Urmas Sutrop



Urmas Sutrop (born 7 June 1956) is an Estonian linguist.

He graduated from high school in 1974 and in 1984 from the University of Tartu with a biology degree. His thesis was titled "Ardisia crispa A. DC. lehe baktersõlme siseste taimerakkude peenehitus." Near fifteen years after his first dissertation, he was awarded a PhD in philosophy by the University of Konstanz.

Sutrop is probably best known for being the director of the Institute of the Estonian Language, a position he held from 2000 until 2015. He is the president of the anthropology and ethnolinguistics departments, and he is also a professor in the general linguistics department. Since 2006 he has also been a professor at the University of Tartu.

Articles

 * "Bertrand Russell in Estonia" (English)
 * "Uuenev keel"
 * "Trahvidega keelt paremaks ei muuda"
 * "Eesti keel pole kunagi oma ajaloos olnud nii tugev kui praegu"
 * "Erakorralistest valimistest"
 * "Holokaust, kurjus ja meie"
 * "Wittgenstein's Tractatus 3.333 and Russell's paradox"