Russinisch, Ruthenisch, Ukrainisch? Vier Lesestücke aus der Grammatica slavo-ruthena Mychajlo Lučkajs (Buda 1830) und Markijan Šaškevyčs Читанка длѧ дѣточокъ въ народныхъ оучилахъ рȣскихъ (entst. 1836)
Rusyn, Ruthenian, Ukrainian? Four reading pieces fr om Mykhaylo Luchkay’s Grammatica slavo-ruthena (Buda 1830) and Markiyan Shashkevych’s Читанка длѧ дѣточокъ въ народныхъ оучилахъ рȣскихъ (written in 1836)

Summary/Abstract: The study analyzes the four “Narrationes” from Grammatica slavo-ruthena (1830) by the Transcarpathian grammarian Mykhaylo Luchkay that were adopted by th e Galician awakener Markiyan Shashkevych for his Ruthenian textbook (originally compo sed in 1836). It examines whether these texts were deliberately translated “f rom Transcarpathian Ruthenian” into “Galician Ruthenian” or merely adapted. The article focuses on orthograp hic, lexical and grammatical aspects of Luchkay’s work. The analysis confirms that Luchka y did not limit his attention to any “Rusyn” language in the modern sense, but considered the entire Ukrain ian linguistic area, although he clearly focused on its southwestern par t. Shashkevych’s adoption of Luchkay’s texts is characterized by very few changes that would suggest a translation rather than an adoption.

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