Spatial cases in Hittite: 100 years since Bedřich Hrozný’s deciphering of the Hittite language Cover Image

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 Frantíková
Subject(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.

  • Issue Year: 76/2015
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 215-231
  • Page Count: 17