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A Winning Dialect

Reinventing Linguistic Tradition in Rural Norway

Strand, Thea R.

Editorial: University of Toronto Press

Colección: Teaching Culture

Número de páginas: 164 págs.  22.8 x 15.2 cm  

Fecha de edición: 01-04-2024

EAN: 9781487545963

ISBN: 978-1-4875-4596-3

Precio (sin IVA): 36,90 €

Precio (IVA incluído): 38,38 €

Why did a rural dialect from the heart of Norwegian farm country win a national dialect popularity contest? What were the effects of this win, and what has happened to the winning dialect since?
A Winning Dialect tells a story of linguistic and cultural transformation in the rural district of Valdres, Norway. It shows how lifelong residents have adapted to changing social, economic, and political circumstances – particularly the shift from family farming to tourism development – and how they have used local linguistic and cultural resources to craft a viable future for themselves and the places their ancestors have called home for centuries. Once stigmatized as poor and uneducated, the distinctive dialect of Valdres now holds a special place as a valuable part of Norwegian national heritage, as well as a marker of local belonging. Based on two decades of research and fieldwork, A Winning Dialect considers how a traditional dialect is transformed – linguistically and culturally – as it is put to new uses in the contemporary world.

 

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