Language Policies in Finland and Sweden : : Interdisciplinary and Multi-sited Comparisons /

Language Policies in Finland and Sweden : : Interdisciplinary and Multi-sited Comparisons / / ed. by Mia Halonen, Pasi Ihalainen, Taina Saarinen.

In this volume, authors from four disciplines join forces to develop an analysis of political discourse on a comparative and multidisciplinary basis. Language policy is often based on the political use of history, where the remembrance of past experiences by communities, individuals and historical b...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2015
MitwirkendeR:
Boyd, Sally,
Halonen, Mia,
Ihalainen, Pasi,
Kotilainen, Sofia,
Lainio, Jarmo,
Laoire, Muiris Ó,
Lähteenmäki, Mika,
Nikula, Tarja,
Palviainen, Åsa,
Pöyhönen, Sari,
Saarinen, Taina,
Snellman, Hanna,
Tarnanen, Mirja,
Wickström, Mats,
HerausgeberIn:
Halonen, Mia,
Ihalainen, Pasi,
Saarinen, Taina,
Place / Publishing House:Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2014]
©2014
Year of Publication:2014
Language:English
Series:Multilingual Matters
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Physical Description:1 online resource (272 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Acknowledgements
  • Part 1: Theoretical and Methodological Introduction
  • 1. Diverse Discourses in Time and Space: Historical, Discourse Analytical and Ethnographic Approaches to Multi-sited Language Policy Discourse
  • Part 2: Language Policies in Parliaments, Legislation and the Media
  • 2. Constructing 'Language' in Language Policy Discourse: Finnish and Swedish Legislative Processes in the 2000s
  • 3. Building Walls or Bridges? A Language Ideological Debate About Bilingual Schools in Finland
  • 4. Language Rights of the Russian-speaking Minority in Finland: Multi-sited Historical Arguments and Language Ideologies
  • 5. The Art of Societal Ambivalence: A Retrospective View on Swedish Language Policies for Finnish in Sweden
  • Part 3: Individuals as Constructors and Reflectors of Language Policies
  • 6. National Language Policy at the Local Level: The Realisation of Language Legislation in Late-19th-Century Finland
  • 7. Making the Case for the Mother Tongue: Ethnic Activism and the Emergence of a New Policy Discourse on the Teaching of Non-Swedish Mother Tongues in Sweden in the 1960s and 1970s
  • 8. Everyday Language Policies: Embodiment of Language-Related Experiences of Finnish Women in Sweden
  • 9. 'Listen, There'll Be a Pause After Each Question': A Swedish Lesson as a Nexus for Multi-sited Language Education Policies
  • Part 4: Epilogue
  • 10. Epilogue: Multi-sited Language Policies - Where Have We Come From and Where To From Here in Language Policy?
  • Index

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