Lietuvių kalbos instituto kronika. 1995

LIETUVIŲ KALBOTYROS KLAUSIMAI XXXVI (1996) LIETUVIŲ KALBA: TYRĖJAI IR TYRIMAI CHRONICLE OF THE INSTITUTE OF THE LITHUANIAN LANGUAGE. 1995 Structure There were 6 divisions: Dictionaries (head — Assoc. Prof. V. Vitkauskas), Onomastics (head — Habil. Dr. V. Maciejauskienė), Grammar (head — Habil. Dr. V. Ambrazas), Language Culture (head — Dr. P. Kniūkšta), Terminology (head — Dr. K. Gaivenis), and History of the Lithuanian Language and Dialectology (head — Dr. K. Morkūnas). The Publishing Group was also active (head — A. Stanislovaitienė). At the end of 1995, there were 128 employees, including 33 researchers (Prof. Habil. Dr. — 1, Habil. Dr. — 7, Assoc. Prof. Dr. — 4, Dr. — 21). I. Andriukaitienė, A. Auksoriūtė, M. Lučinskienė, G. Kavaliaunaitė, J. Pajėdienė, E. Trumpa, N. Vaišnytė, and A. Zavadzkaitė were admitted to doctoral studies in the humanities (linguistics) at LKI and VDU. Main Areas of Research The Government of the Republic of Lithuania, acting pursuant to Articles 15, 16, and 17 of the Law on Science and Studies of the Republic of Lithuania and taking into account the conclusions of the first stage of the evaluation of the activities of state research institutes, decided to extend the status of a state research institute for the Institute of the Lithuanian Language until December 31, 1997; it approved the Institute of the Lithuanian Language’s main research areas: studies of Lithuanian lexicology and lexicography, grammatical structure, dialects, and onomastics; terminology development; research on the history of the Lithuanian language and language contacts; and language standardization (Government Resolution No. 399 of 1995 03 21, “On the Status of State Research Institutes”). Publishing 19 publications were issued (244.2 printer’s sheets, 15,250 copies): Ambrazas S. The Development of Noun Formation. Deverbatives in Lithuanian: Summary of the habilitation thesis for the award of the habilitated doctorate in the humanities (linguistics). — V., 1995. — 16 p. — 100 copies. Čepienė N. Germanisms in the Lithuanian Language and Their Phonetic Adaptation: Summary of a doctoral dissertation in the humanities, field of linguistics. — V., 1995. — 12 p. — 100 copies. Daukantas S. Great Polish-Lithuanian Dictionary. Vol. 2: n-p / Prepared by G. Subačius. — V.: Science and Encyclopedias Publishing House. — 1995. — 439 p. — 1,500 copies. Jonas Jablonskis Conference: The Practice and Methodology of Promoting Language Culture: (Abstracts of papers. Vilnius, November 9, 1995) / Ed. P. Kniūkšta; 235 Typesetting by D. Vinauskienė. — V.: Vilnius University Publishing House. — 1995. — 29 p. — 200 copies. Judžentis A. Comparative Constructions in Old Lithuanian: (Doctoral thesis). — V., 1995. — 14 p. — 50 copies. Language Culture. Editorial board: V. Ambrazas, K. Gaivenis, P. Kniūkšta (executive editor), V. Maciejauskienė, R. Miliūnaitė, G. Naktinienė, A. Pupkis, K. Ulvydas; Compiled by R. Miliūnaitė; Typesetting by A. Bataitytė. — V.: Science and Encyclopedias Publishing House. — 1995. — Issue 67. — 117(3) p. — 1,500 copies. Kazys Ulvydas. Bibliography / Compiled by I. Andriukaitienė; Ed. K. Morkūnas. — V.: Institute of the Lithuanian Language. — 1995. — 38 p. — 200 copies. Problems of Lexicography: semantics, etymology, presentation of terminological data, principles of dictionary compilation: marking the 115th anniversary of K. Būga and the 110th anniversary of J. Balčikonis: (Conference paper abstracts. March 16–17, 1995). — V.: Institute of the Lithuanian Language. — 1995. — 40 p. — 200 copies. The Lithuanian Language: Researchers and Research: commemorating the 400th anniversary of the first Lithuanian book—the Catechism of Mikalojus Daukša—in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Vilnius, 1595): (Conference paper abstracts. October 25–26, 1995). — V.: Institute of the Lithuanian Language. — 1995. — 36 p. — 200 copies. Research Programme on Lithuanian Dialects and Their Interaction. Lexicon / Compiled by A. Vidugiris; Executive editor K. Morkūnas. — V.: Institute of the Lithuanian Language. — 1995. — 46 p. — 300 copies. Research Programme on Lithuanian Dialects and Their Interaction. Morphology / Compiled by D. Mikulėnienė and K. Morkūnas. — V.: Institute of the Lithuanian Language. — 1995. — 42 p. — 300 copies. Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language. Vol. 16: Tema-tulė / Editorial board: J. Paulauskas, K. Ulvydas (chief editor), V. Vitkauskas, K. Vosyltytė. — V.: Science and Encyclopedias Publishing House. — 1995. — 1086(1) p. — 5,000 copies. Issues in Lithuanian Linguistics. Vol. 33: Grammar and Lexicology / Editorial board: V. Ambrazas (executive editor), A. Valeckienė, E. Valiulytė. — V.: Institute of the Lithuanian Language. — 1995. — 237 p. — 700 copies. Questions of Lithuanian Linguistics. Vol. 35: Studies in Lithuanian Lexicology / Edited by I. Ernanytė, G. Naktinienė, J. Paulauskas, V. Vitkauskas; Editorial board: V. Ambrazas (deputy editor-in-chief), V. Maciejauskienė, D. Mikulėnienė, K. Morkūnas (editor-in-chief), G. Naktinienė, B. Stundžia, Z. Zinkevičius. — V.: Institute of the Lithuanian Language. — 1995. — 237 p. — 700 copies. Sedekerskytė R., Ubeikaitė A. Lietuvių kalbotyra. 1973–1976. Literatūros rodyklė / Red. kolegija: L. Kanopkienė (ats. red.), J. Marcinkevičius (pirm.), K. Morkūnas, A. Sabaliauskas. — V.: Lietuvos MA b-ka: Lietuvių k. inst. — 1995. — 392 p. — 800 egz. Slizienė N. Dictionary of Lithuanian Verb Valency. Vol. 1: A–M / Responsible editor V. Ambrazas. — V.: Science and Encyclopaedia Publishers. — 1994. — 444 p. — 1,000 copies. — [The publication bearing the date 1994 was released in 1995.]. Terminology / Editorial board: A. Buračas, K. Gaivenis (editor-in-chief), A. Kaulakienė, J. Klimavičius (deputy editor-in-chief), A. Smilgevičius; Compiled and edited most of the texts by St. Keinys; typesetting by A. Noreikaitė. — V.: Institute of the Lithuanian Language. — 1995. — Book 2. — 118 p. — 700 copies. Valiulytė E. We Express Location in Various Ways: The Locative and Its Synonyms / Responsible editor V. Ambrazas. — V.: Science and Encyclopaedia Publishers. — 1995. — 140 p. — 1,500 copies. 236 Vytautas Vitkauskas. Bibliography / Compiled by A. Juodeikienė, A. Kaluimienė; Editorial board: I. Erm anytė, A. Kalunienė, G. Naktinienė, J. Paulauskas (chair). — V.: Institute of the Lithuanian Language. — 1995. — 67 p. — 200 copies. Institute staff are authors or compilers of other publications as well: Barauskaitė J., Čepaitienė G., Mikulėnienė D., Pabrėža J., Petkevičienė R. Lithuanian Language. [Part] 1. Lexicology, Phonetics, Accentology, Dialectology, Orthography (Textbook). — V.: Science and Encyclopaedia Publishers. — 1995. — 336 p. — (D. Mikulėnienė is the author of the “Accentology” chapter, pp. 161–220). Daukantas S. Žemaitian History / Prepared by B. Vanagienė. — V.: Preparation by the Institute of the Lithuanian Language and the Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore. Published by UAB ”Vaga”. — 1995. — [I]. — 664 p. — [II]. — 462 p. Paulauskas J. Sisteminis lietuvių kalbos frazeologijos žodynas. — K.: Šviesa. — 1995. — 415 p. Vitkauskas V. Lithuanian Accentuation Handbook. — V.: Science and Encyclopaedia Publishers. — 1995. — 103 p. Zinkevičius Z. History of the Lithuanian Language. Indexes and Bibliography. — V.: Science and Encyclopaedia Publishers. — 1995. — 374 p. Participation in the press 81 scholarly articles (13 in foreign publications) and 138 popular science articles were published. Research expeditions The Department of Language History and Dialectology organized 2 expeditions: 1) July 7–13 in the vicinity of Vištytis (participants: L. Grumadienė (leader), L. Mačianskaitė, D. Mikulėnienė, K. Morkūnas, R. Petkevičius, V. Pranskūnaitė, E. Trumpa, N. Vaišnytė, A. Vidugiris, A. Zavadzkaitė). 