Exploratory workshops funded by
The Joint Committee for Nordic research councils in the Humanities and Social Sciences (NOS-HS)

ABOUT OUR WORKSHOP SERIES
During the last two decades, the Nordic languages have seen a large increase of pragmatic borrowing from English in everyday conversation, in particular among the younger generation. The borrowed items include both single words such as 'what' and 'sorry', and phrases such as 'Oh my god'.
Recent studies have shown that pragmatic items borrowed from English often adapt to the new language with respect to form and function, and they can be used to index social and cultural values. The aim of this workshop series is to conduct a cross-linguistic study on the Nordic languages and Finnish. The project will contribute to our knowledge about the influence of the world language English on smaller languages.
The workshop series consists of three events: 1) a workshop on discourse particles held in Reykjavik in November 2021, 2) a workshop on routinized sequences such as apologies and greetings held in Gothenburg in May 2022, and 3) a summarizing workshop held in Helsinki in November 2022.
(Photo by Dough Maloney)
WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
More information coming soon for individual workshops
August 12th and 13th 2022
REYKJAVIK, ICELAND
English discourse particles in Nordic and Finnish conversation
March 10th and 11th 2023
GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN
Pragmatic borrowing in routinized sequences
Summer 2023
HELSINKI, FINLAND
Pragmatic borrowing in Nordic and Finnish conversation: Results.