2022/03/24 by Bakró-Nagy, Marianne 1946-, Laakso, Johanna 1962-, Skribnik, Elena K. 1953- · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Computer Science · #Linguistics and Cultural Studies #Linguistics and language evolution #Natural Language Processing Techniques #Estonian #Typology #Linguistics #Geography #Social science #History #Sociology #Archaeology
paper · doi:10.1093/oso/9780198767664.001.0001
openalex publication_date 2022/03/24 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22
Abstract The Uralic (Finno-Ugric) languages, the second largest language family in Europe, including three European nation-state languages (Hungarian, Finnish, Estonian) and a number of minority languages in Northern Eurasia, look back to a long history of research. However, a major part of this research has been conducted within diverse national traditions and institutions, it is often poorly available or available only in languages such as Russian, Finnish, or Hungarian. The aim of this book is to offer an accessible introduction to the Uralic languages, especially for linguists and students of linguistics interested in the history, typology, development, and contacts of this language family. The first part of the book includes both an historical introduction to the reconstructed Proto-Uralic and its divergence into today’s languages, and brief overviews of the status, use, and cultivation of the Uralic languages: codification and standardization, language policies and language planning, endangerment and revitalization. The second part consists of concise descriptions of the Uralic languages, and the third part includes cross-Uralic comparative studies on typologically interesting issues such as case, negation, clause structure, or information structuring.