On the Border of Language and Dialect - Softcover

Palander, Professor Marjatta; Riionheimo, Helka; Koivisto, Vesa

 
9789522229168: On the Border of Language and Dialect
Softcover
ISBN 10: 9522229164 ISBN 13: 9789522229168
Publisher: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, 2018

Synopsis

This volume considers the linguistic borders between a language and a dialect as well as the administrative, cultural, and mental borders that affect the linguistic ones. The articles approach mental borders between dialects, dialect continua, and areas of mixed dialect, language ideologies, language mixing, and contact-induced language change. Karelian receives particular attention, being examined from multiple perspectives with attention to variation, maintenance, and the dialect perceptions of its speakers. Together, the articles paint a picture of multidimensional, multilingual, variable, and ever-changing linguistic reality where diverse borders, boundaries, and barriers meet, intertwine, and cross each other. The combination of the articles also aims to cross disciplinary and methodological borders and present new perspectives on earlier studies. .

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About the Author

Marjatta Palander, PhD, is professor in Finnish language. She has published monographs on sound change in progress, variation in transitional dialects, a life-span study of an idiolect and perceptual dialectology.

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Publisher
Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9522229164
ISBN 13 
9789522229168
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
264