About the institute
In the Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics, we conduct research and teaching in language and linguistics. Our main mission is to research and teach Estonian, but other Finno-Ugric languages are important to our core activities as well. That makes us one of the foremost Finno-Ugric research centres in the world. We also teach general linguistics, developing the skillset of our graduates by including subjects in computational linguistics and digital humanities.
The Institute is made up of four departments, two laboratories and three centres. It is managed by Head of the Institute, Professor Liina Lindström and the Institute Council.
Professor Liina Lindström (PhD) – the Head of the Council
Professor Birute Klaas-Lang (PhD)
Professor Gerson Klumpp (PhD)
Professor Karl Pajusalu (PhD)
Professor Renate Pajusalu (PhD)
Associate Professor Külli Habicht (PhD)
Associate Professor Pärtel Lippus (PhD)
Associate Professor Pire Teras (PhD)
Associate Professor Kristiina Praakli (PhD)
Associate Professor Virve-Anneli Vihman (PhD)
Lecturer Ann Veismann (PhD)
Lecturer Nikolay Kuznetsov (PhD)
Director of the Institute of Estonian Language Arvi Tavast (PhD)
Coordinator Tiia Margus
Student representative Karl Gustav Gailit
Student representative Kertu Saul
Student representative Laura Rebane
Student representative Annaliis Tenisson
Institute's library
The library of the Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics consists of three collections:
- Estonian library (Jakobi 2-423)
- Finno-Ugric library (Jakobi 2-422)
- General linguistics library (Jakobi 2-446)
Books can be borrowed from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. In order to borrow a book from any library, contact Leelo Padari in room 423.
Contact: leelo.padari@ut.ee, tel 737 6543
Laboratories
There are two laboratories at the Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics: the Phonetics Lab and the Spoken and Computer-Mediated Communication Lab. The Phonetics Lab researches the phonetics of Estonian and Finno-Ugric languages. The Laboratory of Spoken and Computer-Mediated Communication researches spoken language and communication, compiles the Corpus of Spoken Estonian as well as collects data and studies CMC (Computer-Mediated Communication).
Centres
The Center of South Estonian Language and Culture Studies coordinates the research and academic study of historical South Estonian linguistic and cultural areas. The Centre of Digital Humanities offers a BA minor in Digital Humanities and an elective module for any level of studies, as well as conducts ICT training and provides a wider platform for digital humanities in UT in order to encourage interdisciplinary cooperation.