Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics
Ann Veismann
PhD (General Linguistics)
Head of Institute
Jakobi 2–443
Eva Liina Asu-Garcia
PhD (Phonetics)
Deputy Head of Academic Affairs
Research and supervision topics:
- experimental phonetics
- Estonian prosody (intonation, stress, quantity)
- multimodal prosody
- phonetic features of Estonian Swedish dialects
- L2 accent and language attitudes
Virve-Anneli Vihman
PhD (Linguistics)
Deputy Head of Development
Anu Kadri Uustalu
keeleteadus ja eesti keel
Specialist of Marketing and Communications
Jakobi 2–432
Tiia Margus
Coordinator
Liina Lindström
PhD (Estonian Language)
Head of Department, Professor of Modern Estonian Language
Karl Pajusalu
PhD (Finno-Ugric Languages)
Academician, Professor of History and Dialects of Estonian Language
Külli Habicht
PhD (Estonian Language)
Associate Professor of Estonian Language
Jakobi 2–444
Pire Teras
PhD (Estonian Language)
Associate Professor of Estonian Phonetics, Teaching Excellence Ambassador, Programme Director for Estonian and Finno-Ugric Linguistics, Programme Director for Linguistics
Jakobi 2–411
Helle Metslang
PhD (Philosophy)
Professor emerita, 0.75 p
Jakobi 2–424
Sulev Iva
PhD (Finnic Languages)
Lecturer in South Estonian Language and Culture, 0.5 p
Andra Annuka-Loik
PhD (Estonian Language)
Lecturer in Estonian Text Linguistics
Jakobi 2–406
Helen Plado
PhD (Estonian Language)
Lecturer in Estonian Language, Programme Director for Estonian and Finno-Ugric Linguistics
Jakobi 2–439
Kirsi Laanesoo-Kalk
PhD (General Linguistics)
Lecturer in Estonian Language
Jakobi 2–407
Andra Rumm
PhD (General Linguistics)
Lecturer in Estonian Language
Katrin Kern
Teacher of Estonian Language Editing and Stylistics, 0.5 p
Jakobi 2–439
Külli Prillop
PhD (Estonian Language)
Research Fellow in Estonian Phonology
Jakobi 2–445
Triin Todesk
PhD (Uralic languages)
Research Fellow in South Estonian Varieties
Jakobi 2–430
Maarja-Liisa Pilvik
PhD (Estonian Language)
Research Fellow in Estonian Language
Jakobi 2–430
Lydia Risberg
PhD (Estonian Language)
Research Fellow in Estonian Language, 0.2 p
Carl Eric Simmul
PhD (Estonian Language)
Research Fellow in Estonian Language, 0.8 p
Uldis Ivars Janis Balodis
PhD
Research Fellow in Southern Finnic Languages and Language Typology, 0.6 p
Elisabeth Kaukonen
PhD (Estonian Language)
Research Fellow in Estonian Language
Jakobi 2–412
Kristel Algvere
MA (Estonian Language)
Junior Research Fellow in Linguistics
Jakobi 2–431
Aet Kuusik
MA (Language Editor)
Junior Research Fellow in Linguistics
Helena Lemendik
MA (Linguistics and Language Editing)
Junior Research Fellow in Linguistics
Annika Kängsepp
MA (Estonian Language)
Junior Research Fellow in Linguistics, 0.75 p
Jakobi 2–430
Triin Aasa
MA (Estonian Language)
Junior Research Fellow in Linguistics
Sofia Kriuchkova
MA (Computational Linguistics)
Junior Research Fellow in Linguistics
Jakobi 2–431
Len Toots
keeleteadus ja eesti keel
Research Assistant, 0.8 p
Katrin Tsepelina
Specialist of Language Resources, 0.7 p
Jakobi 2–412
Leelo Padari
Librarian
Ann Siiman
PhD (Estonian Language)
Lecturer in Estonian Language (on extended leave)
Janek Vaab
MA (Estonian Language)
Junior Research Fellow in Finno-Ugric Studies (on extended leave)
Pärtel Lippus
PhD (Estonian Language)
Professor of Estonian Phonetics, head of the Linguistics specialisation of the doctoral programme in Humanities, head of the Finno-Ugric Studies specialisation of the doctoral programme in Humanities
Jakobi 2–408
Eva Liina Asu-Garcia
PhD (Phonetics)
Associate Professor of Phonetics, 0.8 p
Jakobi 2–409
Research and supervision topics:
- experimental phonetics
- Estonian prosody (intonation, stress, quantity)
- multimodal prosody
- phonetic features of Estonian Swedish dialects
- L2 accent and language attitudes
Tuuli Tuisk
PhD (Finnic Languages)
Research Fellow in Phonetics of Finnic Languages
Jakobi 2–409
Kaidi Lõo
PhD
Research Fellow in Psycholinguistics
Jakobi 2–405
Anton Malmi
PhD (General Linguistics)
