Ene Vainik
Biographic Data
| ID | 247950 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ene Vainik |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ene |
| FAMILY NAME | Vainik |
| SIGNATURE | VAINIK E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of the Estonian Language |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4320-8755 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 20 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Different languages, different landscapes? Exploring linguistic differences in landscape conceptualizations
The goal of the research was to assess whether landscape conceptualization systematically differed across European languages in the context of the linguistic relativity debate. We examined the generalizability of previous findings and evaluated the limits of used methodologies, drawing on a large and diverse sample of 14 languages across 5 linguistic families in Eastern Europe (Slavic, Baltic, Uralic, Romance, Hellenic). Participants were asked t…
Tähenduste seletamine leksikograafias
Artiklis uurime, kas ja mil määral saavad suured keelemudelid (SKMid) leksikograafi aidata sõnastikuseletuste loomisel ja sõnatähendus(t)e esitusel. Katsetatud SKMidest jäid lõplikku hindamisküsitlusse GPT-4o ja Gemini 1.5 Pro tähendusseletused 60 sõna kohta. Kasutatud näitetu promptimise (zero-shot) meetod võimaldas selgitada leksikograafide eelistusi ja nõudmisi seletustele ilma nende vormi ennetavalt piiramata. Tähendusseletusi hindas 21 leksi…
The Lexicographical Object in Flux
This study explores how the shift from “closed version” to “extension” dictionaries (Engelberg & Storrer, 2024; Schröder, 1997) provokes contestation over authority, meaning, and legitimacy. Focusing on Estonia, we analyse metaphorical framings in public responses to the transformation of the Dictionary of Standard Estonian (DSE) into part of the EKI Combined Dictionary (CombiDic) on the Sõnaveeb (’Word Web’) language portal. Using conceptual met…
Ühe kriisi kaks nägu. Koroonapandeemiaga toimetuleku metafoorne mõtestamine kriisijuhtide pilgu läbi
While many studies have examined metaphors in COVID-19 discourse, few have focused on how healthcare leaders use metaphors to reflect on the crisis from a post-pandemic perspective. This study analyzes the conceptual metaphors used in reflective discourse by Estonian healthcare leaders to better understand the challenges of medical crisis management and preparedness. The material is drawn from the 2023 Estonian Health Board report COVID-19 Pandem…
Keelekorpus kui leksikograafi abiline kõnekeelsuse tuvastamisel
Using corpus data to support lexicographers in identifying informal language This study examines how new corpus analysis tools can assist lexicographers in determining whether to assign a word an informal register label in a dictionary. Labelling words in dictionaries is necessary for language users seeking register information. Moreover, there have been calls for the upcoming Dictionary of Standard Estonian (DSE, 2025) to clearly distinguish sta…
Describing smell
This article reports on smell lexicon in two genetically unrelated languages, Estonian and German with the primary aim to compare cognitively salient and actively used smell terms and preferred lexical strategies. Two consecutive field experiments were carried out by interviewing 43 native speakers of both languages. The results are discussed against the background of anthropologically and cognitively oriented linguistics, where both languages ca…
Sõnastikust konstruktikoniks? Taustu, eeskujusid ja väljakutseid
1. Kapist välja Kui aastal 2011 sai konstruktsioone käsitleva väitekirja pealkirjaks olla „Teine grammatika” (Sahkai 2011), mis viitas selle lähenemise alternatiivsele iseloomule, siis aastal 2024 ei ole konstruktsioonipõhine keelekäsitus enam midagi uut ega erakordset. See on iseseisvunud mitmesuguseid keelenähtusi käsitlevaks kirjeldusraamistikuks (vt nt Goldberg 2003; Booij 2010; Gras, Elvira-García 2021); sel alal toimub juba 20 aastat eraldi…
Kujundlik mõtlemine 2020.–2022. aasta keelekriisis
1. Keeledebatt kui kriisi väljendus Aastad 2020–2022 jäävad kindlasti meenutama koroonapandeemiat – aega, mil riigid ja inimesed õppisid end üksteisest isoleerima ning üha tähtsamaks sai interneti roll suhtluskanalina. (Sotsiaal)meediastunud infokeskkonnas hargnesid ennekuulmatud polariseerumised,1 millest ei jäänud puutumata ka keelevaldkond. Alates 2020. aasta sügisest võis igaüks oma kodus arvutiekraani taga kaasa elada intensiivsele debatile…
Muutuv meel. Aastatel 1973–1974 ja 2016–2018 kogutud sõna-assotsiatsioonide võrdlus
1. Meelest ja selle mõõtmise meetmetest Võib tunduda, et viis, kuidas igaüks maailma kogeb ja mõistab, on unikaalne ja kordumatu, kuid ometi juhivad seda teatud kokkulepped ja harjumuspärased seosed, mis on ühised teiste inimestega. Neist vaikimisi kehtivatest seostest koosneb üldisem maailmamõistmine, mida võib tinglikult nimetada sõnaga meel.1 Asjaolu, et meel ei kuulu kellelegi isiklikult, vaid [...]
