In Between Resignation and Revitalization : Case Studies of Endangered Languages at the Fin de Millénaire.
This is a report on linguistic fieldwork I have conducted mainly during 1993–1999 in three settings, in Alaska, Finnish Lapland and the Karelian Republic in Russia. The focus of this study is the sociology of language, and the research question has been: in community x with regard to language y, wha...
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ftunivhelsihelda:oai:helda.helsinki.fi:10138/316875 2023-08-20T03:59:25+02:00 In Between Resignation and Revitalization : Case Studies of Endangered Languages at the Fin de Millénaire. Hallamaa, Panu Helsingin yliopisto, Humanistinen tiedekunta, Nykykielten laitos 2010-2017 University of Helsinki, Faculty of Arts, Department of Modern Languages 2010-2017 Helsingfors universitet, Humanistiska fakulteten, Institutionen för moderna språk 2010-2017 2020 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/316875 eng eng Helsingin yliopisto University of Helsinki Helsingfors universitet URN:NBN:fi:hulib-202006223343 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/316875 Endangered languages language attrition sociology of language language immersion programmes Aleut language Pacific Yup’ik language Skolt Sámi language Inari Sámi language Veps language Olonets Karelian language Central Karelian language yleinen kielitiede General Linguistics Allmän språkvetenskap pro gradu -tutkielmat master's thesis pro gradu-avhandlingar 2020 ftunivhelsihelda 2023-07-28T06:32:35Z This is a report on linguistic fieldwork I have conducted mainly during 1993–1999 in three settings, in Alaska, Finnish Lapland and the Karelian Republic in Russia. The focus of this study is the sociology of language, and the research question has been: in community x with regard to language y, what is the viability of the Native language there. The results are given primarily in the form of “linguistic profiles”, i.e. population pyramids, from which the state of the language can be seen, and secondarily, in the form of “language viability indices”, of which there are two, one with regard to the transmission of the language to new generations, and one which will describe the absolute viability of the language. The study has been conducted in Alaska with regard to Unangam tunuu, better known as the Aleut language (in three communities) in 1994–95, and Sugt’stun, also known as Alutiiq or Pacific Eskimo (in four communities), in 1993–95, in Finland with regard to the Skolt Sámi (three communities, 1996) and Inari Sámi (four communities, 1996–99) languages, with some additions in 2007, with regard to the Inari Sámi language immersion programme in the so-called Kielâpiervâl day care centre, and in 1996–97 in the Karelian Republic with regard to the Veps, the Olonets Karelian and the Central Karelian languages. For the Alaskan villages and for the Če´vetjäu´rr settlement of the Skolt Sámi, several retrospective language situation surveys are also presented. The surveys have been conducted with a method that I have developed on the basis of the methods of the Finnish linguist Pekka Sammallahti and the Russian linguist Nikolaĭ Vakhtin. The method was first used by myself in Alaska, then in Finnish Lapland, and finally it was tested on large populations in Russian Karelia, where during the summers of 1996 and 1997 I applied it to three different geographical locations with regard to a total population of 5660 persons, all of whom were given short interviews by myself. The language viability indices were developed by ... Master Thesis aleut alutiiq eskimo* Inari Inari Sámi karelia* karelia* karelian Sámi Skolt Sámi Unangam-Tunuu veps language Alaska Lapland Helsingfors Universitet: HELDA – Helsingin yliopiston digitaalinen arkisto Inari ENVELOPE(27.029,27.029,68.906,68.906) Pacific Pekka ENVELOPE(23.816,23.816,66.180,66.180) Sammallahti ENVELOPE(24.373,24.373,66.837,66.837) |
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Endangered languages language attrition sociology of language language immersion programmes Aleut language Pacific Yup’ik language Skolt Sámi language Inari Sámi language Veps language Olonets Karelian language Central Karelian language yleinen kielitiede General Linguistics Allmän språkvetenskap |
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Endangered languages language attrition sociology of language language immersion programmes Aleut language Pacific Yup’ik language Skolt Sámi language Inari Sámi language Veps language Olonets Karelian language Central Karelian language yleinen kielitiede General Linguistics Allmän språkvetenskap Hallamaa, Panu In Between Resignation and Revitalization : Case Studies of Endangered Languages at the Fin de Millénaire. |
