From the campaign waged by Revolutionaries like Barère and the Abbé Grégoire against those regional languages they referred to pejoratively as 'patois', to the educational policies of Jules Ferry a century later, successive governments of France engaged in a broadly successful struggle to force the French to speak French. Inverting the logic of cultural nationalists like Herder, who claimed a shared language as the legitimate basis of national polities, French legislators sought to impose French as a common language on a linguistically diverse population that had already been constituted as a state. Recent historical work has shown the particular significance of such projects during the Napoleonic period. Historians have begun considering how far the Napoleonic regime was characterized by cultural imperialism. While the ideological nature of such projects- the 'view from the centre', so to speak- is now well understood by historians, this thesis is concerned with the practice of Napoleonic imperialism in one sphere of action: language. By focusing on the practice of linguistic imperialism under Napoleon this thesis makes an important contribution to understandings of the cultural politics of the period as well as Napoleonic state-building policies more generally.

This thesis is a literature review that reports on the use of social media for language learning and teaching. I argue that the use of one’s first language as well as their second language (L2) on social media is a useful technique while learning L2 because code-switching can play a vital role in communication among users. I also argue that social media-based participation in Communities of Practice (CoPs) can provide learning opportunities for language learners. In the course of my argument, I examine a wide range of studies relating to social media, second language acquisition, sociolinguistics and applied linguistics, and I discuss the benefits and risks of the use of social media in language learning. After amalgamating the key points from the literature, I propose a curricular framework for language classrooms which serves as a scaffolding activity for the use of social media for participating in L2 CoPs through objective analysis of linguistic resources. / Graduate / 0290 / 0279

The dissertation deals with the Överkalix dialect in three respects. Överkalix is the northernmost community of the country where Swedish dialect is spoken. It is surrounded on the east and the north by Finnish, and on the west by Finnish and Saami. The first section of the thesis is based on a questionnaire survey among all junior high school students (14-16 years old) in Överkalix and among their parents. It discusses the present-day position of the Överkalix dialect and the attitudes of the people of Överkalix toward the dialect. The results indicate that the people who consider themselves to be speakers of the local dialect have access to two language codes: local dialect and standard Swedish. Personal relationship is the deciding factor in language code choice. None of the parents considers himself/herself to be dialectally monolingual: 11% speak only standard Swedish, 75% keep the varieties apart and are thus bidialectal. 77% of the dialect-speaking students and 69% of those who do not speak dialect have a positive attitude toward the dialect, boys to a greater extent than girls among the dialect-speaking, and girls to a greater extent than boys among non-dialect speakers. The second section examines interference from the surrounding languages, Finnish and Saami, in the Överkalix dialect in general and in the Överkalix dialect of multilingual informantsin particular. These informants speak standard Swedish, dialect, Finnish and/or Saami. The main data of this section originates from recorded interviews performed as informal conversations. The author discusses some characteristic phonetic features in the dialect which seem to be the result of influence from Saami and/or Finnish. The material also shows a number of influences on the syntactic level. The third section describes how the genitive is expressed in the dialect of Överkalix. The author gives several examples of how the -s genitive is paraphrased—most commonly with a prepostion. / <p>Eftertryck av doktorsavhandling framlagd vid Uppsala universitet 1990.</p>

This thesis examines fragmentary Finnish in Late Old Swedish charters (c. 1350–1526) issued in the Finnish part of the Swedish realm, the diocese of Åbo. Consisting mostly of proper names, albeit occasionally displaying Finnish inflectional and derivational morphology, these fragments have previously not generally been regarded as representing actual written Finnish, but rather as onomastic loans or transcriptions of oral language by more or less monolingual Swedish scribes. This thesis attempts a description and analysis of the Swedish–Finnish language mixture, to see to what extent the embedding of Finnish segments in these Swedish-language charters can be said to reflect scribal proficiency in Finnish or a lack thereof. The thesis relies on theoretical and empirical findings in the fields of code-switching and historical sociolinguistics. To provide a socio-historical context for the linguistic analysis, sociolinguistic conditions in medieval Finland and the textual genre of medieval charters are outlined. The bilingual segments in the data are then described and compared with models of code-switching from modern studies, to see whether their form corresponds to patterns that could be expected of more or less balanced bilinguals. The choice between Swedish and Finnish linguistic variants is also considered in the light of textual and sociolinguistic factors, and a study is made of Finnish grammatical transfer in the scribal Swedish of medieval Finland. Although the scarcity of the medieval data does not allow definite conclusions, the tentative results reveal a language mixture that is mainly well formed, though limited in scope and with some instances of scribal errors that could be due to a lack of proficiency in Finnish. On the other hand, the insertion of Finnish segments shows a stylistic patterning that suggests a linguistic awareness on the part of the scribes, and the choice of Swedish prepositions in certain constructions differs quantitatively from the norm in non-Finnish parts of medieval Sweden, in a way that can partly be attributed to the influence of Finnish locative case semantics. While it is apparent that proficiency levels in Finnish must have varied somewhat among medieval scribes in Finland, the results point to a more or less bilingual proficiency, or at least extensive passive knowledge of Finnish.

Considéré comme une étape, un rite de passage incontournable dans les discours sociaux, le mariage en Inde est d'autant plus capital qu'il remplit une fonction de protection sociale par les réseaux de parenté qu'il génère. Dans sa fonction de légitimation, il est assujetti à des évolutions et devient le reflet de conflits sociaux, de rapports malaisés entre les communautés et l’État. La question de la mixité matrimoniale renvoie à celle des appartenances, à la mise en frontières entre un « nous » et un « non-nous ». Même s'ils sont montrés comme étant différents, déviants, transgressifs par rapport à la norme endogame, les mariages mixtes en Inde (comme ailleurs) ont toujours existé. Cette recherche présente une analyse croisée entre les discours instituants sur les mariages en Inde et les récits de mariages recueillis lors d'entretiens menés sur le terrain. Comment est-ce que la norme endogame émerge dans les discours ? Est-ce que tous les couples mixtes sont confrontés à l'opposition parentale ? Comment les locuteurs désignent-ils leur propre mariage ? À quelles catégorisations ont-ils recours pour se désigner et pour se distinguer des autres ? À quelle(s) adaptation(s) se livrent les époux dans les mariages mixtes ? Quels choix émergent comme importants dans la vie du couple et du point de vue de leurs enfants ? Ce sont quelques-unes des questions auxquelles cette recherche tente d'apporter des réponses. / Marriage in India is considered as a stage of life and a mandatory rite of passage in social discourses. It is of capital importance also because it provides for a form of social security through the kinship network that it generates. In its legitimating role, it is subject to evolution and reflects social conflicts between communities and the State. The question of mixed marriages refers to that of belonging and that of drawing borders between “us” and “non-us”. Even though they are portrayed as being different, deviant, transgressive of the endogamous norm, mixed marriages in India (as elsewhere) have always existed. This research presents a cross-analysis of the instituting discourses on marriages in India and the narratives of marriages collected during fieldwork. How does the norm of endogamy emerge in discourses? Do all mixed couples face parental opposition? How do the speakers name their own marriage? Which categorisations do they use toidentify and to distinguish themselves from others? What kind of adjustments do the spouses undertake in mixed marriages? Which choices emerge as being important in their conjugal life and from the point of view of their children? These are some of the questions which this study tries to address.

The Diploma Thesis "Austriacisms in the work of Christine Nöstlinger and their position in Austrian German in present time" deals with austriacisms from the theoretical and practical point of view. It focuses on the conception of austriacisms from different points of view according to linguistic experts, the analysis of the terms from the novel of Nöstlinger and most importantly on the practical sociolinguistic research. The results of this research have shown that the hypothesis was proven. The hypothesis lies in the fact that the informants know autriacisms and that they actively use them. Austriacisms are a consistent and living part of the present colloquial German language. These expressions are not considered to be an archaism and the informants are proud that this variety of the German language has enriched the standard language. The usage of austriacisms is considered to be a part of the Austrian history and culture. Key words: austriacism, lexicology, sociolinguistics, Austrian literature, sociolinguistic research Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)

Aristotle's concept of lexis has been discussed by numerous scholars, yet no comprehensive account of lexis has been produced so far. To fill this gap in scholarship, this thesis offers a systematic analysis of Aristotle's concept of lexis by dividing it into three levels, which allow a step-by-step approach to understanding this multi-layered concept. By considering Plato's and Isocrates' thoughts on lexis, Chapter 1 outlines the intellectual context in which Aristotle's ideas on the concept of lexis developed. Chapters 2-5 focus on the three levels of lexis and Chapter 6 brings a concluding discussion of metaphor. In Chapter 2 the linguistic elements treated under the notion of lexis and Aristotle's theory of language are delineated. These not only present Aristotle's thoughts on language as an abstract system, but they also form the most fundamental level upon which the remainder of Aristotle's thoughts on the concept of lexis are based. Chapter 3 explores Aristotle's remarks regarding individuals' use of linguistic elements as determined by sociolinguistic factors. Aristotle's occasional statements about language usage within the concept of lexis provide valuable pieces of evidence for studies in sociolinguistics and for his ideas on lexis on its third level as discussed in Chapters 4 and 5. In Chapter 4 the intra-textual aspect of Aristotle's remarks on lexis as a means for the creation of different kinds of poetry and rhetoric, i.e. lexis as technē, is examined. In Chapter 5 extra-textual factors are considered and are followed by a discussion of the purpose and function of lexis on its third level. Chapter 6 concludes the discussion of lexis by focusing on metaphor, the linguistic and stylistic element par excellence treated under the notion of lexis, which further highlights the benefits of a three-level approach to Aristotle's concept of lexis.

