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Peer reviewedLindgren, Anna-Riitta – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1984
Discusses the assimilation process of the Kven (descendants of Finnish-speaking immigrants from Northern Finland and the Tornio River Valley in Sweden to Northern Norway) and the historical factors and government policies which has lead to their status today as an assimilated group speaking the majority language. (SED)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Ethnic Groups, Finnish, Language Maintenance
