LEADER 03829nam 22005053 450 001 9910770248403321 005 20240131153308.0 010 $a3-031-42979-6 035 $a(CKB)29449637900041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31063545 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31063545 035 $a(OCoLC)1419060658 035 $a(Exl-AI)31063545 035 $a(EXLCZ)9929449637900041 100 $a20240124d2024 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aLanguage Contacts and Discourses in the Far North 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing AG,$d2024. 210 4$d©2023. 215 $a1 online resource (370 pages) 225 0 $aArctic Encounters Series. 311 $a3-031-42978-8 327 $aAcknowledgements -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Transcription symbols -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Language Discourses and Contacts in the Twenty-First-Century Far North?Introduction to the Volume -- 1.1 About This Book -- 1.2 The Linguistic Situation in Finland -- 1.2.1 Two National Languages?Finnish and Swedish -- 1.2.2 The Indigenous Saami Languages -- 1.2.3 English in a Multilingual Society?A Threat or an Enabler? -- 1.3 Finnish Communities in Sweden and Estonia -- 1.4 Language, Language Discourse, and Linguistic Identity -- References -- 2 Managing Differences, Showing (Dis)affiliations: Language Contacts Through the Eyes of the Inhabitants of a Village in Finnish Lapland -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Language Biographies, Attitudes, and Affective Orientation in Interaction -- 2.3 Data and Methods -- 2.3.1 Data Collection, Informants, and Their Languages Briefly -- 2.3.2 Approach -- 2.4 Multilevel, Personal, and Context?Bound Relationships to Languages -- 2.4.1 Variation and Local Identification?Finnish -- 2.4.2 Interest and Resistance?Norwegian -- 2.4.3 From Observations to the Desire to Be More Involved?Saami -- 2.4.4 Getting Along?English and Other Resources -- 2.5 Conclusion and Discussion -- References -- 3 ?Somewhere Between Engineering and Humanities?: Discourses of Investment in Additional Language Learning Among Students of Higher Education in Finland$7Generated by AI. 330 $aArctic Encounters explores the complex social, political, and environmental interactions in the Arctic region, focusing on language contacts and discourses in the Far North. Edited by Maria Frick, Tiina Räisänen, and Jussi Ylikoski, the book presents high-caliber scholarship from various experts in the fields of linguistics and cultural studies. It examines themes such as language integration, multilingual practices, and identity formation among different communities in Finland and surrounding areas. The book aims to provide critical insights into the linguistic dynamics of the Arctic, making it valuable for researchers, academics, and students interested in environmental humanities and sociolinguistics. Its open-access format ensures broad availability and encourages ongoing scholarly discourse.$7Generated by AI. 410 0$aArctic Encounters Series 606 $aSociolinguistics$7Generated by AI 606 $aMultilingualism$7Generated by AI 615 0$aSociolinguistics. 615 0$aMultilingualism. 676 $a306.4460948 700 $aFrick$b Maria$01572131 701 $aRäisänen$b Tiina$01572132 701 $aYlikoski$b Jussi$0704787 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910770248403321 996 $aLanguage Contacts and Discourses in the Far North$93846800 997 $aUNINA