Bojan Čop

Bojan Čop
Born(1923-05-23)May 23, 1923
Ljubljana, Slovenia
DiedAugust 3, 1994(1994-08-03) (aged 71)
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Ljubljana (PhD)
Academic work
DisciplineLinguist
Sub-disciplineComparative linguistics
InstitutionsUniversity of Ljubljana

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Cvetko-Orešnik, Varja (1988). "Bojan Čop". Enciklopedija Slovenije. Vol. 2. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga. p. 143.
  2. ^ a b c d e Snoj, Marko. "Bojan Čop". Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "Umrl je akademik prof. dr. Bojan Čop". STA. August 3, 1994. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  4. ^ Melchert, H. Craig (2015). "Hittite Historical Phonology after 100 Years (and after 20 Years)". Hrozny and Hittite: The First Hundred Years (PDF). Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  5. ^ Kloekhorst, Alwin (2006). "Čop's Law in Luwian Revisited" (PDF). Die Sprache. 41 (2): 131–136. Retrieved May 8, 2019.