Summer School in Uralic Formal Linguistics (SShUFL, pronounced ‘shuffle’) will take place on August 21st-26th, 2023 at the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics in Budapest. The school has an explicit focus on formal approaches to the study of Uralic languages.

The Uralic language family consists of more than 30 languages, primarily spoken in northeastern Europe and in northern Asia (Siberia). The grammatical profiles of Uralic languages present important implications for the development of linguistic theory, but these languages are not prominently featured in formal linguistic theorizing. The goal of the summer school is to raise awareness about the theoretical interest of Uralic languages and promote them not only as languages in need of more detailed documentation, but also as languages rich in theoretically interesting phenomena.
The courses have an explicit focus on the existing formal analyses of a number of Uralic languages (e.g., Khanty, Mari, Nenets, Udmurt) and will serve as an ideal springboard for independent student projects.
SShUFL is aimed at advanced undergraduate and graduate students with a background in formal linguistics.

To apply, please fill in the Registration form

We are happy to provide free accommodation in shared rooms (2-4 people) for 20 students. In addition to that, we provide a limited number of travel
scholarships (of up to 200 euros) to the students who need them to get to Budapest. If you are interested in either of these, please indicate so in the Registration form. Note that in this case you need to apply by the early-bird deadline (April 23rd).
If you do not need accommodation or a travel scholarship, the general application deadline is May 21st.

We envision SShUFL as an in-person event, though there are some options for online participation. We encourage in-person participation, but if you are
interested in joining in online, please indicate so in the Registration form.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us (sshufl.uralicschool@gmail.com).