Linguistic variation, social class and experiences on inequality in Eastern Finland
Project
Finished 01.01.2023 - 31.10.2025
School of Humanities, Philosophical Faculty
Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
Funders
Key project funded by Finnish Cultural Foundation’s North Karelia Regional fund and North Savo Regional fund
Leaders
The project explores the experiences and perceptions of inequality among Eastern Finns, especially in terms of language use and social relations. The aim of the multidisciplinary project, which draws on sociolinguistics and sociology, is to examine experiences of social class, social mobility and inequality, as well as how people use linguistic variation to express their own background.
Keywords
Leaders
Post-doctoral Researchers
Research Fellow
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Hanna Lappalainen
ProfessorSchool of Humanities, Philosophical Faculty -
Lotta Aarikka
Postdoctoral ResearcherSchool of Humanities, Philosophical Faculty
Research Trainee
Publications
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Kielellinen pääoma ja prestiisi – lukiolaisten tulkintoja kielen ja yhteiskuntaluokan välisistä suhteista
Aaltonen, Sanna; Aarikka, Lotta; Lappalainen, Hanna, 2026, Sosiologia, 63, 2, 85-100. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Kielen ja yhteiskuntaluokan suhde opettajaopiskelijoiden silmin
Aarikka, Lotta; Lappalainen, Hanna; Ylisiurua, Sinja; Aaltonen, Sanna; Salminen, Iiris, 2025, Jänis, Kaisa; Salminen, Iiris, Kieli ja kirjallisuus muuttuvassa yhteiskunnassa, 13-48. D2 Article in a professional book (incl. an introduction by the editor)