Martin Ehala
Martin Ehala | |
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Ehala at the international symposium "Language and Identity" (University of Tartu, 2011) | |
| Born | 20 December 1963 Tallinn, Estonia |
| Citizenship | Estonian |
| Alma mater | Tallinn Pedagogical University (BA); University of Cambridge (MPhil; PhD) |
| Awards | State Research Award (Estonia), humanities (2018); President of Estonia's Education Award (2003); Tallinn University Medal of Merit (2011) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Linguistics; sociolinguistics; language policy; language education |
| Institutions | University of Tartu; Tallinn University (formerly Tallinn Pedagogical University) |
Martin Ehala (born 20 December 1963) is an Estonian linguist and sociolinguist whose work has focused on the Estonian language environment, language ecology, language policy, and ethnolinguistic vitality, as well as language education and collective identity. He has held academic posts at Tallinn University and the University of Tartu, and has served on national advisory bodies such as the Estonian Language Council (Eesti keelenõukogu).
In 2018, Ehala received Estonia’s state research award in the humanities for research described as developing an identity “sign theory” (identiteedi märgiteooria) based on studies of the Estonian language environment.