Since 1999, migrants and refugees from across the Middle East and Northeastern Africa have squatted in makeshift camps in and around the strategic port city of Calais, France, hoping for the opportunity to stow away on a ferry or lorry to England. The inhabitants of these camps seek to engage the world in a dialogue, and although they speak a variety of languages, the voices the refugees and migrants in The Jungle of Calais raise through their protest placards and graffiti are more homogeneous. Like in many other protests, the languages of these messages are universal; they are French and English, the languages of their location, their desired destination, and of the world that they hope is watching. The data for this study are from still images freely available through Getty Images Embed Service. Using the techniques of linguistic landscapes, this paper analyzes the linguistic material of The Jungle. Like other recent works on the linguistic landscapes of protest, this analysis challenges the idea that territory is a fixed place or space (Kasanga, 2014), asserting rather that the migrants/refugees are co-creating a collective space that exists more through their raised voices, and less in the physical space they temporarily inhabit.

Thesis advisor: Willaim A. Gamson / What are the class culture differences among US progressive social movement groups? This mixed-methods study finds that activists speak and act differently depending on their class background, current class and upward, downward or steady class trajectory, confirming previous research on cultural capital and conditioned class predispositions. In 2007-8, 34 meetings of 25 groups in four movement traditions were observed in five states; 364 demographic surveys were collected; and 61 interviews were conducted. I compared activists' approaches to six frequently mentioned group problems. * Lifelong-working-class activists, usually drawn in through preexisting affiliations, relied on recruitment incentives such as food and one-on-one relationships. Both disempowered neophytes and experienced powerhouses believed in strength in numbers, had positive attitudes towards trustworthy leaders, and stressed loyalty and unity. * Lifelong-professional-middle-class (PMC) activists, usually individually committed to a cause prior to joining, relied on shared ideas to recruit. They focused more on internal organizational development and had negative attitudes towards leadership. Subsets of PMC activists behaved differently: lower professionals communicated tentatively and avoided conflict, while upper-middle-class people were more assertive and polished. * Upwardly mobile straddlers tended to promote their moral certainties within groups. A subset, uprooted from their working-class backgrounds but not assimilated into professional circles, sometimes pushed self-righteously and brought discord into groups. * Voluntarily downwardly mobile activists, mostly young white anarchists, drew the strongest ideological boundaries and had the most distinct movement culture. Mistrustful of new people and sometimes seeing persuasion as coercive, they had the weakest recruitment and group cohesion methods. Analysis of class speech differences found that working-class activists spoke more often but more briefly in meetings, preferred more concrete speech, and used more teasing and self-deprecating humor. The professional-middle-class (in background and/or current class) spoke longer but less often, preferred more abstract vocabulary, and used less negative humor. Group styles were formed by the interplay of members' predominant class trajectories and groups' movement traditions. Better understanding these class culture differences would enable activists to strengthen cross-class alliances to build more powerful social movements. / Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2012. / Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: Sociology.

Lorsqu'un chercheur s'installe sur un terrain de recherche durablement, en tant que résident, il est à même d'obtenir des réponses plus véridiques, de la part de ses enquêtés, que s'il était uniquement de « passage ». L'analyse thétique a été de mesurer le lien entre la faculté des natifs Lozériens de communiquer en langue vernaculaire avec leur sentiment identitaire dans une situation diglossique où la péjoration du « patois » n'est plus aussi prégnante que dans le passé. Dans le département le moins peuplé de France où la ruralité ne rime pas nécessairement avec l'isolement rural, les influences séculaires des départements limitrophes, ainsi que le mode de vie ancestral des Lozériens, ont forgé une identité commune ancrée autour de l'entraide, la convivialité, la générosité des propos, le partage des valeurs traditionnelles et l'accueil de l'Autre. L'utilisation du cadre théorique de l'interaction symbolique permet d'encadrer cette recherche pour cerner des représentations sociolinguistiques liées à la culture occitane. L'histoire de la Lozère, sa géographie, les zones géolinguistiques définies pour les enquêtes par entretiens, sont autant d'éléments épistémologiques qui permettent de mettre en exergue la ruralité, l'enclavement et la survie des populations autochtones et de tenter d'endiguer la substitution linguistique pour assurer une transmission de la langue d'héritage dans les générations futures afin d'éviter de répéter le traumatisme qu'ont subi les « anciens » lorsque l'emploi du « patois » était réprimandé dans le cadre d'une hégémonie linguistique en français à l'école. / When a researcher settles for a long time, as a resident, in his research field, he is able to obtain answers, from his/her interviewees, that are more truthful, than if he were to simply stay for a limited time there. The analysis of this dissertation was to measure the link between the ability from Lozerian natives to communicate in the vernacular language with their sense of identity in a diglossic situation where the stigmatization of that dialect is not longer as pregnant as in the past. In the least populated area in France where rurality does not necessarily mean rural isolation, the secular influences of nearby areas, as well as the ancestral way of life of the Lozerian natives, have forged a common identity anchored around mutual assistance, conviviality, the generosity of discourse, the sharing of traditional valeues and the welcoming of the Other. The use of the theoretical framework of symbolic interaction allows us to structure this research to grasp sociolinguictical representations linked to the Occitan culture. The history of Lozère, its geography, the geolinguistic zones defined for the field research, are all epistemologic elements that permit to showcase rurality, isolation and the survival of indigenous populations in order to try to contain the linguistic substitution to ensure the transmission of the heritage language in future generations so that we prevent the repetition of the trauma that older folks have felt when the use of the regional dialect was prohibited in the linguistic hegemonic framework in French, while in school.