The use of positively valued adjectives and adverbs in Polish and Estonian casual conversations
Emotion Meets Taste
The paper provides a systematic overview of the possibilities where the lexicons of emotion and taste meet in Estonian. Different levels of such "meeting points" are distinguished and the possible motivating factors discussed. The levels include both the figurative and literal usage of language, both the synchronic and diachronic perspective. The results demonstrate that there is figurative and systematic taste-to-emotion mapping both on the gene…
Multiplicity of motivation behind dynamic descriptions of emotion in Estonian
The rich variety of emotion descriptions in terms of motion verbs found in standard Estonian was studied in respect of their general motivation and some specific motivating factors, such as conceptual structures and cognitive mechanisms. The possibilities of being a relatively late cultural loan and a direct influence of the humoral theory were both rejected, because of the discovered abundance of semi-schematic patterns and the lack of prominenc…
Tunnetest, piltlikult
Teesid: Artikli eesmärk on suurendada teadlikkust mõistemetafooridest ning nende valikulisest
Jumala jälgi ajamas
Teesid
Eesti keele sõnavara afektikalduvus ja mis sellega peale hakata
Arvatavasti ei kerkiks sõnavara afektikalduvus eraldi jututeemana kunagi üles, kui me suhtleksime ainult oma emakeeles ja ainult lähedaste inimestega, sest taoline suletud minikommuun toimiks jagatud emotsioonide ja tähenduste tõttu niigi sujuvalt. On iseenesest mõistetav, et inimesena me suudame aru saada nii meile öeldud lause sisust kui ka sellest, millises meeleolus on lause autor. Asjade loomuliku [...]
The Structure of Estonian Concepts of Emotion
The aim of the study was to test the hypothesis that the way of approaching Estonian concepts of emotion may influence their emergent structure. One hundred participants assessed the semantics of 24 words in two different tests that provided access to the concepts from two different levels of representation of knowledge of emotions. The first task addressed the semantic interrelations of emotion terms (synonymy and antonymy) and the second addres…
Intracultural Variation of Semantic and Episodic Emotion Knowledge in Estonian
This article compares gender-and age-based differences in the cognitive salience of emotion words elicited in two list tasks displaying the content of semantic and episodic emotion knowledge.The semantic emotion knowledge of women appeared as more accessible and different from their episodic knowledge; the difference in the cognitive salience of basic and non-basic emotion terms was higher.As for the age-related variation, the maximum difference …
Welcome to Estonia! From the Folk Theory of Emotions and Character Traits to Brand Estonia
The article aims to (re)construct the possible correlation of two folk theories of the Estonians -the theories of character traits and emotions. The case study is based on two separately conducted experiments: Heili Orav collected Estonian lexis on characteristic personality traits and Ene Vainik collected emotion lexicon. The authors attempt to determine the relationship between tkas 'diligent' or 'hard-working' as the most prototypical personal…
Emotions, Emotion Terms and Emotion Concepts in an Estonian Folk Model
The article examines the Estonian folk model of emotions as it presents itself in the Estonian emotion vocabulary. The results of an empirical study are presented and two interrelated topics discussed: the role of emotions, emotion terms and concepts in the layperson's model and the relevant facets of the popular emotion category in Estonian
Hot-blooded' Estonians. On Estonians' folk category of emotions
Latvians have a teasing phrase for Estonians – ‘hot-blooded’, which ironically refers to the emotional dullness and inadequate – either apparent or actual – calmness of Estonians. This article1 does not aim to compare the ethnopsychology of Esto-nians and Latvians, nor to measure the psychological characteris-tics inherent to the nation of Estonians (Tulviste 1998). It does strive to take a look at the folk psychology of Estonians – what is the a…
The use of positively valued adjectives and adverbs in Polish and Estonian casual conversations
Emotion Meets Taste
The paper provides a systematic overview of the possibilities where the lexicons of emotion and taste meet in Estonian. Different levels of such "meeting points" are distinguished and the possible motivating factors discussed. The levels include both the figurative and literal usage of language, both the synchronic and diachronic perspective. The results demonstrate that there is figurative and systematic taste-to-emotion mapping both on the gene…
Tunnetest, piltlikult
Teesid: Artikli eesmärk on suurendada teadlikkust mõistemetafooridest ning nende valikulisest
Emotions, Emotion Terms and Emotion Concepts in an Estonian Folk Model
The article examines the Estonian folk model of emotions as it presents itself in the Estonian emotion vocabulary. The results of an empirical study are presented and two interrelated topics discussed: the role of emotions, emotion terms and concepts in the layperson's model and the relevant facets of the popular emotion category in Estonian
Hot-blooded' Estonians. On Estonians' folk category of emotions
Latvians have a teasing phrase for Estonians – ‘hot-blooded’, which ironically refers to the emotional dullness and inadequate – either apparent or actual – calmness of Estonians. This article1 does not aim to compare the ethnopsychology of Esto-nians and Latvians, nor to measure the psychological characteris-tics inherent to the nation of Estonians (Tulviste 1998). It does strive to take a look at the folk psychology of Estonians – what is the a…
Welcome to Estonia! From the Folk Theory of Emotions and Character Traits to Brand Estonia
The article aims to (re)construct the possible correlation of two folk theories of the Estonians -the theories of character traits and emotions. The case study is based on two separately conducted experiments: Heili Orav collected Estonian lexis on characteristic personality traits and Ene Vainik collected emotion lexicon. The authors attempt to determine the relationship between tkas 'diligent' or 'hard-working' as the most prototypical personal…
Intracultural Variation of Semantic and Episodic Emotion Knowledge in Estonian
This article compares gender-and age-based differences in the cognitive salience of emotion words elicited in two list tasks displaying the content of semantic and episodic emotion knowledge.The semantic emotion knowledge of women appeared as more accessible and different from their episodic knowledge; the difference in the cognitive salience of basic and non-basic emotion terms was higher.As for the age-related variation, the maximum difference …
The Structure of Estonian Concepts of Emotion
The aim of the study was to test the hypothesis that the way of approaching Estonian concepts of emotion may influence their emergent structure. One hundred participants assessed the semantics of 24 words in two different tests that provided access to the concepts from two different levels of representation of knowledge of emotions. The first task addressed the semantic interrelations of emotion terms (synonymy and antonymy) and the second addres…
Eesti keele sõnavara afektikalduvus ja mis sellega peale hakata
Arvatavasti ei kerkiks sõnavara afektikalduvus eraldi jututeemana kunagi üles, kui me suhtleksime ainult oma emakeeles ja ainult lähedaste inimestega, sest taoline suletud minikommuun toimiks jagatud emotsioonide ja tähenduste tõttu niigi sujuvalt. On iseenesest mõistetav, et inimesena me suudame aru saada nii meile öeldud lause sisust kui ka sellest, millises meeleolus on lause autor. Asjade loomuliku [...]
Jumala jälgi ajamas
Teesid
Multiplicity of motivation behind dynamic descriptions of emotion in Estonian
The rich variety of emotion descriptions in terms of motion verbs found in standard Estonian was studied in respect of their general motivation and some specific motivating factors, such as conceptual structures and cognitive mechanisms. The possibilities of being a relatively late cultural loan and a direct influence of the humoral theory were both rejected, because of the discovered abundance of semi-schematic patterns and the lack of prominenc…
Tunnetest, piltlikult
Teesid: Artikli eesmärk on suurendada teadlikkust mõistemetafooridest ning nende valikulisest
Emotion Meets Taste
The paper provides a systematic overview of the possibilities where the lexicons of emotion and taste meet in Estonian. Different levels of such "meeting points" are distinguished and the possible motivating factors discussed. The levels include both the figurative and literal usage of language, both the synchronic and diachronic perspective. The results demonstrate that there is figurative and systematic taste-to-emotion mapping both on the gene…
The use of positively valued adjectives and adverbs in Polish and Estonian casual conversations
Muutuv meel. Aastatel 1973–1974 ja 2016–2018 kogutud sõna-assotsiatsioonide võrdlus
1. Meelest ja selle mõõtmise meetmetest Võib tunduda, et viis, kuidas igaüks maailma kogeb ja mõistab, on unikaalne ja kordumatu, kuid ometi juhivad seda teatud kokkulepped ja harjumuspärased seosed, mis on ühised teiste inimestega. Neist vaikimisi kehtivatest seostest koosneb üldisem maailmamõistmine, mida võib tinglikult nimetada sõnaga meel.1 Asjaolu, et meel ei kuulu kellelegi isiklikult, vaid [...]
