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Loman, Bengt – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1980
Illustrates the effects of rigid language standardization on the literary and cultural development of an ethnic minority in Finland. The article emphasizes some negative effects of language standardization vis-a-vis the culture of this minority group. (Author/PJM)
Descriptors: Adults, Culture Conflict, Dialects, Language Attitudes
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Hansen, Sven-Erik – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1987
The conditions of the development and the present status of the mother tongue in the Finland-Swedish compulsory school are discussed from an investigation under progress. The aims, contents, and methods are examined from both cognitive and affective points of view in the curricula that have governed teaching in the compulsory school. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development, Dialects