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Multilingual dynamics in Sámiland: Rhizomatic discourses on changing language
Sari Pietikäinensubject
Linguistics and LanguageCommodificationLanguage changecommodificationmultilingualismmedia_common.quotation_subjectlanguage changeta6121CreativityLanguage and LinguisticsIndigenousLinguisticsEducationFocus (linguistics)Sámi languagesnexus analysisendangermentEthnographyperipheryrhizomatic discoursesMultilingualismSociologyIndigenous languagecarnivalisationmedia_commondescription
Multilingualism in indigenous language communities brings forth tensions and creativity related to language change. In this article, taking dynamic multilingual indigenous Sámi language practices as a focus of ethnographic and discourse analytical research, I examine rhizomatic discourses on changing language in multilingual Sámi spaces. Based on longitudinal research on multilingualism in Sámiland, I will argue that the interlinked discourses of endangerment, commodification and carnivalisation simultaneously circulate across Sámi spaces, and structure language practices and experiences. Furthermore, multilingual dynamics can lead to both contestation and creativity in language practices, and may call into question various established perceptions and definitions of language and of related concepts.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-06-04 | International Journal of Bilingualism |