Kujundlik mõtlemine 2020.–2022. aasta keelekriisis
1. Keeledebatt kui kriisi väljendus Aastad 2020–2022 jäävad kindlasti meenutama koroonapandeemiat – aega, mil riigid ja inimesed õppisid end üksteisest isoleerima ning üha tähtsamaks sai interneti roll suhtluskanalina. (Sotsiaal)meediastunud infokeskkonnas hargnesid ennekuulmatud polariseerumised,1 millest ei jäänud puutumata ka keelevaldkond. Alates 2020. aasta sügisest võis igaüks oma kodus arvutiekraani taga kaasa elada intensiivsele debatile…
Describing smell
This article reports on smell lexicon in two genetically unrelated languages, Estonian and German with the primary aim to compare cognitively salient and actively used smell terms and preferred lexical strategies. Two consecutive field experiments were carried out by interviewing 43 native speakers of both languages. The results are discussed against the background of anthropologically and cognitively oriented linguistics, where both languages ca…
Sõnastikust konstruktikoniks? Taustu, eeskujusid ja väljakutseid
1. Kapist välja Kui aastal 2011 sai konstruktsioone käsitleva väitekirja pealkirjaks olla „Teine grammatika” (Sahkai 2011), mis viitas selle lähenemise alternatiivsele iseloomule, siis aastal 2024 ei ole konstruktsioonipõhine keelekäsitus enam midagi uut ega erakordset. See on iseseisvunud mitmesuguseid keelenähtusi käsitlevaks kirjeldusraamistikuks (vt nt Goldberg 2003; Booij 2010; Gras, Elvira-García 2021); sel alal toimub juba 20 aastat eraldi…
Tähenduste seletamine leksikograafias
Artiklis uurime, kas ja mil määral saavad suured keelemudelid (SKMid) leksikograafi aidata sõnastikuseletuste loomisel ja sõnatähendus(t)e esitusel. Katsetatud SKMidest jäid lõplikku hindamisküsitlusse GPT-4o ja Gemini 1.5 Pro tähendusseletused 60 sõna kohta. Kasutatud näitetu promptimise (zero-shot) meetod võimaldas selgitada leksikograafide eelistusi ja nõudmisi seletustele ilma nende vormi ennetavalt piiramata. Tähendusseletusi hindas 21 leksi…
The Lexicographical Object in Flux
This study explores how the shift from “closed version” to “extension” dictionaries (Engelberg & Storrer, 2024; Schröder, 1997) provokes contestation over authority, meaning, and legitimacy. Focusing on Estonia, we analyse metaphorical framings in public responses to the transformation of the Dictionary of Standard Estonian (DSE) into part of the EKI Combined Dictionary (CombiDic) on the Sõnaveeb (’Word Web’) language portal. Using conceptual met…
Ühe kriisi kaks nägu. Koroonapandeemiaga toimetuleku metafoorne mõtestamine kriisijuhtide pilgu läbi
While many studies have examined metaphors in COVID-19 discourse, few have focused on how healthcare leaders use metaphors to reflect on the crisis from a post-pandemic perspective. This study analyzes the conceptual metaphors used in reflective discourse by Estonian healthcare leaders to better understand the challenges of medical crisis management and preparedness. The material is drawn from the 2023 Estonian Health Board report COVID-19 Pandem…
Keelekorpus kui leksikograafi abiline kõnekeelsuse tuvastamisel
Using corpus data to support lexicographers in identifying informal language This study examines how new corpus analysis tools can assist lexicographers in determining whether to assign a word an informal register label in a dictionary. Labelling words in dictionaries is necessary for language users seeking register information. Moreover, there have been calls for the upcoming Dictionary of Standard Estonian (DSE, 2025) to clearly distinguish sta…
Different languages, different landscapes? Exploring linguistic differences in landscape conceptualizations
The goal of the research was to assess whether landscape conceptualization systematically differed across European languages in the context of the linguistic relativity debate. We examined the generalizability of previous findings and evaluated the limits of used methodologies, drawing on a large and diverse sample of 14 languages across 5 linguistic families in Eastern Europe (Slavic, Baltic, Uralic, Romance, Hellenic). Participants were asked t…
Psychology (9 works) · Estonian (8 works) · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (8 works) · Linguistics (8 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Cognitive psychology (5 works) · Lexicography and Language Studies (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Natural Language Processing Techniques (4 works)