological generalisation; morphosyntax
The vocative is a largely understudied linguistic phenomenon. This text examines the implications of treating the vocative as a case value and of not treating it as such in languages with a neutral alignment of case marking of full noun phrases. Special attention is given to such languages lacking (overt) case (marking), barring, supposedly, (marking for) the vocative. The text argues in favour of employing a principled treatment of the vocative that affords sufficient room for typological generalisation while remaining faithful to language data.
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The genre model of the conclusions of a judicial expert (on material from English, Bulgarian, Polish and Russian)
Жанровая модель заключения судебного эксперта (на материале английского, болгарского, польского и русского языков)
Keywords: adversarial system; expert opinion; generic structure; Bulgarian legal system; Russian legal system; Polish legal system; US common law
The literature devoted to legal linguistics often ignores documents encountered in court discourse which contain expert conclusions (forensic investigation). This article attempts to determine the genre model of expert opinions. As part of it, there is also a brief explanation of the legal and cultural context of how judicial expertise works, since it directly affects the structure of the documents we are interested in. The authors compare the conclusions of forensic experts using documents taken from the Anglo-Saxon legal system (common law) and from the civil law system (Polish, Russian, and Bulgarian).
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Speech at the Celebration of the 65th Anniversary of the Department of Belarusian Studies at the University of Warsaw
Przemówienie na uroczystości 65-lecia Katedry Białorutenistyki Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Antonina Obrębska-Jabłońska; Belarusian studies; history of linguistics; Polish-Belarusian relations
The article refers to the 65th anniversary of the Department of Belarusian Studies at the University of Warsaw. It discusses the beginnings of Belarusian studies in Warsaw and describes the figures of its first researchers, starting with Prof. Antonina Obrębska-Jabłońska. The author also alludes to the contemporary socio-political situation and the importance of academic research in the field of Belarusian studies in this context.
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On the Occasion of the 65th Anniversary of Belarusian Studies at the University of Warsaw (History and State of Research until 2019)
65-lecie Katedry Białorutenistyki Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego (historia i stan badań do 2019 roku)
Keywords: Department of Belarusian Studies; 65th anniversary; Belarusian studies; history of Belarusian studies; achievements in linguistics and literary studies
In October 2021, the Department of Belarusian Studies at the University of Warsaw celebrated its 65th anniversary. During that time, a number of scientific papers in the fields of literary studies, linguistics, cultural studies and history were published, and many master’s and doctoral theses were defended. The development of Belarusian studies in Poland is of particular importance in today’s difficult times for the Belarusian language and culture within the Republic of Belarus, where the mother tongue of the nation is being abused and Belarusian organizations are being dissolved.
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The Department of Belarusian Studies at the University of Warsaw in 2017–2021
Katedra Białorutenistyki Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego w latach 2017–2021
Keywords: Department of Belarusian Studies; anniversary; history of Belarusian studies; scientific achievements; scientific output
The article describes the recent history of the Department of Belarusian Studies at the University of Warsaw from 2017 to 2021. It presents staff changes, recent publications, awards, organized conferences, international cooperation, guest lectures, events popularizing Belarusian studies, student affairs and the latest changes in teaching. Apart from showcasing the achievements of the Department on the occasion of its 65th anniversary, the article also aims to raise awareness about Belarusian affairs and encourage support for Belarusianness in difficult times.
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Selected Facts from the History of Belarusian Studies in Warsaw in Light of Archival Documents
Wybrane fakty z historii białorutenistyki warszawskiej w świetle dokumentów archiwalnych
Keywords: Department of Belarusian Studies; jubilee; history of Belarusian studies; Antonina Obrębska- Jabłońska; Belarusian studies in Warsaw; archival documents
The article presents the earliest history of the Department of Belarusian Studies at the University of Warsaw. The author describes the origins of the Department and whether it was established as a Department or a Section, and includes selected archival photographs. Some facts are shown in light of the correspondence of Prof. Antonina Obrębska-Jabłońska, who founded Belarusian studies at the University of Warsaw.
