Then and now : language, ethnolinguistic vitality, and the Finns of Lake Worth and Lantana, Florida

Then and now language, ethnolinguistic vitality, and the Finns of Lake Worth and Lantana, Florida

This study centers on the adult children of Finnish immigrants to Florida, specifically the Lake Worth and Lantana areas of South Florida, looking retrospectively at their language development in Finnish and English, as well as at their current state of language development and preference. Using inf...

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Main Author: Ontermaa, Marie
Other Authors: Humanistis-yhteiskuntatieteellinen tiedekunta, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Kieli- ja viestintätieteiden laitos, Department of Language and Communication Studies, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2019
Subjects:
language transmission
language maintenance
family language policy
ethnolinguistic vitality
Finland
Florida
immigration
second-generation immigrants
heritage language
Kulttuurienvälinen viestintä
Master's Degree Programme in Intercultural Communication
3134
maahanmuuttajat
maahanmuutto
kielipolitiikka
perheet
migrants
migration (demography)
language policy
families
Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/64795

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