ISSN: 2306-5737E-ISSN: 2658-4069
Acta Linguistica Petropolitana
Transactions of the Institute for Linguistic Studies
ISSN: 2306-5737E-ISSN: 2658-4069
Acta Linguistica Petropolitana
Transactions of the Institute for Linguistic Studies 

Mapping of Uralic languages

DOI:10.30842/alp2306573716308
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Koryakov Yu. B. Kartografirovaniye uralskikh yazykov. Acta Linguistica Petropolitana. 2020. XVI(3): 169–183.

The paper is dedicated to the specifics of mapping the Uralic languages. It draws a distinction between two types of maps, viz. language maps and linguistic maps. Language maps display the distribution of languages/dialects, while linguistic maps show the geography of linguistic phenomena.

The history of language and ethnographic Uralic maps is described beginning from the Köppen’s Atlas of European Russia of 1848.

The next section focuses on the use of census data for creating language maps. The availability of quality census data on the settlement level makes it possible to create detailed and up-to-date maps for most Uralic language areas.

The unusual challenges for the Uralic languages mapper include a low percentage of Uralic speakers in the total population of many traditional areas. Sparsely populated areas with very low population density and very small absolute population numbers present another difficulty. Yet another problem is the seasonal mobility of nomadic and semi-nomadic groups including some Uralic peoples (Nenets, and partly Komi and Khanty). The difficulty of obtaining information about pasture lands for different groups and their routes is exacerbated by the fact that in cases involving semi-nomadic groups, the language repertoire of the nomadic populations may differ quite strongly from that of the permanent residents of a given settlement. Additional difficulties are presented by the strong influx of seasonal but numerous (mainly Russian-speaking) personnel of oil-and-gas industries rapidly developing in many Uralic areas. The main problem is to decide if these should be plotted on the maps.

Another interesting subject is creating maps showing the historical distribution of Uralic languages and its dynamics. Though the overall Uralic languages area has not significantly changed, the language situations at the microlevel have undergone fundamental changes. While in the early 20th century Uralic speakers made the majority in many parts of this spacious area, they disappeared in some places or became minorities by the end of the century.

The conclusion recapitulates the main points of the paper including a general lack of quality maps of Uralic languages, the importance of such maps, and the proposed ways and methods of their creation.

Keywords
language mapping, Uralic, linguistic geography, census
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Keywords
language mapping, Uralic, linguistic geography, census
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