2) July 14–21 in the vicinity of Ylakiai (participants: V. Pranskūnaitė (leader), E. Lipartė, R. Petkevičius, E. Trumpa, B. Vanagienė. Under the programs for the European Linguistic Atlas, the study of Lithuanian dialects and their interaction, and the collection of language data, about 8,000 dialect data items were recorded, and approximately 80 hours of these dialect texts were recorded on audio cassettes. In 1995, the language data archives were supplemented with: 40.5 thousand dictionary entries and 12 thousand dialect data items. Conferences and International Scientific Relations January 10 At the seminar “Linguistics and Computers,” several newer computer programs for language research were presented, and their authors participated in discussions. Dr. L. Grumadienė, Dr. B. Stundžia, and others spoke. February 20–May 20 N. Vaišnytė taught Lithuanian at the Institute of East Slavic Languages of the University of Warsaw in Białystok. March 14–February 1, 1996 J. Gelumbeckaitė completed an internship at the University of Oslo. 237 March 16–17 At the international conference “Problems of Lexicography: Semantics, Etymology, Presentation of Dialect Facts, Principles of Dictionary Compilation,” organized by the Dictionary Department and dedicated to the 115th anniversary of K. Būga’s birth and the 110th anniversary of J. Balčikonis’s birth, papers were delivered by: A. Sabaliauskas (“Kazimieras Būga and Lithuanian Lexicography”), V. Vitkauskas (“The Main Principles of the Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language Established by J. Balčikonis”), S. Karaliūnas (“The Origin of the Name Lithuania and the Social Organization of the Ancient Balts”), E. Grinaveckienė (“Belarusianisms in Lithuanian Dialects That Are More Difficult to Identify”), V. Lazauskaitė (“On the History and Value of the New Accentuation of Certain Words”), J. Klimavičius (“What Is the Vocabulary of the Standard Language?”), J. Zabarskaitė (“A Dictionary of the Standard Language—Reality or Fantasy?”), M. Daškus (“Additions and Corrections to the Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language”), K. Morkūnas (“A Normative Dictionary and Linguistic Geography”), L. Grumadienė (“Dialect Words in the Dictionary of Contemporary Lithuanian (1993)”), I. Ermanytė (“The Phenomenon of Lithuanian Enantiosemia”), Z. Šimėnaitė (“The Semantics of the Noun širdis”), G. Naktinienė (“Causative Verbs in the Southern Aukštaitian and Eastern Aukštaitian Vilnius Dialects”), A. Vidugiris (“A Comparison of the Vocabulary of the Lazūnai and Zietela Dialects”), E. Jakulis (“Accentuation of Mixed-Type a-stem Verbs with the Suffix -ėti (varvėti, varva, varvėjo)”), D. Mikulėnienė (“Systemic Accentuation Variants from the Perspective of Morphology”), J. Karaciejaus (“On Historical and Etymological Dictionaries of the Lithuanian Language”), V. Kuprevičius (“On the Easterners’ Manuscript Dictionary (Rtž)”), M. Norkaitienė (“A Few Remarks on the Origin of the Surname Ulyydas”), D. Sabaliauskaitė (“Names for ‘Skirt’ in the Lithuanian Language”). Linguists from Latvia (E. Kagaine, I. Jansone, A. Timaška) and Ukraine (A. Nepokupnas) took part in the conference. March 20–June 15 Habil. Dr. V. Ambrazas completed an internship at Stockholm University. April 26 The Language Culture Department organized a seminar, “Sociolinguistics through the Eyes of Lithuanian Linguists.” Papers were delivered by: L. Laužikaitė (“Sociolinguistics: Its Emergence, Development, and Prospects”), L. Grumadienė (“Lithuanian Sociolinguistic Terms”), V. Labutis (“On the Publication Sociolinguistics and Language Culture”). In the discussion, P. Kniūkšta and A. Pupkis addressed the relationship between sociolinguistics and language culture and the prospects for sociolinguistic research. Seminar participants were given a list of practical language-use guides recommended for ordinary language users, prepared by A. Kupčinskaitė and L. Laužikaitė. May 22–June 15 Habil. Dr. S. Karaliūnas completed an internship at the University of London. June 13–15 Papers were delivered at the 7th International Congress of Balticists, held in Jūrmala, by: S. Ambrazas (“Features of the Development of Nominal Noun Formation in the Baltic Languages”), N. Čepienė (“Phonetic Variants of Germanisms in the Lithuanian Language”), K. Garšva (“Relations between Lithuanian and Latvian Dialects”), L. Grumadienė (“Reflections of Dialect Intonations in the Speech of City Residents”), V. Kuprevičius (“On the Lexicographic Method of the Lithuanian-Polish Dictionary (RtŽ)”), D. Mikulėnienė (“On Metatony in Nouns of the varna: varnas Type”), K. Morkūnas (“On Coordinating the Work of Certain Lithuanian and Latvian Dialectologists”), A. Sabaliauskas (“Comparative-Historical Linguistics and the Lithuanian National Revival”), A. Vidugiris (“Some Western Baltic Linguistic Phenomena in Southern Lithuanian Dialects”), Z. Zinkevičius (“Remarks on the Disappearance of the Dual” 238 in the Baltic languages”). June 27–29 At the World Lithuanian Community’s academic conference “Lithuanian Society during the Years of Occupation (1940–1990): Resistance and/or Adaptation,” L. Grumadienė delivered a paper entitled “The Decline of the Lithuanian Language.” August 25–26 At the conference “The Viekšniai Region and the Biržiška Professors,” papers were delivered by St. Keinys (“How the factors were being arranged a hundred years ago”) and V. Vitkauskas (“The Biržiškas—figures of the national revival movement”). October 25–26 At the conference “The Lithuanian Language: Research and Researchers,” organized by the Department of Language History and Dialectology to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the first Lithuanian book—the Catechism of Mikalojus Daukša—in Lithuania proper (Vilnius, 1595), papers were delivered by: Z. Zinkevičius (“On the Origins of the Language of Mikalojus Daukša’s Writings”), J. Pajėdienė (“The Intellectual Situation in Lithuania in the Second Half of the 16th Century and Its Reflection in the Language of M. Daukša’s Translations”), N. Čepienė (“Germanisms in M. Daukša’s Writings”), M. Lūčinskienė (“Some Morphological Differences between J. Jaknavičius’s 1647 Work and the 1705 ‘Ewangelie polskie y litewskie’”), K. Eigminas (“The Notation of Non-finite Verb Forms in the Grammars of K. Sapūnas–T. Šulcas and D. Kleinas”), L. Grumadienė (“The Frequency Dictionary of Contemporary Lithuanian (1995): Structure and Work Process”), V. Ambrazas (“The Nominative of the Object in the Eastern Baltic Languages: The Problem of Its Origin”), S. Ambrazas (“Further Remarks on the Origin of the Suffix -mininkas”), D. Mikulėnienė (“On the Development of Stress in Verb and Deverbal Noun Prefixes”), V. Lazauskaitė (“Stress in Nouns with the Suffixes -inė and -inis”), A. Zavadzkaitė (“On the Inclusion of Hispanisms and Lusitanisms in Dictionaries of International Words”), K. Garšva (“The Differentiation, Notation, and Interpretation of Pitch Accents”), E. Grinaveckienė (“Remnants of Pronominal Forms in the Valkininkai Dialect”), A. Leskauskaitė (“On the Confusion of Consonants t’, d’ and k’, g’ in the Druskininkai Dialect”), E. Trumpa (“On the Relationship between Hard Consonants and z-Type Vowels in the Pelesa Dialect”), N. Vaisnytė (“Some Cases in Which the Gender of Nouns in the Ramaškoniai Dialect Differs from That of Standard Lithuanian Nouns”), and A. Vidugiris (“Expressions of Repeated Action in the Southeastern Lithuanian Dialects”). The conference was attended by guests from Latvia (E. Milčonoka, A. Ozolina, A. Stafecka) and Ukraine (A. Nepokupnas). October 26–27 V. Gar liauskas and M. Razmukaitė participated in the first