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Latvian Grammar
2021
“Latvian Grammar” was written to make information about the Latvian language and its grammatical system more easily available not only within Latvia, but also beyond its borders. A modern grammar of Latvian written in English is as important for native speakers of Latvian as for those who have learned Latvian as a second language and also is of great value for anyone interested in the culture and history of Latvia or the Latvian language itself. The need for a reference grammar of Latvian written in English is especially important right now due to the existence of a large Latvian diaspora community abroad, particularly in English-speaking countries where children and young people are educat…
Latvijas Trešās atmodas sociālās atmiņas un komemorācijas diskurss medijos (1988-2014)
2015
Promocijas darbā “Latvijas Trešās atmodas sociālās atmiņas un komemorācijas diskurss medijos (1988–2014)” analizēta Latvijas Trešās atmodas notikumu komemorācija un mediju rituāla realizācija, īpašu uzmanību pievērošot “mēs” un “viņi” diskursa konstrukcijām. Darba teorētisko bāzi veido sociālās atmiņas, nacionālās identitātes, rituālkomunikācijas, komemorācijas un mediju notikuma teorētiskās pieejas. Promocijas darba empīriskās daļas izstrādei ar kvantitatīvās kontentanalīzes palīdzību apkopotas un sistematizētas vairāk nekā 1100 Atmodas notikumiem veltītas preses publikācijas un 350 speciālveltījumi sabiedriskās televīzijas kanālā LTV1 un sabiedriskā radio kanālā LR1 laika posmā no 1988. l…
LATVIAN ADAPTATION OF MCARTHUR-BATES COMMUNICATIVE DEVELOPMENT INVENTORIES
2016
The article discusses the methodology and the preliminary results of the research project entitled “Latvian language in Monolingual and Bilingual Acquisition: tools, theories and applications” (LAMBA). The project involves 25 researchers – linguists, educators, psychologists – from five institutions in Latvia and Norway, and focuses on phonological, lexical and morphosyntactic acquisition of Latvian as a native language in monolingual and bilingual settings. One of the main goals of the project is to develop a set of norm-referenced language assessment tools that would allow for accurate and time-efficient evaluation of language development in pre-school children.The article will focus spec…
Names of Snakes in Latvian Texts of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
2020
Names of Snakes in Latvian Texts of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries This article analyses the naming of snakes in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Latvian texts which are taken from the Corpus of Early Written Latvian Texts, containing the first Latvian dictionaries, religious texts, and some secular texts. The objective of the paper is to try to determine how precisely the translators of religious texts rendered names of snakes, and to ascertain whether any semantic changes have taken place, or whether religious texts show specific use. The study also aims to find out if taboo of dangerous animals, snakes in particular, and related euphemisation is reflected in early Latvian text…
The Electronic Historical Latvian Dictionary Based on the Corpus of Early Written Latvian Texts
2016
The Electronic Historical Latvian Dictionary Based on the Corpus of Early Written Latvian Texts This article deals with the development of the Electronic Historical Latvian Dictionary (http://www.tezaurs.lv/lvvv) based on the Corpus of Early Written Latvian Texts (http://www.korpuss.lv/senie/). Some issues concerning the compilation and processing of the corpus data are discussed and the main sources added to the Corpus during the four-year project are described: the 16th c. Lord’s Prayers , 17th c. dictionaries, texts of oaths and laws, religious texts and so-called dedication poetry. The aim of the project is to compile a pilot electronic dictionary of 16th–17th century Latvian where all…
Slavic Loanwords in the Terms for Dumplings in Latvian
2016
Slavic Loanwords in the Terms for Dumplings in Latvian Food is an essential part of the material culture of every nation. It frequently preserves national traditions and old names longer than other spheres do, additionally, it lets observe the influence of other cultures. According to dictionary data, dumplings were known in Latvia already in the 18th century. Many names for them have been attested in regional subdialects of Latvian; borrowings usually cover wide areas. In this article, basing on ethnographic and linguistic material notations of different antiquity thus tracing the use of names for dumplings almost a century long and referring to dictionary data from 18th–19th century, the …
Atlas of the Baltic languages: from idea to pilot project
2015
Atl as of the B a ltic l a ngu a ge s : from idea to pilot project Dialectologists from Latvian Language Institute of the University of Latvia and the Department of Language History and Dialectology of the Institute of the Lithuanian Language, have developed a proposal for a joint project entitled, The Atlas of the Baltic Languages, which is intended to demonstrate the close kinship of these two Baltic languages. A pilot project, supported by a grant from the University of Latvia and Directorate for the Millenium of Lithuania has been carried out between 2006 and 2008 to determine what the form and eventual content of such an atlas might be. In 2009 a summary of work carried out on the pilo…
Music in school teaching processes through the centuries
2015
Acquisition of music terms is a significant component in a contemporary music lesson in a comprehensive school nowadays. Methodology of teaching music as a separate branch in Latvia started developing in the beginning of the 20th century with the analysis of music educators’ experience published by I. Palevics. However, music as a subject at school has a longer history therefore it would be important to explore the pedagogic role of music in different periods because during music lessons not only students’ musicality and personal development are facilitated but also the tradition of singing which includes the tradition of Song Festival is maintained. In 2008 the tradition of Baltic Song and…
Latvian or English – the Language Situation in Scientific Communication in Latvia
2020
The growing dominance of English as an international language of scientific communication in the world has been widely acknowledged. However, its effect in the relevant discourse community in Latvia is still to be explored. A case study was undertaken to improve upon the current understanding of the choice of scientific publishing language in Latvia and explore historical factors underpinning the current predominance of English as the lingua franca of the scientific community. It has been concluded that with a strong focus on international publishing in indexed databases, the role of English in scientific communication in Latvia has an increasing tendency to grow. Although currently English…
Skolēnu runas prasmes attīstīšana latviešu valodas stundās 2. klasē sākumskolā
2020
Skolēnu runas prasmes attīstīšana latviešu valodas stundās 2. klasē sākumskolā. Darba autore Līva Freiberga, darba vadītāja Latvijas Universitātes docente Dr.paed. Gunta Siliņa- Jasjukeviča. Darba mērķis - pētīt skolēnu runas prasmes attīstīšanas iespējas latviešu valodas stundās sākumskolā un apkopot ieteikumus tās sekmēšanai 2. klasē. Darba uzdevumi: 1. Raksturot jaunākā skolas vecuma bērnu runas prasmes attīstības likumsakarības un izstrādāt kritērijus runas prasmes novērtēšanai 2. klasē. 2.Analizēt zinātniski metodisko literatūru par runas prasmes attīstīšanas mērķi, saturu un metodiku sākumskolā. 3.Veikt empīrisko pētījumu, lai pētītu skolēnu runas prasmes attīstīšanas iespējas latvie…