Hjelmslev’s Glossematics and Baltic Phonology


Bohumil Vykypěl:
Hjelmslevo glosematika ir baltų kalbų fonologija. (Hjelmslev‘s Glossematics and Baltic Phonology.)

Authorised translation into Lithuanian from German manuscript by Axel Holvoet.
Edited by Elena Valiulytė.
Artistic design by Giedrė Mikulskaitė.
Text layout by Audronė Stanislovaitienė.

2005. Vilnius: Institute of the Lithuanian Language. 96 p.
ISBN: 9986-668-84-0.
The publication was supported by the Lithuanian Government.

The book provides a short overview of the glossematic theory developed by Louis Hjelmslev and speculations as to the application of this still rather fragmented theory for the description of individual languages.  To illustrate the realm of expression, the author used Lithuanian and Latvian phonology.

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