The Institute for Linguistic Studies of the

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(), commonly abbreviated ILS RAS, is a research institution in

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and one of the major centers in the field of

linguistic Linguistics is the scientific study of language. The areas of linguistic analysis are syntax (rules governing the structure of sentences), semantics (meaning), Morphology (linguistics), morphology (structure of words), phonetics (speech sounds ...

research Research is creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge. It involves the collection, organization, and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness to ...

in the country. It is composed of eight departments and two laboratories that conduct research in the subfields of

comparative The degrees of comparison of adjectives and adverbs are the various forms taken by adjectives and adverbs when used to compare two entities (comparative degree), three or more entities (superlative degree), or when not comparing entities (positi ...

and

historical linguistics Historical linguistics, also known as diachronic linguistics, is the scientific study of how languages change over time. It seeks to understand the nature and causes of linguistic change and to trace the evolution of languages. Historical li ...

lexicography Lexicography is the study of lexicons and the art of compiling dictionaries. It is divided into two separate academic disciplines: * Practical lexicography is the art or craft of compiling, writing and editing dictionaries. * Theoretical le ...

functional theories of grammar Functional linguistics is an approach to the study of language characterized by taking systematically into account the speaker's and the hearer's side, and the communicative needs of the speaker and of the given language community. Linguistic fu ...

linguistic typology Linguistic typology (or language typology) is a field of linguistics that studies and classifies languages according to their structural features to allow their comparison. Its aim is to describe and explain the structural diversity and the co ...

and

linguistic anthropology Linguistic anthropology is the interdisciplinary study of how language influences social life. It is a branch of anthropology that originated from the endeavor to document endangered languages and has grown over the past century to encompass mo ...

Publications and conferences

Two

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academic journals are published at the institute: the triannual ''Acta Linguistica Petropolitana'' and the yearly ''Indo-European Linguistics and Classical Philology''. Several yearly conferences are held at the institute, including the Conference on Typology and Grammar for Young Scholars.Conference on Typology and Grammar for Young Scholars
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Official websiteActa Linguistica Petropolitana
{{coord missing, Russia Linguistic research institutes Research institutes in Russia Research institutes in the Soviet Union Institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Publications and conferences

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