Topic: research

Sociolinguistics and language policy
Sociolinguistics and language policy research investigates language variation and multilingual usage, and the connections between social factors which affect usage.
13 January 2023 research
Syntax and morphology
Our researchers investigate the rich morphosyntax of Estonian and other Finno-Ugric languages.
02 January 2023 research
Day of Women in Science is celebrated on Friday
On 11 February, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science will be held for the second time in Estonia, initiated here by the University of Tartu and the Estonian Young Academy of Sciences.
10 February 2022 research
Text research
Text research includes both text analysis and text teaching.
13 January 2023 research
Finnic languages
Several Finnic languages, such as Livonian, Votic, Ingrian and Veps, are studied at the institute. This is done using a variety of approaches, from experimental phonetics to sociolinguistic methods.
13 January 2023 research
Second language acquisition and teaching
Research on second language acquisition focuses on the L2 acquisition of Estonian, and the effects of language teaching and sociolinguistic factors on language acquisition.
13 January 2023 research
About the institute
In the Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics, we research languages and teach linguistics.
17 November 2021 studies
TÜling – the talk series
The TÜling talk series is a venue for talks on a wide range of topics in linguistics, with speakers from Tartu, Estonia and elsewhere.
11 April 2022 research
Department of General Linguistics
The Department of General Linguistics teaches and coordinates the specialties of general linguistics and computer linguistics.
17 November 2021
Psycholinguistics and first language acquisition
Psycholinguistics investigates the cognitive and psychological processes underlying language, lying in the overlap between linguistics and psychology.
13 January 2023 research