Marja Kallasmaa

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 member of Mother Tongue Society.[1]

Awards

Works

  • Структура эстонской микротопонимии (на материале западного диалекта) (1981, manuscript)
  • Saaremaa kohanimed I, II (1996, 2000)
  • Läänemurde loodus- ja viljelusnimed (2003)
  • Hiiumaa kohanimed (2010)

References

  1. "Kallasmaa, Marja - Eesti Entsüklopeedia". entsyklopeedia.ee. Retrieved 10 July 2021.


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