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- Hannesdottir, Anna Helga, 1952
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From vernacular to national language: Language planning and the discourse of science in eighteenth-century Sweden
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In: Languages of Science in the Eighteenth Century. Ed. by Britt-Louise Gunnarsson. De Gruyter Mouton ISBN 978-3-11-025505-8. - Berlin : De Gruyter Mouton. - 3110255057 ; , s. 107-122
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In this article a fresh approach is suggested to the problem of the transition from vernacular Swedish to a fully-developed medium of scientific discourse. It is argued that the sociolinguist Einar Haugen's notion of "language planning" can also serve as a model to analyse and explain language change from a sociolonguistic point of view. The author applies the four phases of this LP model, i.e. selection, codification, implementation and elaboration, to describe the progression which Swedish underwent, from a poorly codified vernacular to a developed, standardized language. With reference to these four phases, she elaborates on the role played by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus. According to the author, Linnaeus supported the selection and implementation phases by promoting Swedish rather than Latin for the lectures and transactions of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Linnaeus also contributed directly to the elaboration and codification phases by creating a Swedish vocabulary appropriate to his scientific findings.
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- Ralph, Bo, 1945
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Linnaeus as a connecting link in Swedish language history
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In: Languages of Science in the Eighteenth Century. Ed. by Britt-Louise Gunnarsson. De Gruyter Mouton: ISBN 978-3-11-025505-8. - Berlin : De Gruyter Mouton. - 3110255057 ; , s. 247-261
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The modern reader of Linnaeus's travel writings might be struck by the numerous passages in Latin that are interspersed throughout the Swedish texts, but certainly also by his keen-sighted observations formulated using concrete and illustrative Swedish words and expressions. Linnaeus's particular style of prose reveals both his acquaintance with the rethorical tradition of Latin and his unbiased creativity. Neither Linnaeus himself nor his students took an active part in the language debate as such. Linnaeus's importance lies, rather, in his establishment of a "model" for scientific writing in Swedish. It is argued that the particular kind of prose Linnaeus used in the diaries from his journeys to different parts of Sweden in the 1730s and 1740s was taken as a model by his "apostles". A homogeneous type of factual prose for scholarly purposes was thus developed, characterized by Linnaeus's stylistic ideals and his manner of detailed reporting. By using Swedish for scientific purposes the Linnaeans contributed to the standardization process. Linneaus's influence can also be extended to Swedish literature in general and to the modern breakthrough of impressionistic Swedish prose. Thus, the opening passage of the novel Röda rummet (1879) by the Swedish author August Strindberg echoes Linnaeus's rapid and expressive use of Swedish in his diaries.
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