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Estonian linguist
Sutrop with his wife Margit Sutrop, 2012

Urmas Sutrop (born 7 June 1956) is an Estonian linguist.

He graduated from high school in 1974 and in 1984 from the University of Tartu with a biology degree. His thesis was titled "Ardisia crispa A. DC. lehe baktersõlme siseste taimerakkude peenehitus." Near fifteen years after his first dissertation, he was awarded a PhD in philosophy by the University of Konstanz.

Sutrop is probably best known for being the director of the Institute of the Estonian Language, a position he held from 2000 until 2015. He is the president of the anthropology and ethnolinguistics departments, and he is also a professor in the general linguistics department. Since 2006 he has also been a professor at the University of Tartu.

Bibliography

This is a partial list. Most of the texts below were published in Estonian unless otherwise indicated:

  • "La langue estonienne", Eesti Instituut, 2002
  • "Eesti viipekeel", Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2003 (coauthor)
  • "Estonian language", Eesti Instituut, 2004 (English)
  • "Die Estnische Sprache", Eesti Instituut, 2005 (German)
  • "Estniska", Eesti Instituut, 2007
  • "Viron kieli", Eesti Instituut, 2010
  • "Värvinimede raamat" Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2011 (coauthor)
  • Inglise päritolu sõnad eesti keeles, 2014 (with Aino Jõgi)

Articles

References

  1. "Tallina Mustamäe Gümnaasium", Koolipere | Vilistlased, Retrieved 24 October 2013 (in Estonian)
  2. "Eesti Teadusinfosüsteem", Urmas Sutrop, Retrieved 24 October 2013 (in Estonian)
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