Research Fellow in Phonetics
Jakobi 2–408
Katrin Leppik
MA (General Linguistics)
Junior Research Fellow in Estonian and Finno-Ugric Linguistics
Jakobi 2–409
Sofia Lutter
MA (Psychology)
Junior Research Fellow in Linguistics
Liisa Kai Siimut
keeleteadus ja eesti keel
Specialist, 0.8 p
Andriela Rääbis
PhD (General Linguistics)
Research Fellow in Spoken Language
Jakobi 2–407
Tiit Hennoste
PhD (Estonian Language)
Research Fellow in Spoken Language and Conversation Analysis
Jakobi 2–407
Gerson Stefan Klumpp
Dr. phil. (Finno-Ugric Philology)
Head of Department, Professor of Finno-Ugric Languages, Programme Director for Estonian and Finno-Ugric Languages
Petar Dimitrov Kehayov
PhD (Estonian Language)
Professor of Finnic Languages
Jakobi 2–419
Tuomas Johannes Huumo
PhD
Visiting Professor
Miina Norvik
PhD (Finnic Languages)
Associate Professor of Finnic Languages and Language Typology
Jakobi 2–445
Elena Markus
cand (Philology)
Associate Professor of Finnic Languages
Jakobi 2–405
Fedor Rozhanskiy
cand (Philology)
Associate Professor of Finno-Ugric Languages
Jakobi 2–410
Krisztina Tóth
mag (Hungarian Language and Literature)
Visiting Lecturer in Hungarian Language
Nikolay Kuznetsov
PhD (Uralic languages)
Lecturer in Finno-Ugric Languages, 0.8 p
Jakobi 2–421
Sari Susanna Virtanen
PhD
Visiting Lecturer
Juha-Matti Aronen
MA
Junior Lecturer in Finnish Language and Culture
Jakobi 2–420
Margit Kuusk
MA (Finnic Languages)
Teacher in Finnish Language and Culture
Valts Ernštreits
PhD (Finnic Languages)
Visiting Research Fellow in Livonian, 0.1 p
Marili Tomingas
PhD (Finnic Languages)
Research Fellow in Livonian
Jakobi 2–418
Eva Saar
PhD (Finnic Languages)
Research Fellow in Finnic Languages
Helen Wilbur
PhD (General Linguistics)
Research Fellow in Phonetics
Jakobi 2–410
Denys Teptiuk
PhD (Uralic languages)
Research Fellow in Finno-Ugric Languages
Jakobi 2–412
Bogáta Timár
MA (Finno-Ugric Studies)
Junior Research Fellow in Finno-Ugric Studies
Jakobi 2–431
Polina Oskolskaia
MSc (Philology)
Junior Research Fellow in Finno-Ugric Languages
Jakobi 2–410
Mihkel Rünkla
MA (Linguistics and Estonian Language)
Junior Research Fellow in Linguistics
Atte Ilmari Pekanpoika Huhtala
MA (Finnish and Finno-Ugric Languages/Finnish Language)
Junior Research Fellow in Finno-Ugric Studies
Bridget Frances Moran-Nae
MA (Linguistics)
Junior Research Fellow in Finno-Ugric Studies
Andrea Nagy
Academic Affairs Specialist
Iuliia Zubova
MSc (Fundamental and Applied Linguistics)
Junior Research Fellow in Finno-Ugric Studies (on extended leave)
Merit Niinemägi
MA (Finno-Ugric Languages)
Junior Research Fellow in Saami Languages (on extended leave)
Renate Pajusalu
PhD (Estonian Language)
Head of Department, Professor of General Linguistics
Jakobi 2–403
Ann Veismann
PhD (General Linguistics)
Associate Professor of General Linguistics
Jakobi 2–402
Andrea Nagy
Academic Affairs Specialist
Piia Taremaa
PhD (General Linguistics)
Research Fellow in General Linguistics
Jakobi 2–446
Maria Reile
PhD (General Linguistics)
Research Fellow in Experimental Pragmatics
Jakobi 2–446
Mari Aigro
PhD (General Linguistics)
Research Fellow in Morphosyntax, 0.4 p
Jakobi 2–430
Aimi Pikksaar
MA (General Linguistics)
Junior Research Fellow in Estonian and Finno-Ugric Linguistics, 0.5 p
Ly Kaasik
MA (Estonian Language)
Junior Research Fellow in Linguistics
Karl Gustav Gailit
MA (Computational Linguistics)
Junior Research Fellow in Linguistics
Agu Bleive
MA (Finno-Ugric Languages)
Junior Research Fellow in Estonian and Finno-Ugric Linguistics, 0.5 p
Pärtel Lippus
PhD (Estonian Language)
Programme Director for Estonian and Finno-Ugric Linguistics
Heili Orav
PhD (General Linguistics)
Research Fellow in General Linguistics (on extended leave), 0.1 p
Virve-Anneli Vihman
PhD (Linguistics)
Head of Department, Professor of Psycholinguistics
Birute Klaas-Lang
cand (Philology)
Professor of Estonian as Foreign Language, Research Professor
Kara Diane Brown
PhD
Visiting Professor of Educational Anthropology, 0.5 p
Kristiina Praakli
