Diglossia and Bilingualism among Two Minorities in Sweden.

Jaakkola, Magdalena

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Diglossia and Bilingualism among Two Minorities in Sweden

Jaakkola, Magdalena

Linguistics, 183, 67-84, Dec 76

This article describes problems faced by the individual in different diglossic conditions. It centers on the functional differentiation of the Finnish and Swedish languages in Sweden and the linguistic consequences for two originally Finnish-speaking groups. (CFM)

Descriptors: Bilingualism, Dialects, Diglossia, Finnish, Immigrants, Language Attitudes, Language Variation, Minority Groups, Social Influences, Sociolinguistics, Swedish

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Identifiers - Location: Sweden

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