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Livonian in the linguistic landscape [PDF]
In the context of endangered languages, the linguistic landscape is viewed as an effective way of expressing the symbolic value of a language and enhancing language awareness.
Gunta Kļava, Valts Ernštreits
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Oskar Looritsa liivi folkloori kogu [PDF]
The Estonian Folklore Archives of the Estonian Literary Museum hold a valuable collection of Livonian ethnography and folklore – Oskar Loorits’ collection of Livonian folklore.
Tuuli Tuisk
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Analogical development of Livonian i-adjectives [PDF]
This article presents both a diachronic and synchronic explanation for the occurrence of the suffix -i in Livonian adjectives. The suffix is prevalent among Livonian adjectives and in most cases it can be derived directly from the Finnic suffix *-in(En),
Patrick O'Rourke
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The Livonian Jussive: A Corpus Analysis [PDF]
Livonian like other Finnic languages has a complex morphological system. Unlike, e.g., Finnish and Estonian, Livonian has not been systematically Âstandardised and thus exhibits vast variability in usage.
Milda Dailidėnaitė
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Today the Livonian core area includes 14 coastal villages on the northern Courland peninsula in the northwest of Latvia. Yet, the manifestations of Livonian intangible heritage can be observed in several cultural landscapes as Livonians once inhabited ...
Lolita Ozoliņa +3 more
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Taking the Livonians into the Digital Space
The Livonians are a Finno-Ugric nation indigenous to Latvia. They are presently the most endangered culture in the European Union and their language is one of the most endangered languages in the world.
Valts Ernštreits, Gunta Kļava
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Livonian polar questions in their areal context [PDF]
This paper analyses strategies for forming polar questions and their historical sources in the two main varieties of Livonian - Courland Livonian and Salaca Livonian.
Metslang, Helle +7 more
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Enlightenment Influences on Lutheran Liturgical Life in Livonia in the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries [PDF]
This article examines the influence of the Enlightenment on the liturgical life of the Livonian Lutheran Church in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, when many clergymen set aside traditional liturgical forms and introduced new ones ...
Darius Petkūnas
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Abstract By relying on longitudinal data on two rural parishes in the Russian Baltic province of Livland, the article analyses two questions concerning famine's short‐run effects on mortality in a manorial system: (1) whether there is evidence of a social gradient in mortality during the famine of 1844–6 and (2) whether the manors could protect the ...
Kersti Lust +2 more
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Livonian Orthography; 11-22 [PDF]
This article deals with the development of Livonian written language and the related matters starting from the publication of first Livonian books until present day. In total four different spelling systems have been used in Livonian publications.
Valts Ernštreits
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