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Latvian Language Institute

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    Kalpaka bulvāris, 4

    LV1050 Rīga

    Latvia

Organisation profile

Organisation profile

Latvian Language Institute's mission towards Latvian language material is to identify and write down, to characterize scientifically and to theorize it in all its forms and uses.

Latvian Language Institute's scientific staff uninterruptedly collects Latvian language material and carries out long-term in-depths fundamental researches on Latvian language as a system (phonetics, morphology, syntax, lexis and stylistics) and on Latvian language in linguistic environment (onomastics, dialectology, ethno-linguistics, terminology and sociolinguistics), taking into account the multiple backgrounds of language contacts in different time periods, especially, language policy and governance in Latvia, and highlighting Latvian language as a cultural value as well as its nationwide importance as means of communication.

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  3. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  4. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  5. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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