The Local Political Economy of Languages in a Sámi Tourism Destination Authenticity and mobility in the labeling of souvenirs

• Published in: Journal of Sociolinguistics
• Main Authors: Pietikäinen, Sari, Kelly-Holmes, Helen
• Other Authors: Department of Language and Communication Studies Jyväskyä, University of Jyväskylä (JYU), School of languages, litterature, culture and communication, University of Limerick (UL)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2011
• Subjects: Social Sciences & Humanities; Inari; Northern Finland; Sámi
• Online Access: https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00649464; https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00649464/document; https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00649464/file/PEER_stage2_10.1111%252Fj.1467-9841.2011.00489.x.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9841.2011.00489.x

International audience In this article we examine how the labelling of tourist souvenirs affects and is affected by the local political economy of languages in a tourist destination, which is also a minority language space. We begin by arguing for the importance of our particular focus of study, sou...