Att se ett språk: En analys av det språkliga landskapet i Jokkmokk och Pajala

This master’s degree essay aims to analyse the representation of languages in the Linguistic Landscape of two Northern Swedish towns, focusing on the minority languages spoken and originating in the areas. The languages studied are the Sámi languages and Meänkieli, in the two towns of Jokkmokk and P...

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Main Author: King, Gwen
Format: Bachelor Thesis
Language:Swedish
Published: Umeå universitet, Institutionen för språkstudier 2021
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spelling ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-184807 2023-10-09T21:53:00+02:00 Att se ett språk: En analys av det språkliga landskapet i Jokkmokk och Pajala To see a language: An analysis of the linguistic landscapes of Jokkmokk and Pajala King, Gwen 2021 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-184807 swe swe Umeå universitet, Institutionen för språkstudier http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-184807 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Linguistic landscape minority languages Sami Meänkieli multilingualism Språklig landskap minoritetsspråk samiska flerspråkighet Specific Languages Studier av enskilda språk Student thesis info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis text 2021 ftumeauniv 2023-09-22T13:54:05Z This master’s degree essay aims to analyse the representation of languages in the Linguistic Landscape of two Northern Swedish towns, focusing on the minority languages spoken and originating in the areas. The languages studied are the Sámi languages and Meänkieli, in the two towns of Jokkmokk and Pajala. The study focuses on a quantitative analysis of the use of language on signs in both towns. The study is dealt into two parts, and will examine which languages are present in the Linguistic Landscapes: as well as how multilingual signs present different languages, be they regional minorities or foreign languages. When looking at the language use in the Linguistic Landscape of both towns, one sees a clear favourability towards Swedish and English over the regional minority languages. This is evident in both top-down and bottom-up signs. Minority languages are generally used non-instrumentally in both areas, i.e., they are used to authenticate a product or an advertisement, rather than display information. Mae’r traethawd yma yn bwriadu i ddadansoddi cynrychiolaeth ieithoedd yn Nhirwedd Ieithyddol dwy dref yng Ngogledd Sweden, ac yn ffocysu ar yr ieithoedd lleiafrifol a siaradir ac sy’n tarddu o’r ardaloedd. Yr ieithoedd a astudir yw’r ieithoedd Sami a Meänkieli, yn Jokkmokk ac ym Mhajala. Mae’r traethawd yn ffocysu ar ddadansoddiad ansoddol o sut mae ieithoedd yn cael eu defnyddio ar arwyddion yn y ddwy dref. Mae’r traethawd wedi’i rannu i ddau rhan, ac fe fydd hi’n archwilio pa ieithoedd sydd yn bresennol yn Nhirwedd Ieithyddol y ddwy dref: yn ogystal â sut y mai arwyddion amlieithog yn cyflwyno ieithoedd gwahanol, pe boed yn lleiafrifoedd rhanbarthol neu yn ieithoedd dramor. Pan edrychir ar sut mae ieithoedd yn cael eu defnyddio yn Nhirwedd Ieithyddol y ddwy dref, gwelir ffafriaeth eglur tuag at Swedeg a Saesneg yn hytrach na thuag at yr ieithoedd lleiafrifol rhanbarthol. Mae hi’n amlwg yn arwyddion o’r brig i lawr ac yn arwyddion o’r gwaelod i fyny. Mae ieithoedd lleiafrifol yn cael eu defnyddio yn ... Bachelor Thesis Jokkmokk meänkieli Pajala sami Sámi Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) Jokkmokk ENVELOPE(20.150,20.150,66.500,66.500) Pajala ENVELOPE(23.386,23.386,67.209,67.209)
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language Swedish
topic Linguistic landscape
minority languages
Sami
Meänkieli
multilingualism
Språklig landskap
minoritetsspråk
samiska
flerspråkighet
Specific Languages
Studier av enskilda språk
spellingShingle Linguistic landscape
minority languages
Sami
Meänkieli
multilingualism
Språklig landskap
minoritetsspråk
samiska
flerspråkighet
Specific Languages
Studier av enskilda språk
King, Gwen
Att se ett språk: En analys av det språkliga landskapet i Jokkmokk och Pajala
topic_facet Linguistic landscape
minority languages
Sami
Meänkieli
multilingualism
Språklig landskap
minoritetsspråk
samiska
flerspråkighet
Specific Languages
Studier av enskilda språk
description This master’s degree essay aims to analyse the representation of languages in the Linguistic Landscape of two Northern Swedish towns, focusing on the minority languages spoken and originating in the areas. The languages studied are the Sámi languages and Meänkieli, in the two towns of Jokkmokk and Pajala. The study focuses on a quantitative analysis of the use of language on signs in both towns. The study is dealt into two parts, and will examine which languages are present in the Linguistic Landscapes: as well as how multilingual signs present different languages, be they regional minorities or foreign languages. When looking at the language use in the Linguistic Landscape of both towns, one sees a clear favourability towards Swedish and English over the regional minority languages. This is evident in both top-down and bottom-up signs. Minority languages are generally used non-instrumentally in both areas, i.e., they are used to authenticate a product or an advertisement, rather than display information. Mae’r traethawd yma yn bwriadu i ddadansoddi cynrychiolaeth ieithoedd yn Nhirwedd Ieithyddol dwy dref yng Ngogledd Sweden, ac yn ffocysu ar yr ieithoedd lleiafrifol a siaradir ac sy’n tarddu o’r ardaloedd. Yr ieithoedd a astudir yw’r ieithoedd Sami a Meänkieli, yn Jokkmokk ac ym Mhajala. Mae’r traethawd yn ffocysu ar ddadansoddiad ansoddol o sut mae ieithoedd yn cael eu defnyddio ar arwyddion yn y ddwy dref. Mae’r traethawd wedi’i rannu i ddau rhan, ac fe fydd hi’n archwilio pa ieithoedd sydd yn bresennol yn Nhirwedd Ieithyddol y ddwy dref: yn ogystal â sut y mai arwyddion amlieithog yn cyflwyno ieithoedd gwahanol, pe boed yn lleiafrifoedd rhanbarthol neu yn ieithoedd dramor. Pan edrychir ar sut mae ieithoedd yn cael eu defnyddio yn Nhirwedd Ieithyddol y ddwy dref, gwelir ffafriaeth eglur tuag at Swedeg a Saesneg yn hytrach na thuag at yr ieithoedd lleiafrifol rhanbarthol. Mae hi’n amlwg yn arwyddion o’r brig i lawr ac yn arwyddion o’r gwaelod i fyny. Mae ieithoedd lleiafrifol yn cael eu defnyddio yn ...
format Bachelor Thesis
author King, Gwen
author_facet King, Gwen
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title Att se ett språk: En analys av det språkliga landskapet i Jokkmokk och Pajala
title_short Att se ett språk: En analys av det språkliga landskapet i Jokkmokk och Pajala
title_full Att se ett språk: En analys av det språkliga landskapet i Jokkmokk och Pajala
title_fullStr Att se ett språk: En analys av det språkliga landskapet i Jokkmokk och Pajala
title_full_unstemmed Att se ett språk: En analys av det språkliga landskapet i Jokkmokk och Pajala
title_sort att se ett språk: en analys av det språkliga landskapet i jokkmokk och pajala
publisher Umeå universitet, Institutionen för språkstudier
publishDate 2021
url http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-184807
long_lat ENVELOPE(20.150,20.150,66.500,66.500)
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