A Winning Dialect: Reinventing Linguistic Tradition in Rural Norway

di Thea R. Strand (Autore)

University of Toronto Press, 2024

Why did a rural dialect from the heart of Norwegian farm country win a national dialect popularity contest? What were the effects of this win, and what has happened to the winning dialect since? A Winning Dialect tells a story of linguistic and cultural transformation in the rural district of Valdres, Norway. It shows how lifelong residents have adapted to changing social, economic, and political circumstances – particularly the shift from family farming to tourism development – and how they have used local linguistic and cultural resources to craft a viable future for themselves and  the places their ancestors have called home for centuries. Once stigmatized as poor and uneducated, the distinctive dialect of Valdres now holds a special place as a valuable part of Norwegian national heritage, as well as a marker of local belonging. Based on two decades of research and fieldwork, A Winning Dialect considers how a traditional dialect is transformed – linguistically and culturally – as it is put to new uses in the contemporary world.

• Autore: Thea R. Strand
• Editore: University of Toronto Press
• Collana: Teaching Culture: UTP Ethnographies for the Classroom
• Anno: 2024
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 164 p.
• Dimensioni: 229 x 152 mm
• Peso: 240 gr.
• EAN: 9781487545963

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