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Below are some useful links about Finnish on Uralic - Natural - Languages - Linguistics - Social Sciences - Science - :
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Books and Instructional Materials (2) Dictionaries (8) Language Schools (14) Learning (7) Literature (34) |
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The Finnish Language (Who's Afraid of Finnish?) - http://newsroom.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=25831
by Hannele Branch. Extensive guide to the distinctive features of Finnish, attempting to answer the question, "Is Finnish a difficult language?" |
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A Chance to Speak Finnish - http://newsroom.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=25143
On this page you can learn Finnish words and phrases by listening. Plus a song about the Finnish language in RealAudio. |
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The Research Institute for the Languages of Finland - http://www.kotus.fi/
Studies and provides advice on the usage of Finnish, Swedish, the Finno-Ugric languages, Finnish Sign Language, and Romany, the language of the Gypsies in Finland. [Finnish, English, Swedish and others] |
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Lingsoft, Inc. - http://www.lingsoft.fi/
Finnish language technology company, offers proofreading and other software for Finnish and other Nordic languages. |
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The Finnish Language - http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/Finnish.html
Short introduction to the Finnish language, with a well-organized page devoted to the use of cases in Finnish. Links to Finnish resources on the Internet. [By Jukka Korpela] |
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Verbix - Verb Conjugator - http://www.verbix.com/languages/finnish.shtml
On-line verb conjugation service for Finnish and 50+ other languages. Includes list of 10,000 most frequent Finnish words. |
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Finnish Grammar / Finnische Grammatik / Suomen Kielioppi - http://www.cc.jyu.fi/~pamakine/kieli/suomi/
Brief, well-organized (if rather incomplete) introduction to Finnish grammar. Trilingual site (English/German/Finnish). |
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Finnish Characterized - http://www.lysator.liu.se/nordic/scn/finlang.html
by Eugene Holman. General information about Finnish from the FAQ of soc.culture.nordic by a linguist specializing in Finnish and other Baltic-Finnic languages. |
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The Finnish Language Site - http://members.tripod.com/suomenkieli/
Articles on the Finnish language and its history, learning resources, and a mailing list for beginners who wish to learn Finnish. |
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Yahoo Groups : Finnish - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Finnish/
Discussion list for people studying Finnish language and culture in Finland or elsewhere. |
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Virittäjä - http://www.helsinki.fi/jarj/kks/english/
A linguistic quarterly published by Kotikielen Seura (The Mother Tongue Society). Summaries in English. |
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Frequently Asked Questions about Finno-Ugrian Languages - http://www.helsinki.fi/~jolaakso/fufaq.html
by Johanna Laakso. Is Finnish the most ancient language in the world? Where do Finnish words come from? A Finno-Ugric linguist answers these and other common questions. |
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An Electronic Corpus of Ingrian Finnish - http://helmer.hit.uib.no/Ingrisk/ingrian.html
On-line corpus of spoken Ingrian Finnish. Includes transcriptions and sound samples. |
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An Introduction to "Finglish" - http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US1/P1/finglish.html
A survey of "Finglish", the form of English spoken by Finnish immigrants to the USA and heavily contaminated by their native tongue (by Jenni Tuominen). |
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Phonetics of Finnish - http://www.helsinki.fi/puhetieteet/projektit/Finnish_Phonetics/index_eng.htm
Information on Finnish words and their phonetic structure, from the Department of Phonetics, University of Helsinki. Bilingual page (English and Finnish). |
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Employment of Foreigners Hampered by Language Barriers and Attitudes - http://www2.hs.fi/english/archive/thisweek/20112000.html
by Vellamo Vehkakoski. Helsingin Sanomat article describing language acquisition as an obstacle for foreigners seeking jobs in Finland. |
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Learn Finnish - http://learnfinnish.wordpress.com/
A weblog which posts new Finnish words that the author learns. |
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Flash Finnish - http://www.dewhurstdesigns.co.uk/finnish/
A free mobile phone game designed to help you learn Finnish. It features basic vocabulary, colors and numbers. |
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