The reference collection
The reading room
A small first collection, organised around questions with traceable evidence.
The first collection covers three specific questions. It is not a complete chronological history.
Articles
Balts, Baltic languages and Baltic states
“Baltic” can describe a language group or a region. The distinction matters when writing about peoples, states and family history.
Article Read article 02 Books and written evidenceA Lithuanian book printed in 1547
A small book for religious instruction, reading and song: what the surviving records establish about Martynas Mažvydas’s Catechism.
Article Read article 03 Language and societyReading Latvia’s language statistics
A worked example from table PIA77 shows why mother tongue, home use, population and reference year must stay separate.
Article Read articleFollow a reference
Select a numbered citation beside a statement to reach the bibliography. The return links take you back to the passage. Each article gives its scope and review status near the beginning.
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