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...
Main Authors: | Maruta Pranka, Ilze Koroļeva, Ginta Elksne |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The Romanian Association for Baltic and Nordic Studies
2021-12-01
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Series: | Revista Română pentru Studii Baltice şi Nordice |
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Online Access: | https://balticnordic.hypotheses.org/files/2022/01/05.Pranka-et-al-3.pdf |
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