meeting on geographical names, held in Tallinn by the United Nations Baltic Division. November 9 At the conference “The Practice and Methodology of Implementing Language Culture,” organized by the Department of Language Culture and the Lithuanian Language Department of Vilnius University in honor of Jonas Jablonskis, papers were delivered by: P. Kniūkšta (“The Goals and Strategy of Language Regulation”), D. Mikulėnienė (“On the Selection of Necessary Loanwords”), A. Kupčinskaitė (“Language Consultations and the Computerization of Their Data”), D. Vainauskienė (“The Computerization of Administrative Language Data”), L. Grumadienė (“The Missing Language Code”), R. Miliūnaitė (“Society on Language and Linguists”), and L. Vaicekauskienė (“How the Image of the Linguist with a Spear Is Created: On the Language of Articles on Language Practice”). The conference was dedicated to the 85th anniversary of linguist Kazys Ulvydas. November 10–11 At the conference “Baltistics: Tasks and Methods,” organized by the Catholic University of Eichstätt, papers were delivered by: S. Amb- 239 razas (“A few problems of diachronic Baltic word formation”), Z. Zinkevičius (“The problem of Lithuanian manuscript texts predating Mažvydas”), S. Karaliūnas (“The etymology of the name Semba and the problem of the ethnic identity of the Aesti”). December 1–15 habil. dr. S. Karaliūnas worked at the Institute of Slavic Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw. December 14 At the scientific conference dedicated to Jonas Jablonskis at Šiauliai Pedagogical University, Dr. St. Keinys gave a presentation entitled “Word-formation issues in the grammar of Rygiškiai Jonas.” December 21 At the seminar “Linguistics and Computers,” held at the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics (organized by Dr. L. Grumadienė), linguists were given a practical introduction to the computerized versions of the Dictionary of Contemporary Lithuanian and the Frequency Dictionary of Contemporary Written Lithuanian, and to the creation of the Terminology Bank. L. Grumadienė, D. Tekorienė, B. Stundžia, V. Žilinskienė, V. Černiauskas, and others spoke. Meetings of Scholars Two meetings were held, at which: May 9 — habil. dr. N. Sl iżienė was elected to the Council; candidates for the position of Director of the Institute of the Lithuanian Language were considered; June 20 — a new Institute Council of 14 members was elected: habil. dr. V. Ambrazas, prof. dr. V. Drotvinas, dr. K. Gaivenis, dr. J. Klimavičius, dr. P. Kniūkšta, prof. habil. dr. V. Kubilius, habil. dr. V. Maciejauskienė, assoc. prof. dr. D. Mikulėnienė, dr. K. Morkūnas, dr. G. Naktinienė, habil. dr. N. Sl iżienė, prof. habil. dr. A. Rosinas, habil dr. A. Sabaliauskas, prof. habil. dr. Z. Zinkevičius. The Institute Council’s Most Important Decisions January 31 — the results and prospects of research work in 1994 were discussed; information about the Institute’s 1995 budget was presented; the 67th issue of “Kalbos kultūra” was approved for publication; a habilitation committee for Dr. S. Ambrazas was formed. March 15 — the programme for establishing a Terminology Bank was considered; volume 35 of “Lietuvių kalbotyros klausimai” was approved for publication. May 5 — “Terminologija” (No. 2) was approved for publication; the doctoral study committees for N. Čepienė and D. Sabaliauskaitė were revised; the question of electing the director of LKI was considered. June 22 — Habil. Dr. V. Ambrazas was elected chair of the Institute Council, Habil. Dr. A. Sabaliauskas deputy chair, and Dr. G. Naktinienė secretary. Prof. Habil. Dr. A. Rosinas was confirmed as Director of the Institute. July 5 — the LKI and VDU committee for doctoral studies and habilitation in the humanities (linguistics) was approved (chair: Habil. Dr. V. Maciejauskienė). September 26 — Prof. Habil. Dr. A. Rosinas’s request to be relieved of his duties as Director of the Institute was granted; Prof. Habil. Dr. Z. Zinkevičius was elected the new Director of the Institute; the LKI doctoral students’ study committees were approved and revised. 