Sampsa Holopainen
Biographic Data
| ID | 9274194 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sampsa Holopainen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sampsa |
| FAMILY NAME | Holopainen |
| SIGNATURE | HOLOPAINEN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Vienna |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6796-1648 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Extreme events and the spread of Uralic languages
In this paper we present novel aspects concerning the possible connection between the 4.2 ka climatic event and the early spread of Uralic languages from western Siberia to North-East Europe. We discuss different reasons for the divergence of Proto-Uralic and the spread of the Uralic languages, and propose a scenario where the 4.2 ka climatic event and the early spread of Uralic languages is connected via three themes: 1) habitat changes, 2) anim…
Notes on the phonology of Alanic loanwords in Hungarian
On the Problems of Proto-Ugric *ć and Its Reflexes in Hungarian
In this paper, the problems with the reconstruction of an affricate phoneme *Ä and its reflexes in Hungarian are discussed. Proto-Ugric *Ä is often reconstructed, but its alleged reflexes in Hungarian show unexplained variation (s, z, cs), and many of the etymologies involve other phonological irregularities. It is troubling that although in some cases Hungarian shows s and Khanty and Mansi *Ä , often the reflexes of the affricate show discrepanc…
Competing etymologies
The purpose of this paper is to discuss some debated etymologies that have competing explanations in Hungarian and in other Uralic languages. It is shown that in most cases quite clearly one of the suggested etymologies is superior and that some phonological details have been neglected in recent discussion of these etymologies. The discussion includes criticism of some recent etymologies that have not yet been commented on elsewhere in detail
Hunting for the Uralic accusative(s)
Besprechung Honti, László. 2022: Az ősi uráli tárgyragok története és vesszőfutása: Accusatum et expulsum. Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó. 283 pp
Notes on an old problem of Hungarian historical vocalism
This article discusses the alleged sound change Proto-Uralic *u > Hungarian a, á. The etymologies manifesting this change that have been presented in earlier etymological literature are critically examined, and it is shown that a significant portion of them are wrong or based on outdated reconstructions. New explanations for many etymologies are presented, and possible causes for the few convincing examples of *u > a are discussed
Perspectives on Hungarian and Uralic prehistory
Besprechung Klima, László & Türk, Attila (eds.). 2021. Párhuzamos történetek: Interdiszciplináris őstörténeti konferencia a PPKE Régészettudományi Intézetének szervezésében. Budapest, 2020. november 11‒13. / Parallel stories: Interdisciplinary conference on Hungarian prehistory, organized by the Institute for Archaeology, PPCU, Budapest, 11‒13 November 2020. Studia ad Archaeologiam Pazmaniensia 23 & Magyar Őstörténeti Kutatócsoport Kiadványok 2. …
Stretching deep into the past
Besprechung Vajda, Edward & Fortescue, Michael. 2022. Mid-Holocene language connections between Asia and North America (Brill’s Studies in the Indigenous Languages of the Americas 17). Leiden & Boston: Brill. 531 + XIV p
Drastic demographic events triggered the Uralic spread
The widespread Uralic family offers several advantages for tracing prehistory: a firm absolute chronological anchor point in an ancient contact episode with well-dated Indo-Iranian; other points of intersection or diagnostic non-intersection with early Indo-European (the Late Proto-Indo-European-speaking Yamnaya culture of the western steppe, the Afanasievo culture of the upper Yenisei, and the Fatyanovo culture of the middle Volga); lexical and …
Fresh views on the early history of Indo-European and its relation to Uralic
Besprechung Kloekhorst, Alwin & Pronk, Tijmen (eds.). 2019. The precursors of Proto-Indo-European: The Indo-Anatolian and Indo-Uralic hypotheses (Leiden Studies in Indo-European 21). Leiden & Boston: Brill. viii + 235 pp
A bridge too far – A Uralic perspective on Volga Bulgarian
