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The dialect of Gammalsvenskby: compiling a dictionary of an unexplored language (sjǖn — slītas) [PDF]
Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Сериа III. ФилологияThe dialect of the village of Gammalsvenskby (Rus. Старошведское; current Ukrainian name Змiïвка) belongs historically to the Swedish dialects of Estonia, which were spoken before World War II in the Noarootsi peninsula (Sw.
Alexander Mankov
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Of Hard Joy: Half a Century of Viivi Luik’s Creations. Prose [PDF]
, 2013 Viivi Luik has been active in Estonian literature for half a century: from the times of Soviet censorship to regained independence. Her renowned novels Seitsmes rahukevad (The Seventh Spring of Peace, 1985) and Ajaloo ilu (The Beauty of History, 1991 ...
Merilai, Arne
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A Scandinavian Island in a Slavonic Linguistic Environment. The Dialect of Gammalsvenskby: Nouns
Slovene, 2013 This paper initiates a series of publications on the morphology of the dialect of Staroshvedskoye (Sw. Gammalsvenskby), which is the only surviving Scandinavian dialect on the territory of the former Soviet Union.
Alexander E. Mankov
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Matthias Alexander Castrén’s Notes on Nenets Folklore [PDF]
, 2017 Peer ...
Lukin, Karina Päivikki
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The Role of Contact in Explaining Linguistic Convergence1
Transactions of the Philological Society, Volume 123, Issue 3, Page 479-513, November 2025.Abstract In this paper, I explore the question of how linguistic convergence emerges and what the role of contact might be. My case study is the spread of headed relative clauses built around wh‐relative markers in the Standard Average European languages.
Nikolas Gisborne
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Nations and Nationalism, Volume 31, Issue 3, Page 564-574, July 2025.ABSTRACT This paper articulates the implications of linguistic relativity for liberal nationalism and the objectivity of national culture. The nationalism scholarship of recent decades has been largely characterized by a modernist and constructivist orthodoxy that emphasises the artificial, top‐down and socially constructed nature of national culture ...
Rhianwen Daniel
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A view from Northeast Europe : the Baltic States and the Russian regime [PDF]
, 2018 The article discusses the position of the Baltic States in regards to their relations with the Putin Regime and how the Putin regime has taken an increasingly hostile stance towards the three Baltic ...
Corum, JS
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2025.Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) has played an important role in Finnish traditional culture and livelihoods from pre‐historic times. Convergence of observations points to the case where the iconic mammal of the northern forests is in decline and migrating to the urban habitats, with a number of important consequences.
T. Mustonen
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Commons are cared for: Coexistence between humans and wild birds on the island of Kihnu, Estonia
People and Nature, Volume 7, Issue 5, Page 960-973, May 2025.Abstract Local knowledge is an essential dimension of humanity's relationship with the environment. Investigating the interdependence between humans and wild birds holds value in fostering a mutually beneficial relationship with avian populations. Gathering bird eggs is a significant practice for Kihnu islanders in Estonia.
Raivo Kalle +10 more
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