Mokytojo dienos išvakarėse Klaipėda ir visa Lietuva, ypač jos mokslo ir kultūros bendruomenė, liūdi profesorės, habilituotos mokslų daktarės, baltistės ir etninės kultūros puoselėtojos Audronės Kaukienės (1941 06 23–2017 10 03).
The article deals with folk traditional aerophonic instrumentation of Volyn and Polissya, its varieties, characteristic features, the way of making and living. The structure of melo music of the connoisseur music in the context of the pasty life of the studied region is analyzed.
of the pre-Christian religion, performed various duties, including therapeutic activities. The descriptions in sources indicate that the nature of the therapeutic assistance they provided varied according to the magic activity they performed. The healing activities of vaidilučiai have not been systematically studied. This article analyses data on the therapeutic activities of different groups of vaidilučiai in 15th to 18th-century written sources, and identifies traces of these activities in 19th to 21st-century folk medicine based on archival records and the author’s healing faith records. The research helps us to trace the meaning and origins of some therapeutic methods of folk medicine, and the possible development of traditions.
The article examines the transformation and modification of the image of Sofia in the sories of poems cycle by Alexander Blok “Verses about the Beautiful Lady” and the collection of poms by Andrei Bely “Gold in Azure”. The author shows that the image of Sophia Celestial is represented in the works of poets-symbolists at all levels of religious and poetic consciousness, viz. at religious and mystical, ordinary and philosophical ones. It is noted that the image of Sophia, borrowed by the young symbolists from the philosophy of V. Solovyov, is associated in the poetry of A. Blok with the cult of Eternal femininity, and in the creativity of A. Belyy – with solar symbolism.
In the article on the basis of the comparative and typological analysis of phonetic systems of the Russian, Latvian and Lithuanian literary languages the facts of the Latvian-Russian and Lithuanian-Russian phonetic interference are systematized. The typology of the phonetic interference, offered by U. Weinreich, is used for this purpose. Four types of a phonetic interference are considered: insufficient differentiation of phonemes, superdifferentiation of phonemes, reinterpretation of distinctions, substitution of sounds. The typology forms theoretical base for forecasting of a phonetic interference.
2019 metai baltų mitinio pasaulėvaizdžio tyrėjams buvo dosnūs (derlingi). Publikuotos net trys solidžios apimties monografijos: Birutė Jasiūnaitė surikiavo visus lietuvių velniavardžius, Nijolė Laurinkienė pradžiugino knyga, skirta baltiškai dangaus sampratai, o Daiva Vaitkevičienė užbaigė tirti baltų gėrimus ir su jais susijusias apeigas
2018 m. birželio15–16 d. Klaipėdos universitete vyko 4-oji tarptautinė tarpdalykinė mokslinė konferencija „Baltų kalbos ir kultūros 4“. Baltijos valstybių šimtmečio proga surengtoje konferencijoje diskutuota apie svarbiausius kultūrinės tapatybės ženklus – kalbą, tautinę ir valstybinę savimonę, istorinį ir kultūrinį paveldą, šių dėmenų tarpusavio sąveiką, funkcijas ir vertes, iškilusias grėsmes ir uždavinius globalizacijos sąlygomis. Konferencijos moto saugotina sutelkė įvairių sričių mokslininkus kalbėti svarbiomis temomis: kokie kalbinio ir kultūrinio paveldo objektai ir/ar elementai verti apsaugos ir kodėl, koks yra jų ištirtumo lygis, kokios tyrimo kryptys vaisingos, kaip tyrimai pritaikomi ir koks rezultatas.
The main aim of this scientific research is the need for a detailed elaboration and introduction into scientific circulation materials of archbishop who was a tireless researcher – Filaret (Gumilevsky). The analysis of his scientific and popular scientific heritage is seen through the prism of his life. The article shows how his pastoral work seamlessly combined with a deep understanding of the importance of popularizing knowledge of ethnology. Great part of the information which was presented on the pages of the diocesan newspaper later will be the basis of a thorough seven volume work “Historical and statistical description of Chernigov eparchy” (1873–1876), and was written by Filaret.
2018 m. rugpjūčio 18-ąją Klaipėdos universiteto bendruomenė, visa Klaipėdos miesto inteligentija buvo sukrėsta skaudžios ir netikėtos žinios – Anapusybėn išėjo Aleksandras Žalys (1951 10 26–2018 08 18) – kolega, bičiulis, mokytojas, bendražygis – asmenybė, kuriai net turtingoje lietuvių kalboje, ko gero, stinga žodžių visapusiškai apibūdinti.
Lexicography of the Latvian language is currently working on issues related to research on neology and its inclusion in the electronic version of the ‘Dictionary of the Modern Latvian Language’. Looking at these issues in a wider context, it can be concluded that in many parts of the world, as well as in neighbouring Lithuania, work on neology and its research takes on a different perspective; therefore, it is important to identify these different practices and theories, providing a comparative insight into the experience of neology research in Latvia. This article provides a general overview of neology research trends, and issues in the lexicography of Latvia and Lithuania.