Language Situation and Language Policy in Sweden

The results of the study of the current language situation in Sweden and the language policy, which is carried out in the country, are presented. The relevance of the research is due to the fact that similar processes of creating multilingual and multicultural communities are typical for many Europe...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: D. S. Borodina
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Tsentr nauchnykh i obrazovatelnykh proektov 2018-02-01
Series:Научный диалог
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.nauka-dialog.ru/jour/article/view/708
_version_ 1797245945791905792
author D. S. Borodina
author_facet D. S. Borodina
author_sort D. S. Borodina
collection DOAJ
description The results of the study of the current language situation in Sweden and the language policy, which is carried out in the country, are presented. The relevance of the research is due to the fact that similar processes of creating multilingual and multicultural communities are typical for many European countries. The study reviewed the factors that make up the prerequisites for the formation of the Swedish language policy. The novelty of the research is seen in the fact that the procedure of systematization of the factors that determine the interaction of the components of the language situation and language policy is developed. The results of the comparative analysis of the documents revealing the evolution of the language policy in Sweden are presented. Attention is paid to migration processes, which in the Swedish society give rise to the problem of cultural assimilation of migrants and the use of the Swedish language for inter-ethnic communication. The author presents the development of the reasons for the weakening of the Swedish language as a factor of national identification and strengthening the function of English as a language of internationalization. The author puts forward the position that minority languages can serve only as an ethnic attributes, not as a means of communication on a national scale. It is proved that the language policy is aimed at maintaining the main language - Swedish, linguistic assimilation of migrants and limiting the expansion of the English language.
first_indexed 2024-03-08T04:31:40Z
format Article
id doaj.art-0cb5c197964e4792b5cdfa9f9a5074bd
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2225-756X
2227-1295
language Russian
last_indexed 2024-04-24T19:34:58Z
publishDate 2018-02-01
publisher Tsentr nauchnykh i obrazovatelnykh proektov
record_format Article
series Научный диалог
spelling doaj.art-0cb5c197964e4792b5cdfa9f9a5074bd2024-03-25T14:30:54ZrusTsentr nauchnykh i obrazovatelnykh proektovНаучный диалог2225-756X2227-12952018-02-0102253710.24224/2227-1295-2018-2-25-37704Language Situation and Language Policy in SwedenD. S. Borodina0Crimean Federal University named after V. I. VernadskyThe results of the study of the current language situation in Sweden and the language policy, which is carried out in the country, are presented. The relevance of the research is due to the fact that similar processes of creating multilingual and multicultural communities are typical for many European countries. The study reviewed the factors that make up the prerequisites for the formation of the Swedish language policy. The novelty of the research is seen in the fact that the procedure of systematization of the factors that determine the interaction of the components of the language situation and language policy is developed. The results of the comparative analysis of the documents revealing the evolution of the language policy in Sweden are presented. Attention is paid to migration processes, which in the Swedish society give rise to the problem of cultural assimilation of migrants and the use of the Swedish language for inter-ethnic communication. The author presents the development of the reasons for the weakening of the Swedish language as a factor of national identification and strengthening the function of English as a language of internationalization. The author puts forward the position that minority languages can serve only as an ethnic attributes, not as a means of communication on a national scale. It is proved that the language policy is aimed at maintaining the main language - Swedish, linguistic assimilation of migrants and limiting the expansion of the English language.https://www.nauka-dialog.ru/jour/article/view/708language situationlanguage policytransnational englishmigrant languagesinteraction of languages
spellingShingle D. S. Borodina
Language Situation and Language Policy in Sweden
Научный диалог
language situation
language policy
transnational english
migrant languages
interaction of languages
title Language Situation and Language Policy in Sweden
title_full Language Situation and Language Policy in Sweden
title_fullStr Language Situation and Language Policy in Sweden
title_full_unstemmed Language Situation and Language Policy in Sweden
title_short Language Situation and Language Policy in Sweden
title_sort language situation and language policy in sweden
topic language situation
language policy
transnational english
migrant languages
interaction of languages
url https://www.nauka-dialog.ru/jour/article/view/708
work_keys_str_mv AT dsborodina languagesituationandlanguagepolicyinsweden