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Interview with the Pianist Jakub Kamiński
Wywiad z pianistą Jakubem Kamińskim
Keywords: music; pianist; concerts; science
The text presents the interview with the pianist Jakub Kamiński conducted by a group of first grade students of Italian Studies. The musician talks about his professional path, inspirations, didactic work and shares the memories from his concerts. The interviewed is translated to Italian and English.
More...Invitation to the exploratory research ways
Pozvání na výzkumné cesty - Die Wege der Forschung betreten – eine Einladung
Keywords: science; Gregor Johann Mendel; genetics;
There are not many scientists who have managed to lay the foundations for an entire scientific field. And there are certainly not many who have achieved such a feat in this country. Therefore great respect is due Gregor Johann Mendel, considered the founder of genetics, who worked for most of his life in the Augustinian monastery at Old Brno and, on the basis of his experimental work, formulated the laws of heredity that are now called by his name throughout the world. However, Mendel was a much more interdisciplinary scientist, involved in many different fields. In addition to conducting thousands of challenging experiments investigating the inheritance of individual traits in peas, Mendel was also interested in meteorology, beekeeping and breeding. In addition, he also served as a priest, abbot of the St. Thomas Monastery, and even as a bank director. We can hardly imagine such a wide range of activities among contemporary scientists.
More...Gregor Johann Mendel – A man of many talents, professions and vocations
Gregor Johann Mendel – muž řady talentů, profesí i poslání Erster Weg - Gregor Johann Mendel – ein Mann vieler Talente, Berufe und Berufungen
Keywords: Gregor Johann Mendel; genetics; science; talent; profession; vocation;
Johann was born on 20 July 1822 in Hynčice, Silesia, into the family of German-speaking small farmers Anton and Rosina Mendel. He had an older and a younger sister (two of this other sisters died early in childhood). • From an early age, the boy was very curious. He found many stimuli in his father’s orchard and apiary. Already at elementary school, his teacher noticed his unusual interest in learning. From this time, his life took a course different from that which one might expect from his family background...
More...Examining the personal possessions of G. J. Mendel: The quest for DNA
Výzkum osobních předmětů G. J. Mendela – zdroj hledání DNA - G. J. Mendels persönliche Utensilien – DNA-Quelle dringend gesucht
Keywords: Gregor Johann Mendel; genetics; genome;
From the very first stages of planning the project to study the genome of Gregor Johann Mendel, it was clear that if Mendel’s remains were found in the tomb, it would not be possible to unequivocally identify them without a reference genetic material. The Augustinian tomb at the Brno Central Cemetery, where Gregor Johann Mendel is buried, has been used for more than 150 years, and the coffins are placed there more or less anonymously, and not in any order.
More...Archaeological research on the Augustinian tomb
Archeologický výzkum augustiniánské hrobky - Archäologen in der Augustinergruft
Keywords: Gregor Johann Mendel; tomb; Augustinian tomb; archaeology;
The archaeological research during the exhumation of the remains of Gregor Johann Mendel was carried out by a team of archaeologists from Archaia Brno in cooperation with the Department of Archaeology and Museology of the Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University. The two institutions had cooperated on several previous projects. The exhumation of human skeletal remains has become an almost daily practice for Archaia’s employees since the establishment of the company’s Brno office. Over the quarter of a century of its existence, it has recovered the remains of thousands of buried individuals on many occasions, mostly as part of rescue archaeological excavations in Brno carried out in connection with various construction activities that disrupted prehistoric and early medieval burial sites or high medieval or modern cemeteries. Specific burial sites such as ossuaries, church crypts and mass graves have also been investigated in recent decades (Holub et al., 2006; Merta & Sedláčková, 2013; Zůbek, 2013, 2018; Živný, 2010). However, the research in retrieving the remains of Gregor Johann Mendel was exceptional in two ways. Unlike these other activities, this project took place on the grounds of a functioning cemetery and its subject was the remains of a known person, compared to the prior exhumations from the graves of multitudes of nameless deceased.
