Miroslav Komárek
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Miroslav Komárek (20 April 1924 – 15 August 2013) was a Czech
historical linguist Historical linguistics, also termed diachronic linguistics, is the scientific study of language change over time. Principal concerns of historical linguistics include: # to describe and account for observed changes in particular languages # ...
and professor emeritus of the Faculty of Arts at Palacký University in
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. His academic publications focused on the
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and
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of the
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from the diachronic perspective.Hirschová (1999)


Early life

Komárek was born in Lazníky near Přerov. He graduated from a gymnasium in Olomouc in 1943, but was deployed as a labourer until the end of the wartime
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. After the war he majored in Czech and
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at Charles University in
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, then returned to Olomouc, and obtained a
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(PhDr.) degree from Palacký University in 1949.


Academic career

Komárek began to teach at the Faculty of Arts at Palacký University after completing his doctorate, where he went on to spend his entire professional career, spanning over six decades.Janečka (2014) p100 His first major work, published in 1958, was the first in a series of textbooks on Czech historical linguistics, focused on phonetics. In 1962 he habilitated and twenty years later obtained the title of
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(DrSc.). In 1979 he published ''Příspěvky k české morfologii'' (Contributions to Czech morphology), which became an oft cited work in papers on Czech morphology.Janečka (2014) p100 In 2005 he became a professor emeritus at Palacký University.Hirschová (1999) A year before his death, in 2012 he published ''Dějiny českého jazyka'' (History of the Czech language), which was a summary of his academic work.Janečka (2014) p100 He was heavily influenced by the
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, and represented their school of thought, structural linguistics, on the international stage within the field of Slavic studies. He also cited prominent Czech philologist
Jan Gebauer Jan Gebauer (8 October 1838, Úbislavice – 25 May 1907, Prague) was a significant expert on Czech studies and one of the most renowned Czech scientists of all times. His scientific work was influenced by the methods of positivism. Biography Ja ...
as a major influence; his 1982 work outlining the phonological development of Czech referenced and commented on Gebauer's historical grammar extensively. He was a regular contributor to the
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's journal ''Slovo a slovesnost'' (Word and Literature), eventually joining the editorial board of that journal.Janečka (2014) p100


Published works

* ''Historická mluvnice česká 1 – Hláskosloví'' (Historical Czech grammar 1 – Phonetics), 1958 * ''Język czeski – Tymczasowy podręcznik dla klasy dziewiątej dziewięcioletniej szkoły podstawowej z polskim językiem nauczania'' (Czech language – Temporary handbook for grade nine in nine-year elementary schools with Polish as the language of instruction), 1967 * ''Język czeski dla klasy dziewiątej dziewięcioletniej szkoły podstawowej z polskim językiem nauczania'' (Czech language for grade nine in nine-year elementary schools with Polish as the language of instruction), 1968 * ''Nástin morfologického vývoje českého jazyka'' (Outline of the morphological development of the Czech language), 1976 * ''K aktuálním metodologickým otázkám jazykovědy'' (On current methodological issues in linguistics), 1978 * ''Příspěvky k české morfologii'' (Contributions to Czech morphology), 1979 * ''Nástin fonologického vývoje českého jazyka'' (Outline of the phonological development of the Czech language), 1982 * ''Dějiny českého jazyka'' (History of the Czech language), 2012


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Citations


External links


List of articles in ''Slovo a slovesnost''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Komarek, Miroslav Palacký University Olomouc faculty Linguists from the Czech Republic Historical linguists 1924 births 2013 deaths People from Přerov District Charles University alumni Palacký University Olomouc alumni