Valijarvi, Riitta-Liisa;
(2025)
Language revitalization case studies from the Nordic countries.
In: Wei, Wiexiao and Schnell, James, (eds.)
The Routledge Handbook of Endangered and Minority Languages.
(pp. 31-47).
Routledge: London, UK.
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Abstract
This chapter explores language reclamation and revitalization in the Nordic countries: Finland (including Åland), Sweden, Norway, and Denmark (including Greenland and the Faroe Islands). Language reclamation and revitalization are viewed in this chapter as decolonial processes that cannot be separated from culture and the environment. The chapter lists the endangered and minoritized languages in the Nordic region and comments on their history and current statuses. It discusses measures that have been implemented in the region and features the following case studies founded in previous research: formal education, language nests, master–apprentice programs, social media, music, language planning, and symbolic reclamation/revitalization. The chapter concludes with a summary of the challenges in language revitalization in the region, as well as suggestions for future research.
| Type: | Book chapter |
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| Title: | Language revitalization case studies from the Nordic countries |
| ISBN-13: | 9781003439493 |
| DOI: | 10.4324/9781003439493-4 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003439493 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10204974 |
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