Language as a resource for ethnic and cultural identity: experience of Latvian expats in Sweden
The aim of this article is to investigate the experience and significance of the use and preservation of Latvian for native language maintenance, national culture and identity in the Nordic countries. This has been done by analysing native (heritage) language as a resource for ethnic and culture ide...
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| author | Maruta Pranka Ilze Koroļeva Ginta Elksne |
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| description | The aim of this article is to investigate the experience and significance of the use and preservation of Latvian for native language maintenance, national culture and identity in the Nordic countries. This has been done by analysing native (heritage) language as a resource for ethnic and culture identity. The aim of the article is to ascertain the language situation in the diaspora, explore practices and perspectives regarding the sustaining of Latvian language and ethnic culture. From the theoretical point of view, the data is approached with reference to P. Bourdieu`s view on language skills as linguistic capital, a form of culture capital. The paper uses a combination of both quantitative survey and in-depth interviews with Latvian emigrants, especially those in the Nordic countries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-296b7ffcfd0f4f41bc8a9e05a48abf1e2022-12-22T03:40:59ZengThe Romanian Association for Baltic and Nordic StudiesRevista Română pentru Studii Baltice şi Nordice2067-17252067-225X2021-12-01132275910.53604/rjbns.v13i2_3Language as a resource for ethnic and cultural identity: experience of Latvian expats in SwedenMaruta Pranka0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3836-2379Ilze Koroļeva1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7701-5775Ginta Elksne2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1011-3351Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, University of LatviaInstitute of Philosophy and Sociology, University of Latvia,Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, University of LatviaThe aim of this article is to investigate the experience and significance of the use and preservation of Latvian for native language maintenance, national culture and identity in the Nordic countries. This has been done by analysing native (heritage) language as a resource for ethnic and culture identity. The aim of the article is to ascertain the language situation in the diaspora, explore practices and perspectives regarding the sustaining of Latvian language and ethnic culture. From the theoretical point of view, the data is approached with reference to P. Bourdieu`s view on language skills as linguistic capital, a form of culture capital. The paper uses a combination of both quantitative survey and in-depth interviews with Latvian emigrants, especially those in the Nordic countries.https://balticnordic.hypotheses.org/files/2022/01/05.Pranka-et-al-3.pdfcultural capitalheritage languagelanguage and identitymigration |
| spellingShingle | Maruta Pranka Ilze Koroļeva Ginta Elksne Language as a resource for ethnic and cultural identity: experience of Latvian expats in Sweden Revista Română pentru Studii Baltice şi Nordice cultural capital heritage language language and identity migration |
| title | Language as a resource for ethnic and cultural identity: experience of Latvian expats in Sweden |
| title_full | Language as a resource for ethnic and cultural identity: experience of Latvian expats in Sweden |
| title_fullStr | Language as a resource for ethnic and cultural identity: experience of Latvian expats in Sweden |
| title_full_unstemmed | Language as a resource for ethnic and cultural identity: experience of Latvian expats in Sweden |
| title_short | Language as a resource for ethnic and cultural identity: experience of Latvian expats in Sweden |
| title_sort | language as a resource for ethnic and cultural identity experience of latvian expats in sweden |
| topic | cultural capital heritage language language and identity migration |
| url | https://balticnordic.hypotheses.org/files/2022/01/05.Pranka-et-al-3.pdf |
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