Paul Ariste ja vepsa rahvaluule

Though Paul Ariste had extensive knowledge of different living, extinct and artificial languages, he has always regarded his mother tongue, the Estonian language, the most beautiful language in the world. He managed to instil this conviction also into his students, both Estonian and of other, mostly Finno-Ugric, origin. The Vepsian folklore and language remained in the periphery of Paul Ariste's research subjects: his serious interest in the language and cultures may have prompted his inclina...