Ilga JANSONE

  Born: Juny 20, 1958, Ape, District Aluksne

Interests:

• Lexicology
• Lexicography
• Semantics
• Language Contacts
• Dialectology
• History of Linguistics

Languages: Latvian; Russian, German; Lithuanian, English

Education:

• Latvia State University, Faculty of Filology, 1982
• Dr. philol. (Linguistics), University of Latvia, 1993
• Dr. habil. philol. (Linguistics), University of Latvia, 1999

Academic Employment History

• Director, Latvian Language Institute, University of Latvia, 2004-
• Deputy Director, Latvian Language Institute, 1995-2004
• Senior Scholar, Latvian Language Institute, 1995-
• Chair of the Board of Qualification Examiners, Liepaja Pedagogical Academy, 1994-1998
• Scholar, Latvian Language Institute, 1994-1995
• Assistant, Latvian Language Institute, 1992-1994
• Lecturer at the Chair of Practical Latvian, University of Latvia, 1990-1992
• Laboratory Assistant, Junior Researcher, Institute of Language and Literature, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1981-1991

• Full Member, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 2007
• Corresponding Member, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 2005
• The Latvian Academy of Sciences Janis Endzelins' Prize, 2004

Professional Activities and Memberships

• Member of the Baltic Assembly Prize National Jury, 2005-
• Member of the Expert's Commission of Humanities and Social Sciences, Latvian Council of Science, 2006 -
• Member of the Expert's Commission in Linguistics, History of Literature and Folklore Studies, Art Sciences, Latvian Council of Science, 2004-2006
• Member of the  Council  of Promotion, Linguistics, 2000-
• Member of Scientific Council, Latvian Language Institute, 1994-

    Monographs

-    Head and Shoulder Coverings: the Linguistic Aspect in Latvian. Riga: Latvian Language Institute, 2003 (in Latvian, summary in Lithuanian and in English)

    Articles

-    Appellatives of Blisters and Corns in Latvian Subdialects. – Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. A:3/4, 51. sej., 1997, 47–55. (in Latvian)
-    Semantics, Etymology and Linguogeography of Towel Nominations. – Baltistica, XXXII (1), Vilnius, 1997, 83.–87. / (in Latvian)
-    A Word in Lexicography. – The Word and its Research Aspects. Liepaja, 1997, 45. –53. (in Latvian)
-    Les noms vztements dans les dictionnaires du XVII-e siccle. – Baltistica. Suppl. V. Vilnius, 1998, 105.–118. (in Latvian)
-    Variantes du dictionnaire des parlers: les problcmes et les solutions. – Linguistica Lettica 3, Riga, 1998, 27–36. (in Latvian)
-    Origin and semantic motivation of the lett. piedurkne 'a sleev'. – Problems of Lithuanian linguistics XL. Vilnius, 1998, 74.–78 (in Latvian)
-    C. Fuerecker and Latvian lexicography. – Contrastive and Applied Linguistics. Contrastive studies: Research papers, VIII. Riga: University of Latvia, 1999, 18.–34. (in Latvian)
-    Communicative texts: what is understood and what is not understood. – Filologija. Linguistics. Nr. 2 (6), 1999, 32. –37. (in Lithuanian)
-    On some Gallicisms in the names of head and shoulder pieces of clothing. – Language – 2000. 10^th Scientific Workshop of the Humanitary Faculty. Phonetics, Grammar, Lexicology. Daugavpils: DPU "Saule", 2000, 29.–38. (in Latvian)
-    Denomination Principles for Head and Shoulder Coverings in Regional Subdialects of Latvian. – Dialectologia et Geolinguistica. 9/2001. Journal of the International Society for Dialectology and Geolinguistics. 2001, 3–8. (in English)
-    Entwicklung der lettischen Lexikographie von G. Mancelius bis zu elektronischen Woerterbuechern. – Zeitschrift fuer Literaturwissenscheft und Linguistik. Heft 129. Stuttgart, Weimar: Verlag J. B. Metzler, 2003, 64–95. (in German)
-    Antoine Meillet 11.11.1866-21.09.1936. – Acta universitatis Latviensis. 2003. vol. 653: History of Sciences and Museology. Riga: Zinatne, 105.–112. (in Latvian)
-    Lithuanisms and pseudolithuanisms in Latvian dictionaries of the 17^th century. – Historical scripts and local culture. Siauliai, Ryga: Lucilijus, 2004, 125–135. (in Lithuanian)
-    On some finno-ugric loan-words in the Latvian languge. – Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Vol. 58, 2004, Nr. 5, 13–22. (in Latvian)
-    A Glimpse into the first dictionary of Latvian medical terms. – The Word and its Research Aspects, 9. Liepaja: LiePA, 2005, 265.–274. (in Latvian)
-    National research programme Letonics: research of history, language and culture. – Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Vol. 59, 2005, Nr. 6, 79–83. (in Latvian)
-    From cepures 'caps' and lakati 'kershiefs' to salas 'insels' and ares 'fields'. – Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Vol. 60, 2005, Nr. 6, 79–83. (in Latvian)

Research Projects

-    Latvian Cultural Space in European Context. 2006– (Head of Sub-project)
-    Dialects of Baltic Languages, Project of LU 2006– (Scholar)
-    Culture-2000, Baltic Languages and their Dialects, 2004–2005 (Scholar)
-    Letonics, Sub-project "Research in linguistics: history, today, perspectives", 2002–2005 (Head)
-    Letonics, Sub-project "Integration and Modernizetion of Latvian Studies at the Latvian Language Institute",         1996–2001 (Head)
-    Dialectal Dictionaries of Latvian, 1992–1996 (Scholar)

Last update 25.11.2007