!!Helle Metslang - Curriculum Vitae
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__Education__
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Tartu State University, philologist, teacher of the Estonian language and literature (1974),\\
Tartu State University, Candidate of Philology in the Finno-Ugric languages (1978),\\ 
University of Oulu, Finland, Doctor of Philosophy in the Finnish language (1994). 

Language competence: Estonian, Finnish, English, German, Russian.\\
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__Professional career__
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2020 - present University of Tartu, Professor Emerita\\
2007 - 2020 University of Tartu, Professor of Modern Estonian\\
1996 - present University of Oulu, adjunct professor \\
1995 - present University of Helsinki, adjunct professor (2008-), visiting professor (2004 - 2007), lecturer (1995 - 2000) \\
2006 - 2013 Tallinn University, Senior Researcher \\
2000 - 2006 Tallinn University, Professor of Estonian \\
1984 - 2003 Institute of the Estonian Language, senior researcher 
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__Selected research grants__
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TK215 "Estonian Roots: Centre of Excellence for transdisciplinary studies on ethnogenesis and cultural diversity" (2024–2030) (senior researcher)

PRG2184 "From East to West: Typological shift in Estonian and the Southern Finnic languages against the background of Uralic" (2024−2028) (senior researcher)

KUM-TA30 "Estonian runosong: A comprehensive compendium" (2024–2026) (senior researcher)\\
PRG341 "Pragmatics overwrites grammar: subjectivity and intersubjectivity in different registers and genres of Estonian" (01.01.2019−31.12.2023) (PI)

TK145 "Centre of Excellence in Estonian Studies (2016–2023)" (PI of a subproject)

EKKM14-340 "Estonian Grammar” (2014–2018) (PI)

PUT475 "Integrated model of morphosyntactic variation in written Estonian: a pilot study” (2014–2017) (PI)

EKKM14-341 "Comprehensive scholarly treatment of Estonian syntax” (2014–2016) (PI)

SF0180084s08 "Morphosyntactic structure and development of Estonian” (2008–2013) (PI)

European FP7 Research Project 244335 "ELDIA - European Language Diversity for All: Reconceptualising, promoting and re-evaluating individual and societal multilingualism” (2010–2013) (PI of a subproject)

ETF6147 "Dynamics of the gammar and vocabulary of Estonian in 1990-2000ies” (2005–2008) (PI)

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__Thesis supervision__
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Doctoral level: completed – 10: Reili Argus (2008), Margit Langemets (2009), Tiit Hennoste (2013), Tiina Rüütmaa (2014), Janika Kärk (2014), Miina Norvik (2015), David Ogren (2018), Eva Velsker (2018), Kirsi Laanesoo (2018), Szilárd Tóth (2019); on-going - 2. MA level: completed – 17.

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