240 October 29 – it was decided to nominate Dr. A. Judžėntis for a State Scholarship. December 5 – new rates for collecting Lithuanian-language data and translations were considered; the following were approved: LKI Regulations on the Award of Academic Degrees; a recommendation to the VDU Senate to confer the pedagogical title of professor on Habil. Dr. V. Ambrazas; the 1996 Attestation Commission (Habil. Dr. S. Ambrazas, Dr. A. Kaulakienė, Dr. P. Kniūkšta, Habil. Dr. V. Maciejauskienė, Habil. Dr. A. Sabaliauskas, Habil. Dr. N. Slizienė, research associate Z. Šimėnaitė).. Institute Guests April 26 The construction of the Lithuanian Language Institute building with a repository for Lithuanian studies collections was inspected by Arvydas Matulionis., adviser to the President of the Republic of Lithuania. May 4 The Department of the History of Language and Dialectology hosted the Polish linguist Leszek Bednarczuk. The professor paid tribute to his friend A. Vanagas by visiting his final resting place at Antakalnis Cemetery. May 15 The Institute’s scholarly activities were of interest to Prof. Denis Howard Green of the University of Cambridge. On May 17, a group of 12 teachers organized by the Lithuanian Language Society of Radviliškis District learned about the work of the Institute’s Dictionary, Onomastics, and History of Language and Dialectology departments, as well as other Institute projects, including the collection and preservation of data from spoken language and dialects. June 19 Experts from the Norwegian Research Council, Prof. John Ole Askedal, Prof. Jostein Børtnes (chair), assistant Ingunn Lunde, and Prof. Jan Peter Locher (Switzerland), reviewed information about the Institute's research activities. On August 14, Dr. Zofia Sawaniewska-Mochowa of the Bydgoszcz Pedagogical Institute visited the Dictionary Department. On October 18, Russian linguist Georgijus Klimovas visited the Department of the History of Language and Dialectology. November 10 The Dictionary Section was visited by Danish translator and researcher of literature and Baltic-Scandinavian relations Dr. Mette Dalsgaard from the University of Copenhagen. The guest was accompanied by the director of the Institute of Baltic Studies, Dr. Silvestras Gaižiūnas. On November 20, third-year students from the Bydgoszcz Pedagogical Institute learned about the work of the Institute’s lexicographers and the card catalogue of the Academic Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language. Dates and People On January 4, academician Zigmas Zinkevičius turned 70. An exhibition of the jubilarian’s scholarly works opened at the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania. Habil. Dr. V. Ambrazas spoke at the opening. On January 10, Prof. Zigmas Zinkevičius delivered a lecture in the Small Hall of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences entitled “The Most Important Problems in the History of the Lithuanian Language.” Habil. Dr. A. Sabaliauskas spoke at the jubilee event. On January 11, the Senate of Vilnius Pedagogical University awarded the title of professor to Habil. Dr. Aleksandras Vanagas. 