Search for dissertations about: "språkliga minoriteter"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words språkliga minoriteter.

  2. 1. Authentic Language : Övdalsk, metapragmatic exchange and the margins of Sweden’s linguistic market

    Author : David Karlander; Kenneth Hyltenstam; Christopher Stroud; Tomas Riad; Judith T. Irvine; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; authenticity; history of linguistic thought; indexicality; linguistic anthropology; linguistic minorities; metalanguage; metapragmatics; philosophical anthropology; Övdalsk; autenticitet; filosofisk antropologi; indexikalitet; lingvistisk antropologi; metaspråk; metapragmatik; språkliga minoriteter; språkvetenskapens idéhistoria; älvdalska; Bilingualism; tvåspråkighet;

    Abstract : This compilation thesis engages with practices that in some way place stakes in the social existence of Övdalsk (also älvdalska, Elfdalian, Övdalian), a marginal form of Scandinavian used mainly in Sweden’s Älvdalen municipality. The practices at hand range from early 20th century descriptive dialectology and contemporary lay-linguistics to language advocacy and language political debate. READ MORE

  4. 2. Multilingual Life in Dementia Care : Crossing Linguistic Boundaries and Cognitive Gap: Navigating Mutual Understanding

    Author : Maziar Yazdanpanah; Charlotta Plejert; Gunilla Jansson; Lars-Christer Hydén; Eleonor Antelius; Catrin Norrby; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Dementia; Multilingualism; Communication; Demens; Flerspråkighet; Kommunikation;

    Abstract : This dissertation presents empirical research in the field of multilingual communication in residential homes of people living with dementia.  Prior research has emphasised the crucial function of a common language and culture between care workers and residents in such settings. READ MORE

  5. 3. One Nation, One Language? : National minority and Indigenous recognition in the politics of immigrant integration

    Author : Nina Carlsson; Karin Borevi; Emil Edenborg; Anna Triandafyllidou; Södertörns högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; immigrant integration; nation-building; national minorities; Indigenous peoples; recognition; language policy; Bulgaria; Sápmi; Finland; Sweden; liberal multiculturalism; settler colonialism; belonging; boundary-making; integration; nationsbyggande; nationella minoriteter; urfolk; erkännande; språkpolitik; Bulgarien; Sápmi; Finland; Sverige; liberal mångkulturalism; bosättarkolonialism; tillhörighet; gränsdragande; Politics; Economy and the Organization of Society; Politik; ekonomi och samhällets organisering; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies;

    Abstract : Policies regulating immigrant integration constitute a core element of nation-building through the compliance they prescribe with cultural and linguistic norms. The recognition of multiple national belongings in states with national minorities and Indigenous peoples nevertheless challenges majority-centred notions of what integration should entail. READ MORE

  6. 4. Languaging and Social Positioning in Multilingual School Practices : Studies of Sweden Finnish Middle School Years

    Author : Annaliina Gynne; Pirjo Lahdenperä; Sangeeta Bagga-Gupta; Jarmo Lainio; Fritjof Sahlström; Mälardalens högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; languaging; social positioning; social interaction; sociocultural; dialogical; ethnography; bilingual education; multilingual; Sweden Finns; didaktik; Didactics;

    Abstract : The overall aim of the thesis is to examine young people’s languaging, including literacy practices, and its relation to meaning-making and social positioning. Framed by sociocultural and dialogical perspectives, the thesis builds upon four studies that arise from (n)ethnographic fieldwork conducted in two different settings: an institutional educational setting where bilingualism and biculturalism are core values, and social media settings. READ MORE