How Neighbours Communicate: The Role of Language in Border Relations

• Main Author: Sonni Olsen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: University of Lapland 2014
• Subjects: neighbouring language; border regions; attitude; identity; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation; G; Norway; Bjerkeng; barents region
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/0883fd5bc22b42048e78b900afbeafdb

This paper reports on a study of the linguistic situation in the border region where Norway meets Russia in the north. The aim of the study was to investigate language use when contact is revitalised after a long period with closed borders. The Norwegian and Russian languages are very different in v...