Latvių asmenvardžiai Lietuvos spaudoje
Latvian personal names in the Lithuanian press

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with Latvian personal names as they are given in the Lithuanian press. They are among the most frequent proper nouns, names of persons; therefore, the present investigation focuses on their usage in national and regional papers and their supplements, culture weeklies and magazines since the year 2000. Latvian personal names should be spelt following the rules of pronunciation, i.e. following the Lithuanian standard. What is most difficult when writing in Lithuanian is to reflect the long Latvian vowels. Despite the fact that Lithuanian has a huge variety of letters which would facilitate transcription, the vowel o still seems to be problematic. It is quite difficult to follow the Lithuanian standard when transcribing Latvian male names and use proper endings in declensions. Personal names that are less frequent are much more difficult to transcribe, those more widely used are more frequently given in a correct form.

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