B3 Non-refereed article in a conference publication
Grammatika marijskogo jazyka (Elementa grammatices tscheremissae, 1845) M. A. Kastrena
Authors: Sirkka Saarinen
Editors: G. E. Kornilov, A. M. Ivanova, G. N. Semenova
Conference name: Simpozium po jazykovym kontaktam Povolzhja
Publishing place: Cheboksary
Publication year: 2018
Book title : Jazykovye kontakty narodov Povolzhja i Urala
Series title: Jazykovye kontakty narodov Povolzhja i Urala
First page : 277
Last page: 280
ISBN: 978-5-7677-2680-6
The article deals with the grammar of the Hill Mari dialect,
published in Latin in 1845 by M. A. Castrén. The author reveals the
shortcomings and merits of the book, emphasizing the special value of this
early grammar. In addition, the work reveals M. A. Castrén’s enormous
contribution to the study of the Uralic languages and the development of
Finno-Ugric comparative linguistics.
