Helle Metslang#
| Membership Number: | 4244 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | LINGUISTIC STUDIES |
| Elected: | 2016 |
| Main Country of Residence: | ESTONIA |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.keel.ut.ee/en/helle-metslang |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2007 – 2017 University of Tartu, Faculty of Philosophy, Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics, Department of Estonian, Chair of Estonian Language, Professor (1,00)
- 2014 – 2017 University of Tartu, Faculty of Philosophy, Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics, Department of Estonian, Head of the Department of Estonian
- 1996 – prent University of Oulu, adjunct professor
- 1995 – present University of Helsinki, adjunct professor (2008-), visiting professor (2004 - 2007), lecturer (1995 - 2000)
- 2008 – 2013 University of Tartu, Head of the Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics (1,00)
- 2006 – 2013 Tallinn University, Faculty of Philology , Department of Estonian Philology, Chair of Estonian, Senior Researcher (0,10)
- 2000 – 2006 Tallinn University, Faculty of Philology, Department of Estonian Philology, Chair of Estonian, Professor (1,00)
- 2001 - 2004 Tallinn University, Faculty of Philology, Dean
- 01.01.1974 – 31.12.1983 Institute of Language and Literature / of the Estonian Language: senior researcher 1984−2003; junior researcher 1977−1984, senior administrative assistant 1974−1977
Fields of Scholarship
- Estonian syntax and morphosyntax
- Functional-grammatical categories
- Dynamics of languages
- Estonian from typological and contrastive perspectives
Honours and Awards
- 2011 Letter of Thanks, Ministry of Education and Research of the Republic of Estonia
- 2010 Letter of Thanks, Ministry of Education and Research of the Republic of Estonia
- 1996 Helle Metslang, Scientific Prize of the Republic of Estonia in the Humanities (as member of the team of authors, for the “Grammar of the Estonian Language")
- 1995 Helle Metslang, Dissertation Prize from Finnish scientific associations Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura and Kotikielen Seura
- 1995 Helle Metslang, Scientific Prize of the Republic of Estonia in the Humanities (for the research “Temporal relations in the predicate and the grammatical system of Estonian and Finnish”)
