Emil Petrovici
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Emil Petrovici was a Romania
n linguist
, who studied both Romanian
and the Slavic languages
. His studies included Romanian phonetics
, phonology
, and Romanian and Slavic dialect
ology.
He was born in a village—variously known as Begheiţi, Begejci, Kiss Torac, or Toracul Mic—in Voivodina (now a northern province of Serbia
).
Among his many books were:
From 1949 to 1954, Petrovici worked on literary and cultural problems of Transylvania
and collaborated on several journals published in Cluj-Napoca
. He was honored with membership in several scientific academies and societies, and was honored with various titles such as "Om de ştiinţă emerit" ("Emeritus scientist") and "Premiul de stat" ("The State Prize").
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n linguist
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
, who studied both Romanian
Romanian language
Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
and the Slavic languages
Slavic languages
The Slavic languages , a group of closely related languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages, have speakers in most of Eastern Europe, in much of the Balkans, in parts of Central Europe, and in the northern part of Asia.-Branches:Scholars traditionally divide Slavic...
. His studies included Romanian phonetics
Phonetics
Phonetics is a branch of linguistics that comprises the study of the sounds of human speech, or—in the case of sign languages—the equivalent aspects of sign. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds or signs : their physiological production, acoustic properties, auditory...
, phonology
Phonology
Phonology is, broadly speaking, the subdiscipline of linguistics concerned with the sounds of language. That is, it is the systematic use of sound to encode meaning in any spoken human language, or the field of linguistics studying this use...
, and Romanian and Slavic dialect
Dialect
The term dialect is used in two distinct ways, even by linguists. One usage refers to a variety of a language that is a characteristic of a particular group of the language's speakers. The term is applied most often to regional speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors,...
ology.
He was born in a village—variously known as Begheiţi, Begejci, Kiss Torac, or Toracul Mic—in Voivodina (now a northern province of Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
).
Among his many books were:
- Despre nazalitate în limba română (On nasalizationNasalizationIn phonetics, nasalization is the production of a sound while the velum is lowered, so that some air escapes through the nose during the production of the sound by the mouth...
in the Romanian language) - Graiul caraşovenilor (Language of KrashovaniKrashovaniThe Krashovani are a South Slavic people indigenous to Caraşova and other nearby locations in...
) - Folclor din Valea Almajului (Folklore from the Almajului Valley, 1935)
- Folclor de la moţii din Scărişoara (Folklore of the MoţiiMotiMoti is a common short name for "Mordechai" in Israel.It may refer to:*Moti Lugasi, Israeli taekwondo athlete* Moti Island* Julian Moti* Cosmin Moţi - Romanian football player...
of ScărişoaraScarisoaraScărișoara may refer to several entities in Romania:* Scărișoara, Alba, a commune in Alba County* Scărișoara, Olt, a commune in Olt County* Scărișoara, a village in Corbasca Commune, Bacău County* Scărișoara, a village in Cislău Commune, Buzău County...
, 1939) - Note de folclor de la românii din Valea Mlavei (Notes on the folklore of the Romanians of the MlavaMlavaThe Mlava is the river in Serbia, 158 km long right tributary of the Danube.- Origin :Mlava originates as the Tisnica, from the Kučaj mountains in eastern Serbia, under the Veliki Krš peak. It flows to the north and curves around the eastern slopes of the mountain Beljanica, through an almost...
Valley, 1942) - Texte dialectale (Dialect Texts, LeipzigLeipzigLeipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
, 1943) - Co-author of Atlasul lingvistic român (Romanian Linguistic Atlas)
From 1949 to 1954, Petrovici worked on literary and cultural problems of Transylvania
Transylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
and collaborated on several journals published in Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth most populous city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...
. He was honored with membership in several scientific academies and societies, and was honored with various titles such as "Om de ştiinţă emerit" ("Emeritus scientist") and "Premiul de stat" ("The State Prize").