Writing about Czech “linguists” of the early modern period (on the example of Drachovius) Cover Image

Psaní o českých „lingvistech“ raného novověku (s příkladem Drachovského)
Writing about Czech “linguists” of the early modern period (on the example of Drachovius)

Author(s): Ondřej Koupil
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro jazyk český
Keywords: Bohemia and Moravia; history of “language science”; Joannes Drachovius SI; sources from the 16th and 17th centuries

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to contribute to the discussion on contemporary writing of the history of Czech linguistics. Specific features of the printed sources from the beginning of “linguistic research” (or rather, the reflection of language in the 16th and 17th centuries) on Czech are mentioned in part I; the heuristics (sources, archives) is still needed. Part II deals with one example of a grammar of Czech written by Joannes Drachovius SI (published in 1660). Part III emphasizes the research on the primary sources of older “linguistics”, the study of their cultural context, and cooperation with other disciplines.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 4-5
  • Page Range: 241-247
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Czech