Projections for Sámi in Norway
The paper presents three different projections of the future number of Sámi language users in Norway based on the contemporary number of children receiving instruction in Sámi in the Norwegian school system, either North, Lule or South Sámi. There exist three different curricula for the subject Sámi...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:f2fef80a1ce14a92927f5f92697204b0 2023-05-15T17:40:07+02:00 Projections for Sámi in Norway Øystein Alexander Vangsnes 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.7557/12.6427 https://doaj.org/article/f2fef80a1ce14a92927f5f92697204b0 EN NO eng nor Septentrio Academic Publishing https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlyd/article/view/6427 https://doaj.org/toc/1503-8599 doi:10.7557/12.6427 1503-8599 https://doaj.org/article/f2fef80a1ce14a92927f5f92697204b0 Nordlyd: Tromsø University Working Papers on Language & Linguistics, Vol 46, Iss 1 (2022) Sámi languages revitalization Sámi in Norway language vitality Language. Linguistic theory. Comparative grammar P101-410 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.7557/12.6427 2022-12-30T20:28:01Z The paper presents three different projections of the future number of Sámi language users in Norway based on the contemporary number of children receiving instruction in Sámi in the Norwegian school system, either North, Lule or South Sámi. There exist three different curricula for the subject Sámi, one for first language pupils (Sámi 1), one for second language pupils (Sámi 2), and one for pupils with no previous knowledge of the language (Sámi 3). Depending on whether only Sámi 1 pupils become future language users, or also Sámi 2 or even Sámi 3 pupils do so, a sober, moderate, and optimistic prognosis can be made, respectively. The sober prognosis predicts a dramatic decrease for North Sámi and slight decrease for the other two varieties, whereas the moderate prognosis predicts stability for North Sámi and increase for Lule and South Sámi, and the optimistic prognosis predicts an increase for all three varieties. A number of factors that are likely to modulate the prognoses are brought to attention and discussed, unveiling that more information is needed regarding a number of issues that bear on how the future of the Sámi languages in Norway can be estimated. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Sámi Sámi South Sámi Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Norway Nordlyd 46 1 |
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The paper presents three different projections of the future number of Sámi language users in Norway based on the contemporary number of children receiving instruction in Sámi in the Norwegian school system, either North, Lule or South Sámi. There exist three different curricula for the subject Sámi, one for first language pupils (Sámi 1), one for second language pupils (Sámi 2), and one for pupils with no previous knowledge of the language (Sámi 3). Depending on whether only Sámi 1 pupils become future language users, or also Sámi 2 or even Sámi 3 pupils do so, a sober, moderate, and optimistic prognosis can be made, respectively. The sober prognosis predicts a dramatic decrease for North Sámi and slight decrease for the other two varieties, whereas the moderate prognosis predicts stability for North Sámi and increase for Lule and South Sámi, and the optimistic prognosis predicts an increase for all three varieties. A number of factors that are likely to modulate the prognoses are brought to attention and discussed, unveiling that more information is needed regarding a number of issues that bear on how the future of the Sámi languages in Norway can be estimated. |
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Projections for Sámi in Norway |
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