Family language policy in bilingual Finnish and Swedish families in Finland

Family language policy in bilingual Finnish and Swedish families in Finland

In Finland families are only allowed to choose one language for their child to be the child’s L1 even if the family is bilingual. With both Finnish and Swedish being national languages of Finland this thesis looked into which language a family chose, why they chose it, and how they helped their chil...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Huhta, Austin
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: 2020
Subjects:
language maintenance
Soveltavan kielitieteen maisteriopinnot
Master's Degree Programme in Applied Linguistics
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suomen kieli
kielipolitiikka
kaksikielisyys
ruotsin kieli
Finnish language
language policy
bilingualism
Swedish language
Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/73074

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