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2. 1. Scandinavian Subtitles : A Comparative Study of Subtitling Norms in Sweden and Denmark with a Focus on Extralinguistic Cultural References

   Author : Jan Pedersen; Nils-Lennart Johannesson; Henrik Gottlieb; Ritva Leppihalme; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; audiovisual translation; subtitling norms; Extralinguistic Cultural References ECRs ; exposure times; subtitle density; condensation; English language; Engelska språket; English; engelska;

   Abstract : Subtitling is the most commonly read medium of all in Scandinavia, and this study contains a survey of audiovisual translation (AVT), which illustrates the predominance of subtitling over other forms of AVT in Scandinavia. Still, the medium has not been very well researched. READ MORE

4. 2. The Scandinavian sporting tour : A case study in geographical imagology

   Author : Pia Sillanpää; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; tourism; tourism history; travel; travel writing; Geographical Imagology; image; Jämtland; Tröndelag; Scandinavian; British travellers; fishing; shooting; hunting; sporting gentlemen; imperialism; exploration; Other Germanic languages; Övriga germanska språk;

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5. 3. Institutional fragmentation and social service variations : A Scandinavian comparison

   Author : Dietmar Rauch; Stefan Svallfors; Jonas Edlund; Olli Kangas; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; Sociologi;

   Abstract : The Scandinavian welfare states – Denmark, Norway, and Sweden – are usually assumed to constitute a coherent and unique social service model, characterized among other things by a high level of universalism. This thesis questions the existence of such a model. READ MORE

6. 4. Modern Icelandic Word Formation

   Author : Yair Sapir; Henrik Williams; Raimo Raag; Veturliði Óskarsson; Gunlög Josefsson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Icelandic language; Icelandic; Scandinavian; word formation; morphology; neologisms; calque; language planning; language contact; linguistic purism; Isländska; Scandinavian languages; Nordiska språk;

   Abstract : Icelandic is known for its conservative word formation, largely involving native sources. The main focus of the present research is to describe which mechanisms are used in forming words in Modern Icelandic. Furthermore, a postulated additional category within Icelandic complexes, introduced here under the label compilations, is examined. READ MORE

7. 5. Sociolinguistic, comparative and historical perspectives on Scandinavian gender: With focus on Jamtlandic

   Author : Briana Van Epps; Allmän språkvetenskap; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; grammatical gender; Jamtlandic; Swedish dialects; dialectology; dialect loss; language variation and change; gender assignment; Scandinavian; gender variability; diachrony; Old Norse; Old Swedish; Swedish; Norwegian; Elfdalian;

   Abstract : The present thesis investigates gender assignment in Jamtlandic from a sociolinguistic and historical/comparative perspective. Jamtlandic is a language variety spoken in northwestern Sweden in the province of Jämtland. It maintains a three-gender system, in contrast to Standard Swedish, which has a two-gender system. READ MORE