Unni Leino
Responsibilities
Head of specialisation in Finnish
Fields of expertise
Onomastics, Construction Grammar and cognitive linguistics in general, dialectology and linguistic variation with a computational twist, heraldry, gender
Formal postdoctoral qualifications (docent) in Finnish language and applied computer science
Top achievements
Erdős–Bacon 6
Main positions of trust
Member of the ITC Faculty Council
Member of the Ethics Committee of the Tampere Region 2024–
Finnish representative in NORNA-kommittén 2021–25
Finnish Cognitive Linguistics Association FiCLA, President 2016–19
Finnish state Heraldry Council, vice member 2007–13, member 2013–19
International Council of Onomastic Sciences, board member 2008–14
Heraldry Society of Finland, secretary 1998–2003, president 2023–
Onoma, Editor-in-Chief 2013–18, member of the Editorial Board 2009–
Virittäjä, member of the Editorial Board 2024–
Research unit
Research fields
Linguistics, Finnish, Computer Science, Heraldry, occasionally others
Latest publications
A Glass of Cognac in Cognac: On the Relationship Between Similar-sounding Proper Names and Common Nouns
Leino, U., 2023, Onomastics in Interaction With Other Branches of Science: General and Applied Onomastics. Literary Onomastics. Chrematonomastics. Reports: Proceedings of the 27th International Congress of Onomastic Sciences. Bijak, U., Swoboda, P. & Walkowiak, J. B. (eds.). Kraków: Jagiellonian University Press, Vol. 3. p. 89-104Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Names on the border between word and image: Canting arms as transferred names
Leino, U., 2023, Namn och gränser: Rapport från den sjuttonde nordiska namnforskarkongressen den 8–11 juni 2021. Syrjälä, V., Ainiala, T. & Gustavsson, P. (eds.). NORNA-förlaget, p. 167–178 (NORNA-rapporter; no. 100).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Katomuotojen eteneminen hd-yhtymässä Helsingin puhekielessä
Kuparinen, O., Santaharju, J., Leino, U., Mustanoja, L. & Peltonen, J., 2022, In: Virittäjä. 126, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Miksi kato leviää? hd-yhtymän katovariantin diffuusion syyt Helsingin puhekielessä
Knuutila, S., Kuparinen, O., Santaharju, J., Mustanoja, L., Leino, U. & Peltonen, J., 2022, In: SANANJALKA. 64, p. 67-85Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Mistä voi puhua, sitä voi hoitaa: Sukupuolen polyseemisyys transsukupuolisuuden hoitoa säätelemässä
Leino, U., 2022, In: Virittäjä. 126, 2, p. 231-253Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Nimistöntutkija aikamatkalla: Jaakko Raunamaa: Finnic anthroponymy in the Middle Ages. Perspectives on pre- Christian and early Christian personal names. Helsinki: University of Helsinki.
Leino, U., 2022, In: VIRITTÄJÄ. 126, 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › Scientific
Crouching TIGER, hidden structure: Exploring the nature of linguistic data using TIGER values
Syrjänen, K., Maurits, L., Leino, U., Honkola, T., Rota, J. & Vesakoski, O., 2021, In: Journal of Language Evolution. p. 99-118 lzab004.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Lects in Helsinki Finnish: a probabilistic component modeling approach
Kuparinen, O., Peltonen, J., Mustanoja, L., Leino, U. & Santaharju, J., 2021, In: LANGUAGE VARIATION AND CHANGE. 33, 1, p. 1-26 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
A Comparison of Naming Practices in Eastern and Western Finland in Late 16th Century
Leino, U., 2020, Proceedings of the Known World Heraldic and Scribal (virtual) Symposium LV , 11-12 July 2020. Society for Creative AnachronismResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Professional
Linguistic Change and Biological Evolution
Leino, U., Syrjänen, K. & Vesakoski, O., 2020, The Philosophy and Science of Language: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Nefdt, R. M., Klippi, C. & Karstens, B. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, p. 179-193Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review