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Endangered languages language attrition sociology of language language immersion programmes Aleut language Pacific Yup’ik language Skolt Sámi language Inari Sámi language Veps language Olonets Karelian language Central Karelian language yleinen kielitiede General Linguistics Allmän språkvetenskap |
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This is a report on linguistic fieldwork I have conducted mainly during 1993–1999 in three settings, in Alaska, Finnish Lapland and the Karelian Republic in Russia. The focus of this study is the sociology of language, and the research question has been: in community x with regard to language y, what is the viability of the Native language there. The results are given primarily in the form of “linguistic profiles”, i.e. population pyramids, from which the state of the language can be seen, and secondarily, in the form of “language viability indices”, of which there are two, one with regard to the transmission of the language to new generations, and one which will describe the absolute viability of the language. The study has been conducted in Alaska with regard to Unangam tunuu, better known as the Aleut language (in three communities) in 1994–95, and Sugt’stun, also known as Alutiiq or Pacific Eskimo (in four communities), in 1993–95, in Finland with regard to the Skolt Sámi (three communities, 1996) and Inari Sámi (four communities, 1996–99) languages, with some additions in 2007, with regard to the Inari Sámi language immersion programme in the so-called Kielâpiervâl day care centre, and in 1996–97 in the Karelian Republic with regard to the Veps, the Olonets Karelian and the Central Karelian languages. For the Alaskan villages and for the Če´vetjäu´rr settlement of the Skolt Sámi, several retrospective language situation surveys are also presented. The surveys have been conducted with a method that I have developed on the basis of the methods of the Finnish linguist Pekka Sammallahti and the Russian linguist Nikolaĭ Vakhtin. The method was first used by myself in Alaska, then in Finnish Lapland, and finally it was tested on large populations in Russian Karelia, where during the summers of 1996 and 1997 I applied it to three different geographical locations with regard to a total population of 5660 persons, all of whom were given short interviews by myself. The language viability indices were developed by ... |
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Helsingin yliopisto, Humanistinen tiedekunta, Nykykielten laitos 2010-2017 University of Helsinki, Faculty of Arts, Department of Modern Languages 2010-2017 Helsingfors universitet, Humanistiska fakulteten, Institutionen för moderna språk 2010-2017 |
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Master Thesis |
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Hallamaa, Panu |
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Hallamaa, Panu |
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Hallamaa, Panu |
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In Between Resignation and Revitalization : Case Studies of Endangered Languages at the Fin de Millénaire. |
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In Between Resignation and Revitalization : Case Studies of Endangered Languages at the Fin de Millénaire. |
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In Between Resignation and Revitalization : Case Studies of Endangered Languages at the Fin de Millénaire. |
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In Between Resignation and Revitalization : Case Studies of Endangered Languages at the Fin de Millénaire. |
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In Between Resignation and Revitalization : Case Studies of Endangered Languages at the Fin de Millénaire. |
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in between resignation and revitalization : case studies of endangered languages at the fin de millénaire. |
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Helsingin yliopisto |
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2020 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/10138/316875 |
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ENVELOPE(27.029,27.029,68.906,68.906) ENVELOPE(23.816,23.816,66.180,66.180) ENVELOPE(24.373,24.373,66.837,66.837) |
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Inari Pacific Pekka Sammallahti |
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Inari Pacific Pekka Sammallahti |
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aleut alutiiq eskimo* Inari Inari Sámi karelia* karelia* karelian Sámi Skolt Sámi Unangam-Tunuu veps language Alaska Lapland |
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aleut alutiiq eskimo* Inari Inari Sámi karelia* karelia* karelian Sámi Skolt Sámi Unangam-Tunuu veps language Alaska Lapland |
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