Ann-Marie Ivars
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Ann-Marie Ivars is a Swedish-speaking Finn
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 writer, who focuses on studies of the Swedish dialects in Finland.

Urban Colloquial Swedish in Finland

Urban Colloquial Swedish in Finland is a sociolinguistically oriented project, during 1990 - 1995 financed by the Academy of Finland
Academy of Finland
The Academy of Finland is a governmental funding body for scientific research in Finland. It is based in the Finnish capital, Helsinki. Yearly, the Academy administers over 260 million euros to Finnish research activities. Over 5,000 researchers are working on the projects supported by the academy...

. The aim of the project has been to "describe the local language of a number of towns with a Swedish-speaking population, and to analyze the forces behind the rize and the preserving of local urban varieties". The main results of the project are a dissertation (unpublished) "Morfologisk variation i finlandssvenska stadsmål" ("Morphological variation in Finland Swedish urban colloquial language") by Marie-Charlotte Gullmets (1994), and a monograph "Stad och bygd" ("Town and rural surroundings") by Ann-Marie Ivars (1996). In the years 1994-1995 the funding was Mk320,000. The leader of the project was Prof. Ann-Marie Ivars.

See also

  • Ivars
    Ivars
    Ivars is a surname, probably derived from the given name Ivar. It may refer to:* Alexander Ivars - Swedish-speaking Finn, guitarist of the band Sturm und Drang .* Ann-Marie Ivars - Swedish Folklorist and writer....

  • Sweden
    Sweden
    Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

  • Swedish people
  • List of Sweden-related topics
  • Non-governmental organizations in Sweden
    Non-governmental organizations in Sweden
    - Business & Industry :*Confederation of Swedish Enterprise *Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations *Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees...

  • Swedish-speaking Finns
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