More...Exhumation of the remains of G. J. Mendel
Exhumace ostatků G. J. Mendela - Die Exhumierung
Keywords: Gregor Johann Mendel; genetics; exhumation;
Immediately after the archaeologists lifted the coffin with the remains of Gregor Johann Mendel from the grave in the tomb of the Augustinian Order at the Brno Central Cemetery, the coffin was transported to the local morgue. It was here where all the tasks related to the field anthropological research were carried out: the taking of samples for genetic analysis, the removal of the body from the coffin, and the removal and safe storage of all the artefacts which were present in the coffin along with the bodily remains.
More...Examination of the skeletal remains of G. J. Mendel
Výzkum kosterních pozůstatků G. J. Mendela - Das Skelett
Keywords: Gregor Johann Mendel; exhumation; examination; skeletal remains;
After being removed from the coffin, the skeletal remains of Gregor Johann Mendel were transported for further anthropological analysis to the Laboratory of Biological and Molecular Anthropology of the Section of Genetics and Molecular Biology at the Department of Experimental Biology of the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University. After a brief acclimatisation in the skeletal material depository, the state of the bone tissue was evaluated, and the anthropological analysis commenced. First, the individual bones were cleaned. Because they were in good condition, no complicated reconstruction was necessary. Most of the bones, except for the pelvic bones and the tibiae, were intact. At this stage, the skeletal remains were ready for anthropological study. • The bones were well preserved. The best preserved were the skull and the upper part of the postcranial skeleton.
More...Identification of the bodily remains of G. J. Mendel
Identifizierung der leiblichen Überreste von G. J. Mendel
Keywords: Gregor Johann Mendel; bodily remains; archaeology;
The identification of the remains of Gregor Johann Mendel was a crucial step in the research on his skeletal remains. No details were known about the burial of his remains in the tomb. The only established fact was that his coffin with his remains was buried in this location. In order to be sure that we were really examining the remains of Gregor Johann Mendel, his remains had to be identified by all available means. Archaeologically, based on the order and the position of the coffin in the tomb. Anthropologically, by comparing the biological parameters of the remains found in the coffin that was assumed to be his with known facts from his life. Most important, however, was genetic identification, which can identify an individual with a probability approaching 100%.
More...The genome, the origin and the state of health of G. J. Mendel
Genom, původ a zdravotní stav G. J. Mendela - Genom, Herkunft und Gesundheitszustand von G. J. Mendel
Keywords: Gregor Johann Mendel; genome; origin; state;
Gregor Johann Mendel’s (GJM) DNA analyses were based on material which was obtained in cooperation with the Laboratory of Biological and Molecular Anthropology of the Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University (LBMA). They consisted of samples from the personal items in the Gregor Johann Mendel Museum collection and in the Abbey, as well as material obtained directly from the remains removed from the Augustinian tomb at the Brno Central Cemetery.
More...Returning the remains to the Augustinian tomb
Znovuuložení ostatků do augustiniánské hrobky - Gregor Johann Mendels zweites Begräbnis
Keywords: Gregor Johann Mendel; remains; exhumation; genome; Augustinian tomb;
The direct examination of the skeletal remains in the laboratories of Masaryk University was completed on 3 November 2021. The skeletal remains of all the members of the Order of St. Augustine exhumed from the section of the tomb where Gregor Johann Mendel was buried were returned to the Order on that day. The remains were transported from the MU campus in Brno-Bohunice to the St. Thomas Abbey, where in the Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady they were placed in new, smaller coffins made of dark wood with a light cross and the names of the deceased. Further scientific research was carried out using only previously collected samples of biological material and data obtained during the anthropological and genetic analyses.
More...Acknowledgements
Poděkování - Danksagung
Keywords: Gregor Johann Mendels; exhumation; genetics; acknowledgements;
The authors thank all who have contributed to the research on the bodily remains and genetic information of Abbot Mendel and those who initiated the research project.
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