Bojan Čop Explained

Bojan Čop
Birth Date:May 23, 1923
Birth Place:Ljubljana, Slovenia
Death Place:Ljubljana, Slovenia
Discipline:Linguist
Workplaces:University of Ljubljana
Sub Discipline:Comparative linguistics

Bojan Čop (May 23, 1923 – August 3, 1994) was a Slovene linguist.

Life and work

Čop was born in Ljubljana.[1] [2] He became an assistant instructor at the University of Ljubljana's Department of Comparative and General Linguistics in 1949.[2] After the retirement of Karel Oštir in 1959, Čop took over responsibility for lectures in comparative Indo-European grammar with an emphasis on modern trends such as the laryngeal theory, Indo-European dialectology, and Indo-European antiquity. In 1966 Čop became the head of the university's Department of Comparative Linguistics and Eastern Studies. After 1970 he also lectured on the Indo-Uralic theory. Čop received his PhD in 1971 from the University of Ljubljana's Faculty of Arts.[1] [2] He was made a full professor in 1972. Čop was made a full member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts in 1976.[1] [2] He retired due to illness in 1990, and died in Ljubljana in 1994.[2] [3]

Čop's research initially focused on Indo-European etymology, especially Greek, but he soon turned his attention to ancient languages of Asia Minor.[1] He authored several studies on grammatical and dialectology issues in Indo-European languages. Čop helped establish new directions in comparative linguistics and made significant contributions to the development of the discipline.[1]

Legacy

Čop's law, which describes the sound change *é.C1 > aC1.C1 in Luwian, is named after Čop.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Cvetko-Orešnik . Varja . Enciklopedija Slovenije . Bojan Čop . 1988 . Mladinska knjiga . 2 . Ljubljana . 143.
  2. Web site: Snoj . Marko . Bojan Čop . Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti . May 8, 2019.
  3. News: Umrl je akademik prof. dr. Bojan Čop . May 8, 2019 . STA . August 3, 1994.
  4. Book: Craig Melchert

    . Hittite Historical Phonology after 100 Years (and after 20 Years). Hrozny and Hittite: The First Hundred Years. H. Craig. Melchert. Craig Melchert. 2015. May 8, 2019.

  5. Kloekhorst . Alwin . Čop's Law in Luwian Revisited . Die Sprache . 2006 . 41 . 2 . 131–136 . May 8, 2019.