Emil Petrovici
Emil Petrovici (Romanian pronunciation: [eˈmil ˈpetrovit͡ʃʲ]; 1899–1968[1]) was a Romanian linguist of partly Serbian origin (as visible from his last name), who studied both Romanian and Serbian languages. His studies included Romanian phonology, Vlach, Romanian, Serbian, and other Slavic dialectology.
He was born in the village of Torak (formerly Begejci) in Vojvodina (northern Serbia).
Among his many books were:
- Despre nazalitate în limba română (On nasalization in the Romanian language)
- Graiul carașovenilor (Language of Krashovani)
- Folclor din Valea Almajului (Folklore from the Almajului Valley, 1935)
- Folclor de la moții din Scărișoara (Folklore of the Moţii of Scărişoara, 1939)
- Note de folclor de la românii din Valea Mlavei (Notes on the folklore of the Romanians of the Mlava Valley, 1942)
- Texte dialectale (Dialect Texts, Leipzig, 1943)
- Co-author of Atlasul lingvistic român (Romanian Linguistic Atlas)
From 1949 to 1954, Petrovici worked on literary and cultural problems of Transylvania and collaborated on several journals published in Cluj. He was honored with membership in several scientific academies and societies, and was honored with various titles such as "Om de știință emerit" ("Emeritus scientist") and "Premiul de stat" ("The State Prize").
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