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A century of Livonian studies at the University of Tartu

Eesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri, 2022
The significance of the Livonian language and culture to Estonians is greater than mere historical closeness. The discipline of Livonian studies has been a part of Estonian national self-definition.
Tuuli Tuisk, Karl Pajusalu
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The Livonian language as used in letters in the 1930s: a view into the correspondence of the editors of “Līvli”

Eesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri, 2016
Using vocabulary examples from the letters of the only two editors of the 1930s Livonian language newspaper “Līvli”, this article shows that it is possible to find new words in sources which have been little utilized up until now in linguistic studies ...
Renāte Blumberga
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"Liivlased - ajalugu, keel ja kultuur" : eine Übersetzung ausgewählter Artikel und ihre Analyse [PDF]

, 2018
Käesoleva magistriprojekti eesmärk oli valitud teaduslike artiklite tõlkimine (eesti keelest saksa keelde) ning tõlkeprotsessi analüüsimine, kusjuures kirjeldati probleeme ja nende lahendusi lähtudes valitud tõlketeooriast.
Hubsch, Caroline
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Demonstrative proadjectives in Livonian – morphosyntactic use and semantic functions

Eesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri, 2018
In Livonian and other Finnic languages, demonstratives are a widely used and important group of words, often showing distal oppositions and other referential differences. Demonstrative proadjectives are a type of demonstrative word that has not been much
Marili Tomingas
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Broken tone in Leivu CV’V-words

Eesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri, 2021
Leivu is one of the South Estonian dialects historically spoken in eastern Latvia and influenced by Latvian. One likely influence is broken tone or stød, which was developing in Leivu mainly as a result of the loss of /h/ in first quantity degree words.
Pire Teras
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The order between productivity and non-productivity – are Livonian frequentative verbs derivatives or lexicalised?

Eesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri, 2014
This paper takes a look at productive part of derivation of verbs in Finnic languages, frequentative verbs that have an l-derivational suffix in Livonian and how they occur and are constructed. The research is based on data of 15 different l-suffix verbs.
Santra Jantunen
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Compound formation principles in Livonian

Eesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri, 2018
Compounding is one of the most productive types of Livonian word formation. Compounds typically are synthetic and contain one or more modifiers, which follow the head of the compound. Most compound nouns have a singular genitive modifier.
Valts Ernštreits
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Delights and distractions: descriptions and vocabulary in the 1927 and 1928 Livonian ethnographic expedition materials of Ferdinand Linnus

Eesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri, 2018
Estonian researcher Ferdinand Linnus (1895–1942) was the first professional ethnologist to work with the Livonians. During three expeditions in 1927 and 1928, he spent seven months in the Livonian villages and recorded his observations and consultant ...
Renāte Blumberga
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The essive in Livonian

Eesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri, 2016
In Livonian, there is a small set of word forms denoting locality or time and answering the questions where? and when?, and can be considered forms of the essive case on the basis of their case endings just as similar forms in other Finnic languages. The
Tiit-Rein Viitso
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The supine inessive construction in Salaca Livonian

Eesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri, 2018
The supine inessive form in Salaca Livonian appears in a copular construction or as a sole predicate, and is usually associated with progressive and futurate readings.
Miina Norvik, Helle Metslang, Karl Pajusalu   +2 more
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