International Workshop on Balto-Slavic Accentology
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International Workshop on Balto-Slavic Accentology (abbreviated IWoBA) is an annual international conference on comparative and historical Balto-Slavic accentology, including the prehistory and history of the separate Baltic
and Slavic
languages, as well as synchronic and dialectal issues that have to do with accentology.
The first conference was held in Zagreb 1-3 July 2005 with contributions by some of the world's foremost Balto-Slavists, Baltologists and Slavists, organized by the Croatian linguists Ranko Matasović
and Mate Kapović. It proved to be an immense success and was thus followed by IWoBA II (in Copenhagen
1-3 September 2006, organized by Thomas Olander, Adam Hyllested and Jenny Helena Larsson), IWoBA III (in Leiden, 27-29 July 2007, organized by Tijmen Pronk, proceedings edited by Rick Derksen
and Tijmen Pronk), IWoBA IV (2-3 July 2008, in Scheibbs
, organized by Elena Stadnik-Holzer), IWoBA V (7-10 July 2009 in Opava
, organized by Roman Sukač) and IWoBA VI (7-10 July 2010 in Vilnius
, organized by Vytautas Rinkevičius). IWoBA VII will be held from 7-10 July 2011 in Moscow
, organized by Mikhail Oslon.
Baltic languages
The Baltic languages are a group of related languages belonging to the Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European language family and spoken mainly in areas extending east and southeast of the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe...
and Slavic
Slavic languages
The Slavic languages , a group of closely related languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages, have speakers in most of Eastern Europe, in much of the Balkans, in parts of Central Europe, and in the northern part of Asia.-Branches:Scholars traditionally divide Slavic...
languages, as well as synchronic and dialectal issues that have to do with accentology.
The first conference was held in Zagreb 1-3 July 2005 with contributions by some of the world's foremost Balto-Slavists, Baltologists and Slavists, organized by the Croatian linguists Ranko Matasović
Ranko Matasovic
Ranko Matasović is a Croatian linguist, Indo-Europeanist and Celticist.He was born and raised in Zagreb where he attended primary and secondary school. At the Faculty of philosophy at the University of Zagreb he graduated linguistics and philosophy, receiving M.A. in linguistics in 1992 and Ph.D...
and Mate Kapović. It proved to be an immense success and was thus followed by IWoBA II (in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
1-3 September 2006, organized by Thomas Olander, Adam Hyllested and Jenny Helena Larsson), IWoBA III (in Leiden, 27-29 July 2007, organized by Tijmen Pronk, proceedings edited by Rick Derksen
Rick Derksen
Rick Derksen is a Dutch linguist and Indo-Europeanist at the University of Leiden, specialist in Balto-Slavic historical linguistics, with an emphasis on accentology and etymology....
and Tijmen Pronk), IWoBA IV (2-3 July 2008, in Scheibbs
Scheibbs
Scheibbs is a town in Austria. It is in the Scheibbs district of Lower Austria.Scheibbs is the birthplace of West Bromwich Albion football player Paul Scharner....
, organized by Elena Stadnik-Holzer), IWoBA V (7-10 July 2009 in Opava
Opava
Opava is a city in the northern Czech Republic on the river Opava, located to the north-west of Ostrava. The historical capital of Czech Silesia, Opava is now in the Moravian-Silesian Region and has a population of 59,843 as of January 1, 2005....
, organized by Roman Sukač) and IWoBA VI (7-10 July 2010 in Vilnius
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
, organized by Vytautas Rinkevičius). IWoBA VII will be held from 7-10 July 2011 in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, organized by Mikhail Oslon.