Tombstone Inscriptions in Klaipėda Region Lutheran Cemeteries: a Linguistic Viewpoint

The article reviews tombstone inscriptions of Klaipėda Region cemeteries of the late 19th to mid-20th c.from a linguistic viewpoint. The inscriptions are German or Lithuanian, less frequently bilingual (in Germanand Lithuanian on the same tombstone). The greatest attention is paid to the Lithuanian inscriptions,with the focus on their vocabulary and morphology. Moreover, the principal linguistic characteristics ofpersonal names are discussed.KEY WORDS: tombstone inscriptions, epitaphs, morphology, vocabulary, personal names. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15181/ahuk.v25i0.31