Dr. Jürgen Uhlich

Dr. Jürgen Uhlich

Associate Professor, Irish

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Biography

Born 20 October 1958, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Primary school in Hannover and Berlin, 1965-1969. Secondary school in Berlin, 1969-1973, and Leverkusen, 1973-1977.

Publications and Further Research Outputs

  • Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie, 62, (2015), 1 - 258p, Jürgen Uhlich, Torsten Meißner, Bernhard Maier, [ed.], since 2007Journal, 2015, URL
  • Jürgen Uhlich, Two unrecognised Philargyrius glosses, Ériu, 65, 2015, p127 - 136Journal Article, 2015, DOI
  • Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie, 63, (2016), 1 - 300p, Jürgen Uhlich, Torsten Meißner, Bernhard Maier, [eds.], since 2007Journal, 2016
  • Jürgen Uhlich, Torsten Meißner, Bernhard Maier, Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie, Band 64, Berlin/Boston, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2017, 1 - 506ppBook, 2017, URL
  • Jürgen Uhlich, The poems of Blathmac, Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies, 75, 2018, p53 - 77Journal Article, 2018
  • The registers of Echaid's daughter in Fingal Rónáin in, editor(s)Anders Ahlqvist, Pamela O'Neill , Fír Fesso. A Festschrift for Neil McLeod, Sydney, The University of Sydney, 2018, pp233 - 261, [Jürgen Uhlich]Book Chapter, 2018
  • Loch nEchach n-án: Nasalierungsübertragung in den altirischen Glossen und späteren Quellen in, editor(s)Caoimhín Breatnach Meidhbhín Ní Úrdail Gordon Ó Riain , Lorg na Leabhar. A Festschrift for Pádraig A. Breatnach, Dublin, The National University of Ireland, 2019, pp13 - 38, [Jürgen Uhlich]Book Chapter, 2019
  • On the obligatory use of a nasalising relative clause after an adjectival antecedent in the Old Irish glosses in, editor(s)Elliott Lash, Fangzhe Qiu, David Stifter , Morphosyntactic Variation in Medieval Celtic Languages - Corpus-based approaches, Berlin/Boston, De Gruyter Mouton, 2020, pp195 - 237, [Jürgen Uhlich]Book Chapter, 2020
  • Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie, 64, (2017), vi, 506p, Jürgen Uhlich, Torsten Meißner, Bernhard Maier, [eds.], since 2007Journal, 2017
  • Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie, 65, (2018), vi, 158p, Jürgen Uhlich, Torsten Meißner, Bernhard Maier, [eds.], since 2007Journal, 2018
  • Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie, 66, (2019), v, 262p, Jürgen Uhlich, Torsten Meißner, Alderik Blom, [eds.], since 2007Journal, 2019
  • Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie, 67, (2020), 1 - 291p, Jürgen Uhlich, [eds.], since 2007Journal, 2020, URL
  • Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie, 68, (2021), 1 - 347p, Jürgen Uhlich, [eds.], since 2007Journal, 2021, URL
  • Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie, 69, 1, (2022), 1 - 300p, Jürgen Uhlich, [Co-editor], since 2007Journal, 2022, URL
  • Jürgen Uhlich, When did nd become nn in which Early Irish environments?, Ériu, 72, 2022, p1 - 32Journal Article, 2022, DOI
  • Jürgen Uhlich, Some textual problems in Rónán's lament I: Two quatrains concerning Echaid's daughter (Fingal Rónáin lines 180-7), Ériu, 56, 2006, p13 - 62Journal Article, 2006
  • Jürgen Uhlich, More on the linguistic classification of Lepontic, Gaulois et celtique continental, Paris, 2007, pp373 - 411Conference Paper, 2007
  • Jürgen Uhlich, DOV(A)- and lenited -B- in Ogam, Ériu, 40, 1989, p129 - 134Journal Article, 1989
  • Jürgen Uhlich, Die Morphologie der komponierten Personennamen des Altirischen, Witterschlick/Bonn, Wehle, 1993, xxxv, 309ppBook, 1993
  • Jürgen Uhlich, Altirisch domun 'Welt; Erde' und domain 'tief', Historische Sprachforschung, 108, 1995, p278 - 289Journal Article, 1995
