Zoya Zorina - researcher of pronouncing norms of the Hill Mari language, tutor, mother and creator
The purpose of the article is to present scientific and pedagogical activity of Doctor of Philology, Professor of the Mari State University Zoya G. Zorina (01.11.1946 - 30.10.2022) and to describe her life and achievements in the development of Mari linguistics. Zoya G. Zorina was one of the outstanding scientists of the Republic of Mari El, a Finno-Ugric scholar and a public figure. She worked at the Mari State University for almost 50 years and made an invaluable contribution to the development of the university. Zoya G. Zorina is the author of more than 100 scientific papers devoted to phonetics, general linguistics and methods of teaching foreign languages. It is worth mentioning the contribution of Zoya G. Zorina to the development of the Hill Mari language and culture, the study of the pronunciation norms and the sound structure of her native language. Until 2013, Z. G. Zorina was the dean of the Faculty of International Relations, moreover, she was the initiator of founding it. It should be mentioned that Z. G. Zorina opened a laboratory of applied and experimental linguistics at the university, supervised the creation of an electronic phonetic fund of Finno-Ugric languages, she was the author of the first textbooks in English, German, French for students of national schools of the Republic of Mari El. Zoya Zorina opened new and prestigious specialties, she had excellent organizational skills, contributed to the establishment of international relations of the Mari State University. Z. G. Zorina was an Honored Worker of the Higher School of the Russian Federation, an Honored Worker of Higher Education in Russia, an Honored Scientist of the Republic of Mari El.