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Zagadnienie ugrofińskiego substratu w językach bałtyckich
The problem of Ugro-Finnic substratum in the Baltic languages

Author(s): Krzysztof Tomasz Witczak
Subject(s): Morphology, Lexis, Sociolinguistics, Finno-Ugrian studies, Baltic Languages
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Językoznawcze
Keywords: Baltic languages; language contacts; substratum; Finno-Ugric influence;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the paper is to review Witold Mańczak’s ten arguments supporting the hypothesis on the existence of a Finno-Ugric substratum in Baltic languages, as well as to discuss Jan Henrik Holst’s critical remarks on the matter. The present author discusses all the problematic issues and presents his own position.

  • Issue Year: LXXV/2019
  • Issue No: 75
  • Page Range: 195-210
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish