The construction of spaces for Saami language use : language revitalisation in educational contexts

• Main Author: Kroik, David
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Umeå universitet, Institutionen för språkstudier 2023
• Subjects: language revitalisation; educational linguistics; language teaching and learning; Indigenous languages; Saami education; South Saami; Saami linguistics; Indigenous research; language policy and planning; Spaces for Saami language use; Indigenous efflorescence; Didactics; Didaktik; Norway; Ripen; saami; samisk
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-205392

In this dissertation, the construction of spaces for Saami language use is explored. The spaces involve learning and use of South Saami, an Indigenous language in Saepmie in Norway and Sweden. Four separate studies shed light on various aspects of these spaces, how they are constructed, how they are...