Besprechung Agyagási, Klára. 2019. Chuvash historical phonetics: An areal linguistic study. With an appendix on the role of Proto-Mari in the history of Chuvash vocalism (Turcologica 17). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. XII + 334 pp
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Fresh views on the early history of Indo-European and its relation to Uralic
Besprechung Kloekhorst, Alwin & Pronk, Tijmen (eds.). 2019. The precursors of Proto-Indo-European: The Indo-Anatolian and Indo-Uralic hypotheses (Leiden Studies in Indo-European 21). Leiden & Boston: Brill. viii + 235 pp
A bridge too far – A Uralic perspective on Volga Bulgarian
Besprechung Agyagási, Klára. 2019. Chuvash historical phonetics: An areal linguistic study. With an appendix on the role of Proto-Mari in the history of Chuvash vocalism (Turcologica 17). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. XII + 334 pp
Perspectives on Hungarian and Uralic prehistory
Besprechung Klima, László & Türk, Attila (eds.). 2021. Párhuzamos történetek: Interdiszciplináris őstörténeti konferencia a PPKE Régészettudományi Intézetének szervezésében. Budapest, 2020. november 11‒13. / Parallel stories: Interdisciplinary conference on Hungarian prehistory, organized by the Institute for Archaeology, PPCU, Budapest, 11‒13 November 2020. Studia ad Archaeologiam Pazmaniensia 23 & Magyar Őstörténeti Kutatócsoport Kiadványok 2. …
Stretching deep into the past
Besprechung Vajda, Edward & Fortescue, Michael. 2022. Mid-Holocene language connections between Asia and North America (Brill’s Studies in the Indigenous Languages of the Americas 17). Leiden & Boston: Brill. 531 + XIV p
Drastic demographic events triggered the Uralic spread
The widespread Uralic family offers several advantages for tracing prehistory: a firm absolute chronological anchor point in an ancient contact episode with well-dated Indo-Iranian; other points of intersection or diagnostic non-intersection with early Indo-European (the Late Proto-Indo-European-speaking Yamnaya culture of the western steppe, the Afanasievo culture of the upper Yenisei, and the Fatyanovo culture of the middle Volga); lexical and …
Hunting for the Uralic accusative(s)
Besprechung Honti, László. 2022: Az ősi uráli tárgyragok története és vesszőfutása: Accusatum et expulsum. Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó. 283 pp
Notes on an old problem of Hungarian historical vocalism
This article discusses the alleged sound change Proto-Uralic *u > Hungarian a, á. The etymologies manifesting this change that have been presented in earlier etymological literature are critically examined, and it is shown that a significant portion of them are wrong or based on outdated reconstructions. New explanations for many etymologies are presented, and possible causes for the few convincing examples of *u > a are discussed
Notes on the phonology of Alanic loanwords in Hungarian
On the Problems of Proto-Ugric *ć and Its Reflexes in Hungarian
In this paper, the problems with the reconstruction of an affricate phoneme *Ä and its reflexes in Hungarian are discussed. Proto-Ugric *Ä is often reconstructed, but its alleged reflexes in Hungarian show unexplained variation (s, z, cs), and many of the etymologies involve other phonological irregularities. It is troubling that although in some cases Hungarian shows s and Khanty and Mansi *Ä , often the reflexes of the affricate show discrepanc…
Competing etymologies
The purpose of this paper is to discuss some debated etymologies that have competing explanations in Hungarian and in other Uralic languages. It is shown that in most cases quite clearly one of the suggested etymologies is superior and that some phonological details have been neglected in recent discussion of these etymologies. The discussion includes criticism of some recent etymologies that have not yet been commented on elsewhere in detail
Extreme events and the spread of Uralic languages
In this paper we present novel aspects concerning the possible connection between the 4.2 ka climatic event and the early spread of Uralic languages from western Siberia to North-East Europe. We discuss different reasons for the divergence of Proto-Uralic and the spread of the Uralic languages, and propose a scenario where the 4.2 ka climatic event and the early spread of Uralic languages is connected via three themes: 1) habitat changes, 2) anim…
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