I. Druviete. „Karlis Mīlenbachs“

LITHUANIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS, XXX (1993) PERIFERICAL LITHUANIAN LANGUAGES ARTICLES [Rec.]: Druviete I. Karlis Milenbachs. Riga: Zinitne, 1990, 283 pp. Ši beautiful monograph about Carlisle Mülenbach grew up iš 1985 in 2009 defended the candidate dissertation. The author had previously published several interesting articles about the prominent Latvian linguist, in which attention was particularly drawn to his linguistic views and merits in the normalization of the Latvian literary language. In the history of Latvian linguistics and literary language, K. Mitilenbach occupies an honorable place next to his friend Janis Endzelyns and it is only surprising that in Latvian linguistic literature after the more detailed article on K. Miulenbach published by L. Adamovičs in 1927, there is no mention of K. Mitilenbach. and the bibliography of his works published by A. Augstkalnis in 1933? so far there have been no more serious publications. The author of the monograph tells about the life of the linguist in a very attractive form, providing interesting, often unknown details, for example, about the Lviv origin of the Muulenbach family. Of course, most of the space is devoted to K. Mühlenbach’s linguistic activities, his creation of linguistic terms, his struggle for the reform of Latvian spelling, syntax studies, Latvian textbooks, K. Mühlenbach’s most important life work — the great Latvian dictionary, which was destined to be completed by Jani Endzelyn after the author’s death. It is not possible to present the content of the monograph in more detail in a short annotation, we will try to point out only one other fact, which may be more interesting and relevant to Lithuanian language historians and Lithuanian readers in general. As we know, Latvians, unlike Lithuanians, currently use international names for their songs. However, K. Muulenbach, following the same path as our A. Baranauskas, K. Jaunius, J. Jablonskis, had created Latvian names here: sakulis, attieculis, virzulis, papildulis, vietulis, saukulis. The use of such funny names had been approved by the well-known writer Jekabs Janševskis (1865-1931), but most other Latvian cultural figures severely criticized this innovation of K. Mühlenbach. A Lithuanianist should be very interested in the chapter of I. Druvietė's book "Valoda un varda maksla" (Language and the art of the word), in which the author very carefully, with | Druviete I. Daži K. Milenbaha atzinumi par latviešu valodas normalizzciju //Latviešu valodas kultūras jūtūjumi. 1982. Ld. 17. Run. 38-49; Theoretical foundations of language normalization in the works of Karl Milenbach If LPSR Akad@mijas V&stis, 1984. No. 5. 51-61 ir kt. ji 2 Adamovičs L. Karla Mūlenbacha dzīve un darbi /Articles of the Philologists' Society. 1927. S. 7. 743A ugstkalns A. Karla Mūlenbacha raksti //Materials of Philology. 1933. Pages 19-23. 216 with great tact and respect for Latvian national culture, examines the discussion between K. Mühlenbach and J. Rainis about the language of the translation of J. V. Goethe's "Faust". In the academic history of Latvian literature” and in some literary works about J. Rainis, the role of the linguist K. Mulenbach was unnecessarily portrayed in a very negative way. Among other things, this discussion is very reminiscent of the discussion between Lithuanian linguists and writers, which began with the translation by Fausto Kirša of J. S. Kraševski's "Vitol's Weeping". During this discussion, V. Krėvė-Mickevičius called the linguists "fleas" (J. Rainis had compared them to inquisitors). When the dictionary of K. Mühlenbach, which is still admired by all scholars of the Baltic languages, was finished, an article was published in a Latvian newspaper stating that this dictionary lacked "the sense and intuition of the Latvian language". Should we be too surprised about some reviews of K. Buga’s dictionary? K. Muulenbach was well acquainted with John Jablonski: they both worked in the same gymnasium in Mintauja (Jelgava). Here is what I. Druvietė writes about the relationship between these linguists: "True devotion to scientific linguistics began only around 1889, when Karlas Muūlenbach became senior teacher at Jelgava Gymnasium. An exceptional place in his life occupies Jonas Jablonskis, the founder of the Lithuanian literary language, who taught classical languages at the Jelgava gymnasium from 1889 to 1897. The Lithuanian linguist and national revivalist, seven years younger than Karlas Muulenbachas, had already published several articles devoted to linguistics. At that time, the devotion of gymnasium teachers to scientific research was a great rarity; who knows, maybe Jono The example of Jablonski encourages ir K. Muhlenbach to speak more firmly his word in linguistics. J. Jablonskis provided K. Muulenbach with books, provided him with knowledge of Lithuanian dialects and was for him a "source of Lithuanian life" (p. 35). In describing the relationship between these linguists, Druvietė mainly relies on I. K. A letter from Mühlenbach to the famous Czech Baltist Josefui Zubatui. Here it can be added that iš K. The Czech linguist of Mühlenbach- 's letters learned that the Lithuanian linguist Obelaitis ir Jonas Jablonski is the same person. Su Lithuanian language basics K. Mülenbach's acquaintance helped ne only J. Jablonskis; Latvian linguist learned Lithuanian while living ir with his brother-in-law Taurage. With this excellent monograph, we would like to hope that ne už mountains will be the time when a similar book we will read about the ir great Karlio Mühlenbach- 's common law January Angelyn. Algirdas Sabaliauskas 4 History of Latvian literature. Riga, 1957. S. IV. Ppp. 477-480. 217