Edward Stankiewicz (17 November 1920 – 31 January 2013) was the B. E. Bensinger Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut from 1971 until he retired in 1991.
Stankiewicz was born in Warsaw to a Jewish family in 1920. He survived the Holocaust, and immigrated to the United States after being freed from Buchenwald concentration camp. Stankiewicz developed a love for Italian when he transited through the country after World War II.[4]
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Stankiewicz received his PhD from Harvard in 1954. He subsequently taught at Indiana University and the University of Chicago before joining Yale in 1971.[4]
Stankiewicz is best known for his research on Slavic accentology and morphophonemics. He wrote on all Slavic languages, but took a particular interest in South Slavic languages and traveled to Yugoslavia in order to conduct field studies.[4]
Select publicationsedit
Towards a Phonemic Typology of the Slavic Languages. 1958. 's-Gravenhage: Mouton.
The Common Slavic Prosodic Pattern and Its Evolution in Slovenian. 1966. The Hague: Mouton.
Studies in Slavic Morphonemics and Accentology. 1976. Ann Arbor MI: Michigan Slavic Publications.
Baudouin de Courtenay and the Foundations of Structural Linguistics. 1976. Lisse: Peter de Ridder.
Grammars and Dictionaries of the Slavic Languages from the Middle Ages up to 1850: An Annotated Bibliography. 1984. Berlin: Mouton.
The Slavic Languages Unity in Diversity. 1986. Berlin: Mouton.
The Accentual Patterns of the Slavic Languages. 1993. Stanford CA: Stanford University Press.
My War Memoir of a Young Jewish Poet. 2002. Syracuse NY: Syracuse University Press.
Referencesedit
^"In Memoriam: Edward Stankiewicz". News.yale.edu. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
^Greenberg, Robert (22 January 2018). "Edward Stankiewicz in Memoriam". Journal of Slavic Linguistics. 22 (1): 3–6. doi:10.1353/jsl.2014.0001. JSTOR 24602164. S2CID 170102020.
^Pelc, Jerzy (22 January 2018). "Edward Stankiewicz (ur. w Warszawie 17 XI 1920 r., zm. w New Haven 31 I 2013 r.)". Studia Semiotyczne. XXIX (1): 89–9.
^ abcGreenberg, Robert (2014). "Edward Stankiewicz In Memoriam". Journal of Slavic Linguistics. 22 (1): 3–6. doi:10.1353/jsl.2014.0001. JSTOR 24602164. S2CID 170102020.
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edward, stankiewicz, november, 1920, january, 2013, bensinger, professor, slavic, languages, literatures, yale, university, haven, connecticut, from, 1971, until, retired, 1991, 2010bornnovember, 1920warsaw, polanddiedjanuary, 2013, 2013, aged, haven, connecti. Edward Stankiewicz 17 November 1920 31 January 2013 was the B E Bensinger Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Yale University New Haven Connecticut from 1971 until he retired in 1991 Edward StankiewiczEdward Stankiewicz 2010BornNovember 17 1920Warsaw PolandDiedJanuary 31 2013 2013 01 31 aged 92 1 2 New Haven Connecticut United States 3 Academic workMain interestsLinguistics Slavic studies Slavic accentology Contents 1 Early life 2 Research 3 Select publications 4 ReferencesEarly life editStankiewicz was born in Warsaw to a Jewish family in 1920 He survived the Holocaust and immigrated to the United States after being freed from Buchenwald concentration camp Stankiewicz developed a love for Italian when he transited through the country after World War II 4 Research editStankiewicz received his PhD from Harvard in 1954 He subsequently taught at Indiana University and the University of Chicago before joining Yale in 1971 4 Stankiewicz is best known for his research on Slavic accentology and morphophonemics He wrote on all Slavic languages but took a particular interest in South Slavic languages and traveled to Yugoslavia in order to conduct field studies 4 Select publications editTowards a Phonemic Typology of the Slavic Languages 1958 s Gravenhage Mouton The Common Slavic Prosodic Pattern and Its Evolution in Slovenian 1966 The Hague Mouton Studies in Slavic Morphonemics and Accentology 1976 Ann Arbor MI Michigan Slavic Publications Baudouin de Courtenay and the Foundations of Structural Linguistics 1976 Lisse Peter de Ridder Grammars and Dictionaries of the Slavic Languages from the Middle Ages up to 1850 An Annotated Bibliography 1984 Berlin Mouton The Slavic Languages Unity in Diversity 1986 Berlin Mouton The Accentual Patterns of the Slavic Languages 1993 Stanford CA Stanford University Press My War Memoir of a Young Jewish Poet 2002 Syracuse NY Syracuse University Press References edit In Memoriam Edward Stankiewicz News yale edu 5 February 2013 Retrieved 22 January 2018 Greenberg Robert 22 January 2018 Edward Stankiewicz in Memoriam Journal of Slavic Linguistics 22 1 3 6 doi 10 1353 jsl 2014 0001 JSTOR 24602164 S2CID 170102020 Pelc Jerzy 22 January 2018 Edward Stankiewicz ur w Warszawie 17 XI 1920 r zm w New Haven 31 I 2013 r Studia Semiotyczne XXIX 1 89 9 a b c Greenberg Robert 2014 Edward Stankiewicz In Memoriam Journal of Slavic Linguistics 22 1 3 6 doi 10 1353 jsl 2014 0001 JSTOR 24602164 S2CID 170102020 nbsp nbsp This biography of a United States linguist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward Stankiewicz amp oldid 1186618108, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
