Essays about: "minority languages¨"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 essays containing the words minority languages¨.

  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. 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

  4. 3. Breton nationalism in literature, The construction of nationalism and a collective identity in the Barzaz Breiz, Le pain des rêves and Le cheval d’orgeuil

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Marit Jongepier; [2022]
    Keywords : Nationalism; Collective identity; Literature; Brittany; Minority Language; Regionalism; Narrative analysis; Historical narratives; Breton nationalism; European Studies; Languages and Literatures; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The present thesis focuses on the relationship between Breton nationalism and literature. The analysis is based on the questions how a historical narrative and a collective identity are created in three Breton literary works. The works analysed are the Barzaz Breiz, Le pain des rêves and Le cheval d’orgeuil. 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. The‌ ‌Role‌ ‌of‌ ‌Public‌ ‌Libraries‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌Promotion‌ ‌of‌ ‌Sami‌ ‌Rights‌ ‌in‌ ‌Sweden‌ : A Normative Perspective

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Elin Lundin; [2021]
    Keywords : Public library; Sami minority; Sweden; minority language rights; minority culture rights;

    Abstract : According to 2§ of the Swedish Library Act, libraries shall work towards the development of a democratic society by spreading knowledge and providing people with the possibility to form their own opinions (SFS, 2013:801). It’s a natural consequence that Sweden’s national minorities are not provided with the same amount of services as the majority community, however the extent of how much space the minorities ought to be given in public libraries is a relatively unexplored research topic. READ MORE