Introduction: spaces of upset in the Nordic region

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International Journal of the Sociology of Language Pub Date : 2022-05-01 DOI:10.1515/ijsl-2021-0115

L. Salö, D. Karlander, Sirpa Leppänen, Elina Westinen, Janus Spindler Møller

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Abstract

Abstract This introductory article opens the thematic issue Spaces of Upset in the Nordic Region. It introduces the contributions of the issue, outlines the concepts that unite them, and discusses the sociolinguistic area in which they are set: the Nordic region. Centering on Denmark, Finland and Sweden, the article offers an overview of some of the sociolinguistic, ideological and political characteristics of the region and the countries it comprises. The Nordic region is widely seen as a paradigm case of social stability, consensus and cohesion. This vision is, however, a mirage. To be sure, upset often lingers below the discursive veneer of Nordic harmony, concord and agreement. Breaking with this outlook, this thematic issue takes a closer look at some of the antipodes of this sociolinguistic and ideological condition. Its contributions engage with ‘spaces of upset’, that is, with manifestations and experiences of sociolinguistic rupture, upheaval or change, in and through which visions of sociolinguistic stability and cohesion are disrupted and challenged. These spaces of upset bear witness to social, ideological and linguistic tensions and changes, be they incipient, enduring or surpassed. They accordingly provide a new take on processes of continuity and change, pointing out the ideological faultlines of the orders they disrupt, or upset.

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引言：北欧地区的混乱空间

这篇导论文章打开了北欧地区不安的主题问题空间。它介绍了该问题的贡献，概述了将它们联合起来的概念，并讨论了它们所处的社会语言学领域:北欧地区。本文以丹麦、芬兰和瑞典为中心，概述了该地区及其所组成国家的一些社会语言学、意识形态和政治特征。北欧地区被广泛视为社会稳定、共识和凝聚力的典范。然而，这一愿景只是海市蜃楼。可以肯定的是，在北欧人和谐、和谐和一致的话语表象之下，心烦意乱的情绪常常挥之不去。打破这种观点，这个主题问题更仔细地审视了这种社会语言学和意识形态状况的一些对立面。它的贡献涉及“不安的空间”，即社会语言学断裂、剧变或变化的表现和经验，社会语言学稳定和凝聚力的愿景在其中受到破坏和挑战。这些不安的空间见证了社会、意识形态和语言的紧张和变化，无论是初期的、持久的还是超越的。因此，它们为连续性和变化的过程提供了一种新的视角，指出了它们所破坏或颠覆的秩序的意识形态断层。

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International Journal of the Sociology of Language Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of the Sociology of Language (IJSL) is dedicated to the development of the sociology of language as a truly international and interdisciplinary field in which various approaches – theoretical and empirical – supplement and complement each other, contributing thereby to the growth of language-related knowledge, applications, values and sensitivities. Five of the journal''s annual issues are topically focused, all of the articles in such issues being commissioned in advance, after acceptance of proposals. One annual issue is reserved for single articles on the sociology of language. Selected issues throughout the year also feature a contribution on small languages and small language communities.