Reclaiming Sámi languages
Indigenous language emancipation from East to West
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4178003 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Torkel Rasmussen (0000-0002-8450-4622, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, corresponding author), John Shaun Nolan (0000-0003-0082-8978, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 2011 |
| Issue | 209 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of the Sociology of Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0165-2516 • E-ISSN: 1613-3668 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/ijsl.2011.020 |
| OpenAlex | W1981290657 |
| Language | ID |
| Citations received | 13 |
The indigenous Sámi languages of the Nordic countries and North-West Russia have gained official recognition after a long period of neglect and assimilation policies. In the context of positive changes in state or macro level indigenous policy and especially that regarding language policy, this paper investigates what subsequently happens at the grassroots or micro level. This investigation shows that despite more positive policies, there is a strong sentiment of defeatism with regard to Sámi. Sámi speakers face problems because of the lack of implementation of nationally decided laws at the local level, they encounter prejudice and neglect from other people, even in their families, and as a result they often experience difficulty in transmitting Sámi to their children. Nevertheless, they also express belief in Sámi and feel a need for this transmission, not only for affective reasons and for the sake of cultural maintenance, but also for instrumental reasons, i.e. to give their children better opportunities in the labor market where knowledge of Sámi is necessary
Emancipation · Grassroots · Indigenous · Neglect · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · History · Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Law · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology
Making linguistic choices at a Sámi University
Your language or ours? Inclusion and exclusion of non-indigenous majorities in Māori and Sámi language revitalization policy
Regulating Multilingualism in the North Calotte
Learning the Sámi language outside of the Sámi core area in Norway
Japan's Policies Towards the Ainu Language and Culture with Special Reference to North Fennoscandian Sami Policies
The past, present and future of the Pite Saami language
Development and initial validation of a yes/no vocabulary test for North Sámi
An inevitable future? The debate over mining for critical raw materials on Indigenous Sámi lands—A critical discourse analysis of Swedish news media
Multilingual encounters in Northern Norway
Indigenous Sami language transmission across generations
What We Don't Speak of
Language Immersion Tepee” as a Facilitator of Sámi Language Learning
Mental Health Among Sweden Finns
| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,81 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |