Abstract
Title: Sociolinguistic situation in Denmark – linguistic variation in a seemingly homogenous language society
Traditionally, the Danish speech society is described as heavily homogenized following a century long process of dialect levelling. But has all dialectal variation really disappeared? And how should contemporary Danish language change be considered from a linguistic point of view?
This presentation initially walks through the process of linguistic homogenization from centralization of the nation state through urbanization and to arrival of national media. Then for the main part, newer perspectives on dialect use are presented along with studies of linguistic variation in multilingual urban areas as well as developing variation in online written communication.
Throughout the presentation, examples of Danish sociolinguistic studies are presented. A special focus is laid on conversation analytical (CA) studies and the way this method have contributed to describing sociolinguistic perspectives on language variation.
Recommended reading:
-Quist, Pia. 2022. Danish Urban Contact Dialects. Kerswill & Wiese (Eds.) Urban contact dialects and language change: Insights from the Global North and South. Routledge. Pp. 186-205
Supplementary reading:
- Kristiansen, Tore. 2003. Danish. Deumert, & Vandenbussche (Eds.) Germanic Standardizations. Past to Present. Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company. Pp. 69-91
Nye Zachariassen, Ditte. 2019. Nye sprogvarianter – en aarhusiansk bydialekt. Adamsen, Georg & Michal Ipsen (Eds.) Dialekter i rigt mål. Modersmaal-Selskabet. Pp. 311 – 328
Traditionally, the Danish speech society is described as heavily homogenized following a century long process of dialect levelling. But has all dialectal variation really disappeared? And how should contemporary Danish language change be considered from a linguistic point of view?
This presentation initially walks through the process of linguistic homogenization from centralization of the nation state through urbanization and to arrival of national media. Then for the main part, newer perspectives on dialect use are presented along with studies of linguistic variation in multilingual urban areas as well as developing variation in online written communication.
Throughout the presentation, examples of Danish sociolinguistic studies are presented. A special focus is laid on conversation analytical (CA) studies and the way this method have contributed to describing sociolinguistic perspectives on language variation.
Recommended reading:
-Quist, Pia. 2022. Danish Urban Contact Dialects. Kerswill & Wiese (Eds.) Urban contact dialects and language change: Insights from the Global North and South. Routledge. Pp. 186-205
Supplementary reading:
- Kristiansen, Tore. 2003. Danish. Deumert, & Vandenbussche (Eds.) Germanic Standardizations. Past to Present. Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company. Pp. 69-91
Nye Zachariassen, Ditte. 2019. Nye sprogvarianter – en aarhusiansk bydialekt. Adamsen, Georg & Michal Ipsen (Eds.) Dialekter i rigt mål. Modersmaal-Selskabet. Pp. 311 – 328
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Publikationsdato | okt. 2022 |
| Status | Udgivet - okt. 2022 |
| Udgivet eksternt | Ja |
| Begivenhed | Praha Meeting: Nordic sociolinguistics - Charles University in Prague, Dep. of Gemanic Studies, Scandinavian Studies, Prague, Tjekkiet Varighed: 14 okt. 2022 → 14 okt. 2022 https://nordic.ff.cuni.cz/cs/nordic-socioling-wokskhop-praha/ |
Konference
| Konference | Praha Meeting: Nordic sociolinguistics |
|---|---|
| Lokation | Charles University in Prague, Dep. of Gemanic Studies, Scandinavian Studies |
| Land/Område | Tjekkiet |
| By | Prague |
| Periode | 14/10/22 → 14/10/22 |
| Andet | The Dept. of Scandianvian Studies at Charles University in Praha organizes meeting for students and teachers to learn about new trends and findings of Nordic sociolinguistics. |
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