Identities in action: a nexus analysis of identity construction and language shift
This article investigates language shift and identity construction in two Finnic-speaking communities: Lappe in Ontario, Canada and Bugøynes in Northern Norway by asking how the people of these two communities perceive themselves at a time when their minority language is in the process of disappeari...
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crsagepubl:10.1177/1470357209343360 2024-04-07T07:54:51+00:00 Identities in action: a nexus analysis of identity construction and language shift Lane, Pia 2009 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1470357209343360 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1470357209343360 en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Visual Communication volume 8, issue 4, page 449-468 ISSN 1470-3572 1741-3214 Visual Arts and Performing Arts Communication journal-article 2009 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/1470357209343360 2024-03-08T03:22:17Z This article investigates language shift and identity construction in two Finnic-speaking communities: Lappe in Ontario, Canada and Bugøynes in Northern Norway by asking how the people of these two communities perceive themselves at a time when their minority language is in the process of disappearing. Identity construction through visual and linguistic means are analysed and compared. In both communities, people speak similar minority languages, observe similar traditions and have Finnish items in their homes, but such actions do not carry the same symbolic value. In Lappe, these items and traditions have been allocated social meaning; they are explicitly referred to as ‘Finn’, whereas similar items and traditions do not carry any overt symbolic value in Bugøynes. This symbolic value, or lack thereof, is not a direct result of the items and traditions themselves; rather they mediate social action. An analysis of the social actions and the way these actions take part in identity construction reveals that it is not the traditions and items in themselves that carry symbolic value, but rather the actions that precede or accompany them. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Norway SAGE Publications Canada Norway Finn ENVELOPE(12.739,12.739,65.935,65.935) Bugøynes ENVELOPE(29.635,29.635,69.973,69.973) Visual Communication 8 4 449 468 |
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This article investigates language shift and identity construction in two Finnic-speaking communities: Lappe in Ontario, Canada and Bugøynes in Northern Norway by asking how the people of these two communities perceive themselves at a time when their minority language is in the process of disappearing. Identity construction through visual and linguistic means are analysed and compared. In both communities, people speak similar minority languages, observe similar traditions and have Finnish items in their homes, but such actions do not carry the same symbolic value. In Lappe, these items and traditions have been allocated social meaning; they are explicitly referred to as ‘Finn’, whereas similar items and traditions do not carry any overt symbolic value in Bugøynes. This symbolic value, or lack thereof, is not a direct result of the items and traditions themselves; rather they mediate social action. An analysis of the social actions and the way these actions take part in identity construction reveals that it is not the traditions and items in themselves that carry symbolic value, but rather the actions that precede or accompany them. |
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Identities in action: a nexus analysis of identity construction and language shift |
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