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- Henricson, Sofie, et al.
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Introduction
- 2024
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Ingår i: Sociolinguistic Variation in Urban Linguistic Landscapes. - Helsinki : Finnish Literature Society. - 9789518588705 - 9789518588712 - 9789518588729 ; , s. 8-19
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This book is about how urban linguistic landscapes reflect and create sociolinguistic, societal and urban dynamics, and how these relations can be scientifically explored. Focusing on the linguistic landscapes of selected cities in northern and southern Europe, it sheds light on how urban areas with diverse profiles differ, and how the linguistic landscapes change through tourism and migration, or in times of crisis. The chapters put forward sophisticated and novel ways of approaching urban sociolinguistics and they enhance understanding of the challenges and opportunities included in the study of sociolinguistic variation in these linguistic landscapes.
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- Henricson, Sofie, et al.
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OKAY as a content word : Regulating language and constructing centres of norms in Finnish, Finland-Swedish, and Sweden-Swedish academic writing consultation meetings
- 2023
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Ingår i: Nordic Journal of Linguistics. - 0332-5865 .- 1502-4717.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The focus of this article is on OKAY as a resource for regulating language and constructingnorm centres in authentic consultation meetings related to academic writing and recordedin Finland and Sweden. It gives an overview of all occurrences of OKAY in theinteractional data in question, revealing that the word occurs frequently in academicwriting consultations in Finnish, Finland Swedish, and Sweden Swedish. There aresimilarities in the frequency of its use and the distribution of occurrences betweencounsellor and student in the Finnish and the Finland-Swedish data, whereas the SwedenSwedish counselling interactions follow a slightly different pattern. Through the lens ofconversation analysis and systemic–functional linguistics, we further demonstrate how thecounsellors and the students use the evaluative content word OKAY as a resource forregulating both academic writing and the counselling interaction, and thereby positionthemselves epistemically and orient towards different centres of norms.
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- Henricson, Sofie, et al.
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Varietetsspecifika gester : Att hålla tummarna i Finland och Sverige
- 2020
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Ingår i: Svenska landsmål och svenskt folkliv. - 0347-1837. ; 143:346, s. 37-61
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- When we wish each other good luck, for example before a job interview or a sports event, we might use a fixed expression such as ‘I’ll keep my fingers crossed’, sometimes accompanied by an illustrating gesture. Such a gesture, with a specific and conventionalised meaning, is called an emblem. Emblems can accompany verbal counterparts or convey the same message on their own. In Finland and Sweden, we usually do not cross our fingers; instead, we hold our thumbs. How the gesture illustrating the verbal expression ‘to hold one’s thumbs’ is performed, however, has not been explored in detail, and this study is an attempt to fill this gap. Encyclopedia descriptions suggest that Swedes conceal their thumb in a tight fist, while Finns let their thumb stick straight up from a closed hand. Which gesture the Swedish-speaking inhabitants of bilingual Finland use has not been discussed previously, but in general, Finland-Swedes have been noted to use a language with traces of both Swedish and Finnish patterns. In this paper, we explore whether this general tendency is also reflected in gestures, and specifically in the emblem expressing ‘to hold one’s thumbs’. The data consist of 250 gestures documented in photographs and interviews in one city in Sweden and four cities in Finland. The analysis confirms the general tendency of a concealed Swedish thumb and an upright Finnish thumb, but also reveals some variation in how the gesture is made among Finland-Swedes. The results are discussed in relation to regional variation and language contact.
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- Skogmyr Marian, Klara, 1988-, et al.
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Counselors’ Claims of Insufficient Knowledge in Academic Writing Consultations
- 2021
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0031-3831 .- 1470-1170. ; 65:6, s. 1065-1080
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Contributing to academic literacies research, this study investigates how counselors at university writing centers in Sweden and Finland handle the micro-level management of knowledge in advice-giving. While writing counselors are experienced in academic writing, they are not necessarily familiar with students’ subject areas and may also lack access to other relevant information, such as specific writing instructions. Using Conversation Analysis, we examine how writing counselors address their lack of relevant knowledge through claims of insufficient knowledge (CIK). CIKs are typically used in assessment activities, to downgrade both positive and negative assessments, but sometimes also to upgrade positive assessments. Our findings demonstrate how the distribution of knowledge is negotiated in academic writing consultations and illustrate the epistemic complexity of this setting.
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Sociolinguistic Variation in Urban Linguistic Landscapes
- 2024
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Samlingsverk (redaktörskap) (refereegranskat)abstract
- This book is about how urban linguistic landscapes reflect and create sociolinguistic, societal and urban dynamics, and how these relations can be scientifically explored. Focusing on the linguistic landscapes of selected cities in northern and southern Europe, it sheds light on how urban areas with diverse profiles differ, and how the linguistic landscapes change through tourism and migration, or in times of crisis. The chapters put forward sophisticated and novel ways of approaching urban sociolinguistics and they enhance understanding of the challenges and opportunities included in the study of sociolinguistic variation in these linguistic landscapes.The book is targeted at scholars in the field of urban sociolinguistics and those wishing to approach the subject through the lens of linguistic landscapes. It also gives interesting suggestions to people involved in language planning and policy reflection, as well as those engaged in urban redevelopment planning. Last but not least, it offers theoretical and methodological guidance to students and researchers in a variety of disciplines.
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