Kazimieras Garšva
Encyclopedia
Kazimieras Garšva is a Lithuania
n linguist
, and the leader of the controversial "Vilnija
" organisation.
and Lithuanian literature
at Vilnius University
, and from 1973 to 1976 he was a student at Moscow State University
. In 1977 he received a Ph.D for his doctoral thesis "Priegaidės fonologinėje sistemoje (remiantis lietuvių kalbos medžiaga)" (Vowels in the phonetic system (using Lithuanian language material)). Since 1993 he has held the title "Habilitated Doctor of Humanities
". http://www.lki.lt/index.php?asm=305
Since 1973, Garšva has worked at the Institute of the Lithuanian language
. He has authored more than 100 scientific publications and 5 books. Garšva is a coauthor of Grammar of Contemporary Lithuanian Language, published in three successive editions. http://www.lki.lt/index.php?asm=305
He is the leader of the controversial organisation "Vilnija
", a Lithuanian extremist
and nationalistic
organization.
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
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....
, and the leader of the controversial "Vilnija
Vilnija
Vilnija is a Lithuanian political organization, considered to be extremist and nationalist.-History and policies:The organization was formed in 1988, in the LSSR, by Lithuanian nationalists and communists and its primary aim was the Lithuanization of ethnic Poles living in the Eastern part of...
" organisation.
Biography
From 1968 to 1973 Garšva studied philologyPhilology
Philology is the study of language in written historical sources; it is a combination of literary studies, history and linguistics.Classical philology is the philology of Greek and Classical Latin...
and Lithuanian literature
Lithuanian literature
Lithuanian literature concerns the art of written works compiled by Lithuanians throughout their history.-Latin language:A wealth of Lithuanian literature was written in Latin, the main scholarly language in the Middle Ages.-Lithuanian language:...
at Vilnius University
Vilnius University
Vilnius University is the oldest university in the Baltic states and one of the oldest in Eastern Europe. It is also the largest university in Lithuania....
, and from 1973 to 1976 he was a student at Moscow State University
Moscow State University
Lomonosov Moscow State University , previously known as Lomonosov University or MSU , is the largest university in Russia. Founded in 1755, it also claims to be one of the oldest university in Russia and to have the tallest educational building in the world. Its current rector is Viktor Sadovnichiy...
. In 1977 he received a Ph.D for his doctoral thesis "Priegaidės fonologinėje sistemoje (remiantis lietuvių kalbos medžiaga)" (Vowels in the phonetic system (using Lithuanian language material)). Since 1993 he has held the title "Habilitated Doctor of Humanities
Humanities
The humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences....
". http://www.lki.lt/index.php?asm=305
Since 1973, Garšva has worked at the Institute of the Lithuanian language
Institute of the Lithuanian Language
The Institute of the Lithuanian Language in Vilnius is a state-supported research organization that focuses on research into the Lithuanian language.- History :...
. He has authored more than 100 scientific publications and 5 books. Garšva is a coauthor of Grammar of Contemporary Lithuanian Language, published in three successive editions. http://www.lki.lt/index.php?asm=305
He is the leader of the controversial organisation "Vilnija
Vilnija
Vilnija is a Lithuanian political organization, considered to be extremist and nationalist.-History and policies:The organization was formed in 1988, in the LSSR, by Lithuanian nationalists and communists and its primary aim was the Lithuanization of ethnic Poles living in the Eastern part of...
", a Lithuanian extremist
Extremism
Extremism is any ideology or political act far outside the perceived political center of a society; or otherwise claimed to violate common moral standards...
and nationalistic
Nationalism
Nationalism is a political ideology that involves a strong identification of a group of individuals with a political entity defined in national terms, i.e. a nation. In the 'modernist' image of the nation, it is nationalism that creates national identity. There are various definitions for what...
organization.
Academic fields of interest
- Dialects of the Lithuanian languageLithuanian languageLithuanian is the official state language of Lithuania and is recognized as one of the official languages of the European Union. There are about 2.96 million native Lithuanian speakers in Lithuania and about 170,000 abroad. Lithuanian is a Baltic language, closely related to Latvian, although they...
- Phonetics of the Lithuanian language
- EtymologyEtymologyEtymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...
of Lithuanian names - The history of the Lithuanian language
Political activities
- Criticism of Polish minority in LithuaniaPolish minority in LithuaniaThe Polish minority in Lithuania numbered 234,989 persons, according to the Lithuanian census of 2001, or 6.74% of the total population of Lithuania. It is the largest ethnic minority in the country and the second largest Polish diaspora group among the post-Soviet states...
and past and current Polish-Lithuanian relations, particularly the actions of Polish partisans (Armia KrajowaArmia KrajowaThe Armia Krajowa , or Home Army, was the dominant Polish resistance movement in World War II German-occupied Poland. It was formed in February 1942 from the Związek Walki Zbrojnej . Over the next two years, it absorbed most other Polish underground forces...
) in Lithuania during the Second World War. His statements and publications related to those issue, especially with respect to language issues, are seen as controversial, particularly in PolandPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
.
Recent publications
- Kazimieras Garšva. Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos ir tarmių balsių e•, e tartis.–Pranešimas KTU konferencijoje 2003-10-17 Kalbos teorija ir praktika.
- Kazimieras Garšva. Lietuvių kalbos prozodemos.–Pranešimas Vilniaus universiteto Kauno Humanitarinio fakulteto tarptautinėje konferencijoje 2003-05-22.
- Kazimieras Garšva. Zietelos ir Ciskodo lietuvių šnektos.– Pranešimas Liepojoje 2003-11-21 tarptautinėje konferencijoje Vārds und tā pētīšanas aspekti.
- Kazimieras Garšva. The Method of Experimental Alternation in Dialectology. –4th International Congress of Dialectologists and Geolinguists. Abstracts of Scholarly papers, ISBN 9984-742-08-3. Riga, 2003 m. liepos 28–rugpjūčio 2 d. Pranešimas.
- Kazimieras Garšva. Latvijos lietuvių uteniškių šnektos. –Kazimieras Jaunius (1848–1908). Tarmėtyrininkas ir kalbos istorikas. Konferencijos pranešimų tezės. Vilnius, 2003 m. gegužės 21–23 d., p. 20–22
- Kazimieras Garšva. The Method of Experimental Alternation in Dialectology.–4th International Congress of Dialectologists and Geolinguists. Abstracts of Scholarly papers, ISBN 9984-742-08-3. Riga, 2003 m. liepos 28–rugpjūčio 2 d., p. 120–121.
- R. Endzelytė, K. Garšva. Šiaurės panevėžiškių pasaulėžiūra Linkuvos parapijos vardyne.– Pasaulio vaizdas kalboje. Tarptautinė Šiaulių universiteto konferencija. ŠU, 2002, p. 11.
- K. Garšva. Antrųjų rytiečių nekirčiuoti balsiai nuo Antano Baranausko iki šiol. – Tarptautinė konferencija "Vyskupas Antanas Baranauskas: asmenybė ir aplinka." Vilnius, 2002.