  • Jürgen Uhlich, On the fate of intervocalic *-w- in Old Irish, especially between neutral vowels, Ériu, 46, 1995, p11 - 48Journal Article, 1995
  • Jürgen Uhlich, Der Kompositionstyp 'Armstrong' in den indogermanischen Sprachen, Historische Sprachforschung, 110, 1997, p21 - 46Journal Article, 1997
  • Jürgen Uhlich, Einige britannische Lehnnamen im Irischen: Brénainn (Brenden), Cathaír/Catháer und Midir, Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie, 49-50, 1997, p878 - 897Journal Article, 1997
  • Jürgen Uhlich, Zur sprachlichen Einordnung des Lepontischen, Akten des Zweiten deutschen Keltologensymposiums (Bonn 1997), Tübingen, edited by S. Zimmer / R. Ködderitzsch / A. Wigger , Niemeyer, 1999, pp274 - 302Conference Paper, 1999
  • Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie, Tübingen, Niemeyer / De Gruyter, [editor], 2007-2018Editorial Board, 2007
  • [Collaboration: translation from Greek] in, editor(s)J. Wohlmuth , Conciliorum oeconomicorum decreta I: Konzilien des ersten Jahrtausends, Paderborn/München/Wien/Zürich, Schöningh, 1998, pp1 - 75, [Jürgen Uhlich]Book Chapter, 1998
  • Bulla unionis Armenorum in, editor(s)J. Wohlmuth , Conciliorum oeconomicorum decreta II: Konzilien des Mittelalters, Paderborn/München/Wien/Zürich, Schöningh, 2000, pp454a-b, 534-559 , [Jürgen Uhlich]Book Chapter, 2000
  • Jürgen Uhlich, Verbal governing compounds (synthetics) in Old Irish and other Celtic languages, 2002, pp403 - 433Conference Paper, 2002
  • Names (personal), B. Lalor, The Encyclopedia of Ireland, Dublin, Gill & Macmillan, 2003, pp763 - 764, [Jürgen Uhlich]Item in dictionary or encyclopaedia, etc, 2003
  • Jürgen Uhlich, Weiteres zur Chronologie der lateinischen Lehnwörter im Irischen, Keltologie heute - Themen und Fragestellungen, Münster, edited by E. Poppe , Nodus, 2004, pp57 - 79Conference Paper, 2004
  • On the linguistic classification of Lepontic in, editor(s)R. Karl/D. Stifter , The Celtic world, London/New York, Routledge, 2007, pp45 - 73, [Jürgen Uhlich]Book Chapter, 2007
  • Jürgen Uhlich, Altirisch arae 'Wagenlenker', aithesc 'Antwort', keltische Präverbien auf *-i und die frühe Apokope von *-i, Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie, 57, 2010, p141 - 160Journal Article, 2010
  • Jürgen Uhlich, Reviewers, reviewees, and critical texts: a brief final response, Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies, 57 (Summer), 2009, p75 - 79Journal Article, 2009
  • Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie, 57, (2010), 1 - 286p, Jürgen Uhlich, [editor], 2007-Journal, 2010
  • Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie, 58, (2011), 1 - 382p, Jürgen Uhlich, [editor], 2007-Journal, 2011
  • Serc mór do Macc Maire in, Féilscríbhinn do Chathal Ó Háinle, Indreabhán, Conamara, 2012, pp935 - 959, [Jürgen Uhlich]Book Chapter, 2012
  • Eoin Mac Cárthaigh Jürgen Uhlich, Féilscríbhinn do Chathal Ó Háinle, Indreabhán, Conamara, An Clóchomhar, Cló Iar-Chonnacht, 2012, i-xxix, 1-1071ppBook, 2012
  • Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie, 59, (2012), 1 - 352p, Jürgen Uhlich, [editor], since 2007Journal, 2012
  • Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie, 60, (2013), 1 - 350p, Stefan Zimmer, Jürgen Uhlich, Torsten Meißner, [eds.], since 2007Journal, 2013
  • Zum Artikelgebrauch beim Bezugswort eines Relativsatzes im frühen Irischen in, Saltair saíochta, sanasaíochta agus seanchais. A Festschrift for Gearóid Mac Eoin, Dublin, 2013, pp429 - 462, [Jürgen Uhlich]Book Chapter, 2013
  • Concilium Ferrariense - Florentinum - Romanum 1438-1445: Armenian in, editor(s)Giuseppe Alberigo, Alberto Melloni , Conciliorum oeconomicorum generaliumque decreta II/2, Turnhout, Brepols, 2013, pp1170-1173, 1224-1259 , [Jürgen Uhlich]Book Chapter, 2013, URL
  • Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie, 61, (2014), 1 - 312p, Jürgen Uhlich, Torsten Meißner, Stefan Zimmer, [eds.], since 2007Journal, 2014
  • Jürgen Uhlich, Archaisms in personal names, Postgraduate Seminar Series, University College Galway, 10 March, 1987, Roinn na Sean- agus na Meán-Ghaeilge, Coláiste na hOllscoile GaillimhInvited Talk
  • Jürgen Uhlich, The Sanskrit language, Seminar Series, School of Classics, Trinity College Dublin, 28 January, 1998, The Classical Society, Trinity College DublinInvited Talk
  • Jürgen Uhlich, Linguistic connections between India and Ireland, Myles Dillon Memorial Lecture, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 6 April, 2006, School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced StudiesInvited Talk
  • Jürgen Uhlich, Zum stilistischen Einsatz sprachlicher Register im frühmittelirischen Text Fingal Rónáin, Sprachwissenschaftliches Kolloquium, Universität Bonn, Germany, 14 December, 2006, Sprachwissenschaftliches Institut, Universität BonnInvited Talk
  • Jürgen Uhlich, Die Überlieferung der Homilie von Cambrai und ihre Implikationen für die irische Sprachgeschichte, Vortrag in memoriam Rudolf Thurneysen, Universität Bonn, Germany, 13 November, 2009, Sprachwissenschaftliches Institut, Universität BonnInvited Talk
  • Jürgen Uhlich, Introduction to Early Old Irish, Fifth Leiden Summer School in Languages and Linguistics, University of Leiden, Netherlands, 23 July, 2010, Department of Indo-European, University of Leiden, NetherlandsInvited Talk
  • Jürgen Uhlich, Weiteres zur Überlieferung der Homilie von Cambrai und ihren Implikationen für die irische Sprachgeschichte, Sprachwissenschaftliche Vorträge, Universität Marburg, Germany, 27 January, 2012, Fachgebiet Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft und Keltologie, Universität Marburg, GermanyInvited Talk
  • Jürgen Uhlich, Evidence for copying in documents from the Early Irish period, Teangeolaíocht na Gaeilge / The linguistics of the Gaelic languages / Cananachas na Gàidhlig XVII, NUI Maynooth, 11 April, 2015, School of Celtic Studies, NUI MaynoothInvited Talk
  • Jürgen Uhlich, 'Faithful but unintelligent': Early Old Irish documents copied and miscopied, Osborn Bergin Memorial Lecture, University College Dublin, 21 September, 2017, UCD School of Irish, Celtic Studies and FolkloreInvited Talk
  • Jürgen Uhlich, Die Reflexe der keltischen Suffixvarianten *-yo- vs. *-iyo- im Altirischen, Erstes Symposium deutschsprachiger Keltologen, Gosen bei Berlin, April 1992, edited by M. Rockel / S. Zimmer , Niemeyer, 1993, pp353 - 370Conference Paper
  • Jürgen Uhlich, Sprachen und Schriften des antiken Mittelmeerraums. Festschrift für Jürgen Untermann, Review of Sprachen und Schriften des antiken Mittelmeerraums. Festschrift für Jürgen Untermann, by F. Heidermanns / H. Rix / E. Seebold , Beiträge zur Namenforschung, 29/30, 1995, p306-12Review
  • Jürgen Uhlich, Die größeren altkeltischen Sprachdenkmäler, Kratylos, 44, 1999, p144 - 154Journal Article
  • Jürgen Uhlich, Kelten, Cambridge Medieval Celtic Studies, 39, (Summer), 2000, p65 - 73Journal Article
  • Jürgen Uhlich, Études Celtiques. Vol. 31 (1995), Review of Études Celtiques. Vol. 31 (1995), by P.-Y. Lambert , Éigse, 34, 2004, p237-244Review
  • Jürgen Uhlich, Review of Baile in Scáil: 'The Phantom's Frenzy', by Kevin Murray , Éigse, 36, 2008, p228-234Review
  • Jürgen Uhlich, Review of Il medioirlandese/Middle Irish. A Translation into Italian of the Gaelic Text An Mheán-Ghaeilge by Liam Breatnach. Translated from the Gaelic with Notes by Elisa Roma. With a Foreword by Ruairí Ó hUiginn., by Elisa Roma , Journal of Celtic Linguistics, 16, 2015, p157-164Review