PhD (Estonian Language)
Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics, Teaching Excellence Ambassador
Jakobi 2–435
Kadri Koreinik
PhD (Sociology)
Associate Professor of Sociology of Language
Jakobi 2–435
Kerttu Rozenvalde
PhD (Linguistics)
Associate Professor in Language Policy and Estonian as Second Language
Jakobi 2–437
Raili Pool
PhD (Estonian Language)
Lecturer in Estonian as a Foreign Language
Katre Maidla
Visiting Lecturer in Estonian Language Teaching, 0.2 p
Maarika Teral
PhD (Estonian Language)
Lecturer in Estonian as Foreign Language
Jakobi 2–436
Marge Saarelaid
Visiting Lecturer in Estonian Language Teaching, 0.2 p
Maigi Vija
MA (Estonian Language)
Junior Lecturer in Literacy Education
Jakobi 2–429
Tiina Kikerpill
MA (Estonian Language)
Junior Lecturer in Didactics of Estonian as a Second Language, 0.5 p
Jakobi 2–436
Aive Mandel
MA (General Linguistics)
Junior Lecturer in Estonian as a Second Language
Jakobi 2–429
Helena Metslang
PhD (Estonian Language)
Research Fellow in Language Education Policy, 0.5 p
Katrin Mikk
MA (Adult Education)
Junior Research Fellow in Linguistics
Jakobi 2–436
Laura Kirss
MA (Public Administration and Social Policy)
Junior Research Fellow in Language Education Policy, 0.2 p
Diana Vender
MA (Teacher of Languages in a Multilingual School)
Junior Research Fellow in Linguistics
Jesse Daniel Holmes
MA (Linguistics)
Junior Research Fellow in Linguistics
Jakobi 2–430
Merike Jürna
MA (Scandinavian Languages and Literatures)
Junior Research Fellow in Linguistics
Kulla Mellov
MA (Teacher of Estonian as a Foreign Language)
Language Advisor for Non-Estonian Students
Jakobi 2–437
Karin Paulus
MA (Art Studies)
Specialist for Learning Spaces, 0.2 p
Agnes Lea
MA (Teacher of Estonian Language and Literature)
Specialist, 0.7 p
Moon Meier
MA (Teacher of Estonian as a Foreign Language)
Project Assistant, 0.5 p
Ülle Niin
Academic Affairs Specialist
Anette Ross
MA (Linguistics and Language Editing)
Research Assistant, 0.2 p
Adele Vaks
MA (Scandinavian Languages and Literatures)
Junior Research Fellow in Estonian and Finno-Ugric Linguistics (on extended leave), 0.5 p
Ilona Tragel
PhD (General Linguistics)
Head of Centre, Professor of Language Awareness and Estonian Language Teaching
Helen Hint
PhD (General Linguistics)
Lecturer in Academic Literacy, Programme Director
Kati Käpp
MA (Teacher of Estonian Language and Literature)
Junior Research Fellow in Linguistics
Marri-Mariska Tammepõld
MA (General Linguistics)
Junior Research Fellow in Linguistics
Nele Karolin Teiva
MA (General Linguistics)
Junior Research Fellow in Linguistics
Eleriin Miilman
Specialist of Writing, 0.25 p
Virve-Anneli Vihman
PhD (Linguistics)
Head of Centre
+372 5349 6820
Kerttu Rozenvalde
PhD (Linguistics)
Deputy Head of Centre
Adele Vaks
MA (Scandinavian Languages and Literatures)
Knowledge Transfer Coordinator
Jakobi 2–429
Mari-Liis Korkus
MA (General Linguistics)
Knowledge Transfer Coordinator (on extended leave)
Liina Lindström
PhD (Estonian Language)
Head of Centre
+372 513 8446 (8446)
Maciej Jakub Eder
PhD
Visiting Professor of Digital Humanities, 0.7 p
Jakobi 2–426
Kadri Muischnek
PhD (Estonian Language)
Associate Professor of Computational Linguistics, 0.5 p
Jakobi 2–424
Siim Orasmaa
PhD (Computer Science)
Lecturer in Computational Linguistics, 0.25 p
Joshua Wilbur
Dr. phil. (General Linguistics)
Lecturer in Digital Linguistics
Jakobi 2–417
Peeter Tinits
PhD (Linguistics)
Research Fellow in Digital Humanities
CV in Research Information System
Research interests:
- historical sociolinguistics
- cultural evolution
- digital humanities
Kristiina Vaik
PhD (General Linguistics)
Research Fellow in Digital Humanities
Jakobi 2–131
Botond Bálint Szemes
PhD (Literary Sciences)
Research Fellow in Digital Humanities
Thiago Dumont Oliveira
PhD
Research Fellow in Digital Humanities
Jakobi 5–131
Bhumika Bhattacharyya
MA (Linguistics)
Junior Research Fellow in Digital Humanities
Jakobi 2–131
Loone Vilumaa
Project Manager of Digital Humanities
Jakobi 2–426
