Reported language attitudes among Norwegian speaking in-migrants in Tromsø
Today, in an era of increased mobility and migration, there is also increased in-migration within regions and countries. In the case of Norway, there is high tolerance for dialect use, and in this context, it is interesting to ask which kinds of sociolinguistic strategies in-migrants consider to be...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/21874 2023-05-15T13:02:14+02:00 Reported language attitudes among Norwegian speaking in-migrants in Tromsø Sætermo, Monica Sollid, Hilde 2021-05-03 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/21874 https://doi.org/10.1080/08003831.2021.1911209 eng eng Taylor & Francis Acta Borealia UiT Norges arktiske universitet: MultiNor Sætermo MS, Sollid H. Reported language attitudes among Norwegian speaking in-migrants in Tromsø. Acta Borealia. 2021 FRIDAID 1908944 https://doi.org/10.1080/08003831.2021.1911209 0800-3831 1503-111X https://hdl.handle.net/10037/21874 openAccess Copyright 2021 The Author(s) VDP::Humanities: 000::Linguistics: 010 VDP::Humaniora: 000::Språkvitenskapelige fag: 010 Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed publishedVersion 2021 ftunivtroemsoe https://doi.org/10.1080/08003831.2021.1911209 2021-07-14T22:52:36Z Today, in an era of increased mobility and migration, there is also increased in-migration within regions and countries. In the case of Norway, there is high tolerance for dialect use, and in this context, it is interesting to ask which kinds of sociolinguistic strategies in-migrants consider to be available given their current situation. This article explores the reported language attitudes from the point of view of people who have moved to Tromsø from other parts of Norway. The data is from a survey about (1) in-migrants’ attitudes towards various forms of dialect use, including dialect maintenance, shifts or changes, and (2) how the in-migrants perceive attitudes in Tromsø towards various forms of dialect use. The study shows that it is seen as ideal to maintain one’s initial dialect, rather than changing or shifting the dialect. However, most of the respondents reportedly changed their own initial dialect and changing or shifting the dialect is perceived as a tolerable sociolinguistic strategy to fit in and accommodate the new place. We also find that a common assumption is that people in Tromsø have positive attitudes towards other dialects, but it seems to matter where one comes from and which dialect one speaks. Article in Journal/Newspaper Acta Borealia Tromsø University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Norway Tromsø Acta Borealia 38 1 60 80 |
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Today, in an era of increased mobility and migration, there is also increased in-migration within regions and countries. In the case of Norway, there is high tolerance for dialect use, and in this context, it is interesting to ask which kinds of sociolinguistic strategies in-migrants consider to be available given their current situation. This article explores the reported language attitudes from the point of view of people who have moved to Tromsø from other parts of Norway. The data is from a survey about (1) in-migrants’ attitudes towards various forms of dialect use, including dialect maintenance, shifts or changes, and (2) how the in-migrants perceive attitudes in Tromsø towards various forms of dialect use. The study shows that it is seen as ideal to maintain one’s initial dialect, rather than changing or shifting the dialect. However, most of the respondents reportedly changed their own initial dialect and changing or shifting the dialect is perceived as a tolerable sociolinguistic strategy to fit in and accommodate the new place. We also find that a common assumption is that people in Tromsø have positive attitudes towards other dialects, but it seems to matter where one comes from and which dialect one speaks. |
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Reported language attitudes among Norwegian speaking in-migrants in Tromsø |
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Reported language attitudes among Norwegian speaking in-migrants in Tromsø |
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Reported language attitudes among Norwegian speaking in-migrants in Tromsø |
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Acta Borealia UiT Norges arktiske universitet: MultiNor Sætermo MS, Sollid H. Reported language attitudes among Norwegian speaking in-migrants in Tromsø. Acta Borealia. 2021 FRIDAID 1908944 https://doi.org/10.1080/08003831.2021.1911209 0800-3831 1503-111X https://hdl.handle.net/10037/21874 |
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