Jerzy Kuryłowicz was a Polish linguist whose main area of interest was historical linguistics, specifically Indo-European studies. He is known for identifying consonantal reflexes in Hittite that had previously only been hypothesized by Ferdinand de Saussure, offering the first direct evidence for the laryngeal theory.
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RolePolish linguist specializing in historical linguistics and Indo-European studies 1 Connections
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A leading Indo-Europeanist whose reconstructions of Proto-Indo-European ablaut and accentuation shaped mid-twentieth-century comparative linguistics.
Influenced By
Kurylowicz 1927 identification of Hittite h with sounds Saussure had posited on purely internal evidence in 1878 confirmed Saussure laryngeal theory.
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1. Wikipedia: Jerzy Kuryłowicz
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26 August 1895-28 January 1978
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26 August 1895-28 January 1978
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was a Polish linguist whose main area of interest was historical linguistics, specifically Indo-European studies.
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26 August 1895-28 January 1978
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26 August 1895-28 January 1978
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Jerzy Kuryłowicz was a Polish linguist whose main area of interest was historical linguistics, specifically Indo-European studies.
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