241 On January 19, the expanded meeting of the Department of Language History and Dialectology commemorated the Swedish linguist Richard Ekblom (1874 10 30 – 1959 04 07). K. Morkūnas gave a wide-ranging overview of the scholar’s Baltic and Lithuanian studies. A. Sabaliauskas, D. Gargasaitė, N. Čepienė, and D. Mikulėnienė presented interesting facts and information about R. Ekblom as a person and scholar. J. Karaciejus and D. Gargasaitė shared impressions of their research visit to Uppsala University. On February 7, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania, A. Šleževičius, acting on the recommendation of the Lithuanian Science Council, awarded a highest-level state scholarship to Dr. Kazys Morkūnas. On February 14, in the conference hall of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania, A. Šleževičius, presented the 1994 Lithuanian Republic Science Prizes and laureate diplomas to Elena Grinaveckienė, Aldona Jonaitytė, Jonina Lipskienė, Kazys Morkūnas, Birutė Vanagienė, and Aloyzas Vidugiris for their work “The Atlas of the Lithuanian Language” (Vol. 1 – Lexicon, Vol. 2 – Phonetics, Vol. 3 – Morphology. – V., 1977–1991.). On February 15, President of the Republic of Lithuania A. Brazauskas presented the Order of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas, Third Class, to distinguished linguists Aleksandras Vanagas and Zigmas Zinkevičius. On February 15, junior staff members of the Department of Language Culture held a meeting with Dr. Kazys Ulvydas, Corresponding Member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences. On February 17, the Department of Language History and Dialectology honored its colleagues—the 1994 National Science Prize laureates: Elena Grinaveckienė, Aldona Jonaitytė, Jonina Lipskienė, Kazys Morkūnas, Birutė Vanagienė, and Aloyzas Vidugiris. On February 24, Artūras Judžentis, assistant in the Department of Grammar, Artūras Judžentis defended his doctoral dissertation in the humanities (linguistics), “Comparative Constructions in Old Lithuanian.” The doctoral studies committee comprised Habil. Dr. V. Ambrazas (chair), Associate Professor Habil. Dr. V. Labutis, Habil. Dr. A. Sabaliauskas, Habil. Dr. N. Slėžienė, and Professor Habil. Dr. Z. Zinkevičius. The official opponents were Professor Habil. Dr. J. Palionis and Dr. A. Ružė. On March 7, Dr. Vitalija Maciejauskienė, head of the Department of Onomastics, defended her habilitation thesis in the humanities (linguistics), “Lithuanian Surnames: Development and Origin.” The habilitation committee comprised Professor Habil. Dr. A. Vanagas (chair), Habil. Dr. V. Ambrazas, Professor Habil. Dr. V. Mažiulis, Professor Habil. Dr. A. Rosinas, Habil. Dr. A. Sabaliauskas, Habil. Dr. N. Slėžienė, and Professor Habil. Dr. Z. Zinkevičius. On March 15, awards were presented at the reporting session of the General Assembly of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences: the Kazimieras Būga Prize—to Academician Zigmas Zinkevičius for significant research into the legacy of the renowned linguist K. Būga; and the diploma and prize for laureate of the Young Scientists’ Competition—to Dr. Artūras Judžentis for the work “The Order of Constituents in Comparative Constructions in Old Lithuanian.” The Institute Council nominated the scholars’ works for these prestigious awards. On March 25, Habil. Dr. Vytautas Ambrazas, head of the Department of Grammar, turned 65. On April 6, on behalf of the linguists, Dr. K. Morkūnas congratulated the Institute’s 242 congratulated their friend, His Excellency Mr. Albertas Šarkanis, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to Lithuania, on his birthday. On April 18, Dr. Saulius Ambrazas, senior research fellow in the Department of Language History and Dialectology, defended his habilitation thesis in the humanities (linguistics), “The Development of the Formation of Ethnonyms. Verbal Derivatives in the Lithuanian Language”3. The habilitation committee consisted of Prof. Dr. Habil. Z. Zinkevičius (chair), Prof. Dr. Habil. E. Jakaitienė, Dr. Habil. S. Karaliūnas, Prof. Dr. Habil. V. Mažiulis, Prof. Dr. Habil. A. Rosinas, Dr. Habil. A. Sabaliauskas, and Prof. Dr. Habil. V. Urbutis. On April 22, Dr. Habil. A. Sabaliauskas, on behalf of the Institute, congratulated his colleague Dr. Antanė Kučinskaitė on her 80th birthday. On April 26, a new publication was presented at the Library