R. M. Cejtlin’s Studies in the Context of Modern Paleoslavistic Research

Abstract

The author attempts to show the significance of R. M. Cejtlin’s studies for modern paleoslavistic research. According to the author, the development of R. M. Cejtlin’s “fresh” view on Old Church Slavonic lexicology was facilitated by the peculiarities of her biography: the scientific views of her supervisor, the emergence of the Russian theory of word-formation during this period of time, working together with Czech colleagues on a large array of Old Church Slavonic lexical material. Several of R. M. Cejtlin’s ideas turned out to be fruitful for further paleoslavistic research: the division of Old Slavic vocabulary into groups following certain suffixes, the study of morphemic lexico-semantic groups as lexical microsystems. R. M. Cejtlin’s attention to Old Church Slavonic compounds (complex words) was important for subsequent paleoslavistic studies. R. M. Cejtlin’s various comments and opinions on various paleoslavistic issues are also valuable for development of paleoslavistics.