Search for dissertations about: "Finnish in Sweden"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 66 swedish dissertations containing the words Finnish in Sweden.
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1. “Speak your own language” : On tensions regarding Finnish in Sweden
Abstract : In this compilation dissertation I examine social tensions that relate to the Sweden Finnish minority and the Finnish language in Sweden. The dissertation is based on critical applied linguistics and I employ various related theoretical notions in the included articles. READ MORE
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2. Languaging and Social Positioning in Multilingual School Practices : Studies of Sweden Finnish Middle School Years
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
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3. Error error lataa patteri : From language alternation to global multilingual repertoires in Finnish youth radio programs in Finland and Sweden
Abstract : This PhD study explores multilingualism in Finnish language youth radio broadcasting, with interactional and ethnographic data from Sweden Finnish and Finnish youth radio broadcasting. The interactional data consist of audio recordings from radio programs, while the ethnographic data consist of observations, logbook notes and interviews. READ MORE
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4. On dental health and related factors in Finnish immigrant children in Sweden
Abstract : In the postwar period Swedish communities have become more multicultural. Although there are about 120,000 Finnish immigrant children below the age of 18 in Sweden, knowledge about their dental health is rather sparse. READ MORE
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5. Mapping genetic diseases in northern Sweden
Abstract : The population of northern Sweden has previously been shown to be well suited for the mapping of monogenic diseases. In this thesis we have tested the hypothesis that this population could also be used for efficient identification of risk genes for common diseases. READ MORE