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FinnFest USA Webinar Series, Multi-Lingual Finland, Part 2
February 26, 2022 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Free
Friederike Lüpke, University of Helsinki
“African Languages in Finland–Vanha ryijy uusilla kuiduilla: Weaving an Old Rug with New Yarn”
The styles, patterns, and materials of Finnish “ryijy” rugs over many years serve as a metaphor for the complex linguistic profiles that African migrants are bringing to Finland in their own languages, and how their cultural patterns and contexts are affecting Finnish.
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