Marja Kallasmaa (born 21 August 1950 in Kehra) is an Estonian linguist.[1]
In 1975 she graduated from Tartu State University with a degree in Estonian philology. Since 1978, she has worked at the Estonian Language Institute.[1]
Her main field of research has been onomastics. She is the leading onomastic in Estonia. In 1998 she laid the foundation to the database of Estonian toponyms.[1]
She is a honorary member of the Mother Tongue Society.[1]
Awards
edit- 2017: Wiedemann Language Award
Works
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- Структура эстонской микротопонимии (на материале западного диалекта) (1981, manuscript)
- Saaremaa kohanimed I, II (1996, 2000)
- Läänemurde loodus- ja viljelusnimed (2003)
- Hiiumaa kohanimed (2010)
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Kallasmaa, Marja - Eesti Entsüklopeedia". entsyklopeedia.ee. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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