Tiit-Rein Viitso

Tiit-Rein Viitso (born on 4 March 1938 in Tallinn) is an Estonian linguist.[1]

Tiit-Rein Viitso

In 1962 he graduated from Tartu State University in Estonian philology. 1965–1973 he worked at Tartu State University's Computational Centre (Estonian: TRÜ arvutuskeskus). 1973-1993 he worked at Estonian Language Institute, and since 1986 at Tartu State University (now, the University of Tartu).[1]

His main fields of research have been Finnic languages, especially Estonian, Livonian, Votic and Veps languages. Since 2007 he is the chief editor of the journal Linguistica Uralica.[1]

Awards

Works
  • Äänisvepsa murde väljendustasandi kirjeldus (1968)
  • Läänemeresoome keelte fonoloogia küsimusi (1981)
  • Erzya prosody (2003, one of the authors)
  • Meadow Mari prosody (2005, one of the authors)
  • Liivi keel ja läänemeresoome keelemaastikud (2008)
  • Livonian prosody (2008, one of the authors)

References
  1. "Viitso, Tiit-Rein - Eesti Entsüklopeedia". entsyklopeedia.ee. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  2. "Teenetemärkide kavalerid: Tiit-Rein Viitso". www.president.ee. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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