Spatial cases in Hittite: 100 years since Bedřich Hrozný’s deciphering of the Hittite language
Spatial cases in Hittite: 100 years since Bedřich Hrozný’s deciphering of the Hittite language
Author(s): Dita FrantíkováSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro jazyk český
Keywords: spatial nominal case; Hittite; Bedřich Hrozný; <i>Die Sprache der Hethiter</i>
Summary/Abstract: Hittite grammar has been of great interest to comparative linguistics ever since it was deciphered by Bedřich Hrozný in 1915 and published in 1917 as <i>Die Sprache der Hethiter</i> (SH). Here we find the first description of the Hittite nominal system. In this article, I focus on the spatial cases as described by Hrozný and as they are understood today. In Part 1, I present the background of Hrozný’s research. In part 2, spatial cases and their internal structure are outlined. In Part 3, I discuss the Hittite spatial cases as described in SH and as understood by contemporary researchers, with a focus on the basis for possible misunderstandings. Part 4 provides an overview of later research regarding the nominal system, and especially the spatial cases. The conclusion summarizes the comparison of <i>Die Sprache der Hethiter</i> and contemporary research.
Journal: Slovo a slovesnost
- Issue Year: 76/2015
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 215-231
- Page Count: 17