Prague, Karcevskij and CHINO

Prague, Karcevskij and CHINO

TANAKA Akio

Almost all the linguistic basis being typical by Sergej Karcevskij was taught from CHINO Eiichi in the late 1970s. I first met him in the late 1960s at his Russian class as a student when he was 36 and I was 21 years old. I can still refresh his memory of the small room of Russian class. 

One day he joyfully came into the room and said "I found how to conquer the computer game!" In those days, which games were very popular in all over Japan. He also enjoyed them. Thus he was always cheerful but sharp and close on lecture and teaching. 

If the time come back, I want to hear again his youth days of Prague and university life there, and above all things, I want to hear his lively fast talk itself once more, furthermore if can, returning at that small old coffee shop near the station named California.

Reference

Prague
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1. Fortuitous Meeting
2. ​Half farewell to Sergej Karcevskij and the Linguistic Circle of Prague
3. Linguistic Circle of Prague
4. Prague in 1920s
5. Under the dim light

Tokyo
9 January 2015
SIL lab
23 March 2018 Text revised
SRFL Math