The Saami languages and Finnish language legislation : a short historical overview

Finland’s political, social and cultural conditions were transformed after its handover from Sweden to Russia in 1809. Emperor Alexander 1st strongly supported the majority language, Finnish, which had not previously enjoyed official status. The official language had long been Swedish, although some...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Capdeville, Sophie Alix
Other Authors: Tuomarla, Ulla, Piechnik, Iwona, Bíró, Bernadett
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: Jagiellonian Library; University of Helsinki 2017
Subjects:
Saami language
saamelaiskielet
suomen kieli
lainsäädäntö
kielipolitiikka
Benedict
saami
Online Access:http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201801291364

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