Пунктуация при вводных словах и обращениях в литовской письменной речи середины XIX века

Abstract

The aim of this study is to provide a more in-depth presentation of the tendencies of punctuation of parenthetic constructions, which prevailed in the Lithuanian written language of the mid-19th century. The paper compares the punctuation of original and translated works of prose by several representatives of that time — Mikalojus Akelaitis. J. S. Dovydaitis, Motiejus Valančius, Henrikas Balevičius and Kazimieras Michnevičius-Mikėnas. The practice of writing of that tune shows that the sources under analysis already demonstrate certain habits of punctuating parentheses and addresses, which eventually became a codified norm in quite a number of cases.