Research Expertise

Early Irish linguistics; Early Irish texts and literature; Comparative Celtic linguistics; Continental Celtic linguistics; Indo-European comparative philology.

  • Title
    An edition of the text Fingal Rónáin 'The "kin-slaying" of Rónán'
    Summary
    This early Middle Irish text (c. early 10th century AD) is preserved in two manuscripts (both kept in the library of Trinity College Dublin). The critical edition will discuss the manuscripts' relationship and establish that they are independent copies, discuss the evidence for restoring the lost archetype and on that basis present a linguistic profile of the original composition. Furthermore, its literary connections and independent merits will be assessed, including a literary use of different linguistic registers that at the present stage of knowledge is unique in Early Irish literature.
  • Title
    A handbook of Early Old Irish
    Summary
    This project will give an overview of the textual remains of the Early Old Irish period (c. 550-70 AD). It will offer, for the first time, critical editions of the principal documents dating from this period but mostly attested in later manuscript copies only. These consist of one continuous prose fragment (the Cambrai homily), various collections of glosses on Latin texts and proper names embedded in Latin documents. Each edition will be introduced by a synchronic and diachronic assessment of the manuscript source(s). In addition, a complete grammatical description and historical evaluation of all known linguistic facts will be provided.

Languages & literature, Languages & literature,

Recognition

  • Undergraduate scholarship, Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes 1981-1983
  • PhD scholarship, Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes 1984-1986
  • Research scholarship, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies 1986-1989
  • Research scholarship, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 1992-1994
  • Philological Society ongoing
  • Indogermanische Gesellschaft ongoing
  • Member of the Advisory Panel to the Electronic dictionary of the Irish language (eDIL) supplement (Royal Irish Academy / University of Ulster Coleraine / Queens University Belfast / University of Cambridge). 2008-2019
  • Member of the Advisory Panel to the Electronic dictionary of the Irish language (eDIL) supplement (Royal Irish Academy / University of Ulster Coleraine / Queens University Belfast / University of Cambridge). 2008-2019
  • Co-proposer and member of steering committee of Trinity College research theme "Manuscript, book and print studies" 2013-
  • Co-editor of Zeitschrift fr celtische Philologie 2007-
  • Co-editor of Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 2007-
  • Co-proposer and member of steering committee of Trinity College research theme "Manuscript, book and print studies" 2013-