Essays about: "Language revitalisation"

Found 2 essays containing the words Language revitalisation.

  1. 1. “As long as there are Sweden Finns then there should be a need” : A Qualitative Study of Finnish Revitalisation Initiated by the Sweden Finnish Youth Organisation

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Linnéa Backvall; [2023]
    Keywords : Language revitalisation; Sweden Finns; Finnish; Sweden Finnish; national minorities; minority languages; minority youth; new speakers; interviews; COD model; identity; Språkrevitalisering; sverigefinnar; finska; sverigefinska; nationella minoriteter; minoritetsspråk; minoritetsungdomar; nya talare; intervju; motivation; COD-modellen; identitet;

    Abstract : Young people are a central group in revitalisation efforts that aim to turn the tide of language shift for speakers of endangered languages. In the context of the five national minorities of Sweden, this thesis looks at the motivation of young Sweden Finns to participate in or lead revitalisation efforts for Finnish in Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 2. Between the Private and a Public Place : Lived experiences in contemporary Elfdalian Revitalisation

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Johan Lundell; [2023]
    Keywords : Elfdalian; Älvdalen; language death; revitalisation; language survival; visibility; presence; framing; frame theory; place; place-making; place-framing;

    Abstract : Many of the languages in the world are currently dying at an alarming rate. One of these languagesis Eldalian. It is a small language spoken by about 2,500 people in the village of Älvdalen in theDalarna county of Sweden. READ MORE