of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences (Lithuanian Linguistics, 1973—1976; Bibliography / Compiled by R. Sedekerskytė, A. Ubeikaitė. — V.: Library of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences: Institute of the Lithuanian Language, 1994. — 392 p.). The event was attended by and included remarks from the volume’s compilers and editorial board members K. Morkūnas and A. Sabaliauskas, who had helped select and organize the material. On June 3, Dr. Habil. A. Sabaliauskas attended a solemn commemoration of the brothers Jonas and Antanas Juška in Veliuona. On June 14, Dr. Habil. Vitalija Maciejauskienė, head of the Department of Onomastics, turned 50. On June 21, the Senate of Vilnius Pedagogical University awarded Dr. Laima Grumadienė the academic title of associate professor. On August 1, Dr. Vytautas Vitkauskas, head of the Dictionaries Department, turned 60. On August 27, Dr. Kazys Ulvydas, corresponding member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, turned 85. On October 10, Prof. Zigmas Zinkevičius was elected a foreign member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. On October 17, colleagues and friends at the Institute congratulated linguist Kazys Ulvydas on his distinguished jubilee. On November 17–18, the anniversaries of Mikalojus Daukša’s Catechism (400 years) and linguist Kazys Ulvydas were commemorated in Kėdainiai. Dr. P. Kniūkšta delivered a paper on K. Ulvydas’s scholarly work. The distinguished linguist was named an honorary citizen of the city of Kėdainiai. On November 27, the Lithuanian Artists’ Palace and the Lithuanian Society for Theatre History and Traditions organized a meeting with linguist and theatre scholar Dr. Vytautas Vitkauskas. Theatre scholars, actors, and linguists attended the jubilee evening. Students from the Theatre and Film Faculty of the Academy of Music performed and recited poems, as did the honouree himself. An exhibition of photographs and scholarly works was on display. On November 30, staff of the Dictionaries Department congratulated their head, Vytautas Vitkauskas, on his jubilee, presenting a bibliography of his works that they had compiled and published. On December 10, the senior research fellow of the Department of Grammar, Dr. Habil. A dele? * * * 243 Deaths On March 5, Academician of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, habilitated doctor Jonas Lankutis (born 1925 02 08) died. J. Lankutis, a distinguished researcher and critic of Lithuanian literature, was director of the Institute of the Lithuanian Language and Literature from 1984 to 1990. On April 13, corresponding member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, foreign member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, professor and habilitated doctor Aleksandras Vanagas (born 1934 08 12) died. A. Vanagas, a distinguished researcher of Lithuanian onomastics, contributed greatly to the re-establishment of the Institute of the Lithuanian Language and was its director from the beginning of the institute’s independent activity (1990 04 16). On August 19, professor and habilitated doctor of Vilnius Pedagogical University Vladas Grinaveckis (born 1925 08 15) died. V. Grinaveckis was one of the most eminent Lithuanian dialectologists; he did especially extensive research on Samogitian dialects and contributed a substantial amount of valuable linguistic material to the Lithuanian Language Institute’s data collections. On October 15, the distinguished Latvian linguist and researcher of Baltic onomastics, longtime employee of the Language and Literature Institute of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, and honorary doctor of the Latvian Academy of Sciences Valija Dambė (born 1912 05 26) died. V. Dambė maintained close ties with the linguists of the Lithuanian Language Institute. Irena Andriukaitienė 244