Essays about: "meänkieli"

Found 5 essays containing the word meänkieli.

  1. 1. Gränslös : An architectural portrayal of Torne River Valley

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Julia Olström; [2023]
    Keywords : Torne River Valley; displacement; identity; heritage; narrative; agency of landscape;

    Abstract : This project takes place in a place far north, in a valley that has three rivers. The place is called Torne River Valley or Meänmaa, meaning “Our land” in Meänkieli. The thesis will address the identity displacement in Torne River Valley and the destructiveness of the colonisation of Sápmi. READ MORE

  3. 2. Exploring the foreign language effect in bi and multilinguals

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för hälsa, lärande och teknik

    Author : Sebastian Olsson; [2023]
    Keywords : foreign language effect; multilingual; bilingual;

    Abstract : Would your decision-making be different if you used your foreign language? This is a topic that has gained attention in the field of cognitive psychology in recent years. Work today often involves two or more languages and at times requiring processing of information in a language that is not ones native. READ MORE

  4. 3. Platsanknuten konstnärlig gestaltning : vikten av att välja rätt plats för konst i det offentliga rummet

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Anna Backman; Sofie Laitamaa; [2022]
    Keywords : Landskapsarkitektur; offentlig konst; platsspecifik konst; tornedalsk konst; gestaltning; social hållbarhet; offentliga rummen; assimileringspolitik; minoritet; Tornedalen; tornedalingar; samverkan; samråd;

    Abstract : Tornedalingar är en svensk minoritet från Tornedalen som ligger i norra Sverige. Under historien har minoriteten utsatts för en assimileringspolitik för att försvenska tornedalingar. Detta har framförallt påverkat användningen av deras språk, meänkieli. READ MORE

  5. 4. It Feels Like Home : Linguistic repertoire and language identity among elder Tornedalians in Uppsala

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Ebba Fogelström; [2021]
    Keywords : Meänkieli; minority language; language ideology; family language policy; linguistic repertoire; linguistic identity; meänkieli; minoritetsspråk; språkideologi; family language policy; språkrepertoar; språklig identitet;

    Abstract : Based on the accounts by four elder speakers of the Swedish minority language Meänkieli, given in October 2020, this study investigates the attitudes and sentiments among elder speakers of Meänkieli towards the languages they speak. The participants have migrated as young adults from the Torne Valley, where Meänkieli is traditionally spoken, to places in Sweden where their language use has been restricted by the lack of Meänkieli domains. READ MORE

  6. 5. ”It is a huge wealth with languages and cultures” : Administrative Municipalities and Minority Languages in Sweden

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Kulturgeografi

    Author : Hampus Forsman; [2015]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This thesis will focus on the seven Swedish administrative municipalities that administer at least two of the three official minority languages in Sweden. Those languages are Finnish Meänkieli (Torne Valley Finnish) and Saami languages and all of these languages are territorially bound to the northernmost area in Sweden. READ MORE