COLLECTION
Upper Midwestern Heritage Norwegian
Identifier
NFAI.O.00001342
Date
2010 - 2011 (Inclusive dates)
Summary
Interviews were conducted in Fridley, MN; Burnsville, MN; Glenwood, MN; Fergus Falls, MN; Ulen, MN; Hendricks, MN; Pigeon Falls, MN. Interview sessions include biographic and bio-linguistic profiles, group conversation, individual interviews and picture elicitation tasks. Information on Norwegian use in the community is gathered, as well as directed tasks for linguistic research and analysis.
Scope and Content Note
The collection is comprised of 36 sound files, where 34 are interviews with single individuals or a pair of individuals; and 2 files are group conversation from 2 separate occasions.Speakers were predominantly 3rd and 4th generation Norwegian-American. Many speakers came from Gudsbrandal, Norway, and speak that dialect in the recordings.There are two additional folders marked “more proficient” and “less proficient” containing 14 files (8 and 6 files, respectively). It is unclear whether these are additional interviews, or an organization of – and duplication of – the other files.
Extent
36 (sound files)
Language
Norwegian (Languages)
Gudsbrandal (Dialects)
Other Subject Headings
Norwegian language (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Heritage language speakers (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Linguistics (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Linguistics--Fieldwork (Local)
Norwegian language--Dialects (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Geographic Coverage
Minnesota (state)
(Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names)
Fridley (inhabited place) (Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names)
Burnsville (inhabited place) (Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names)
Glenwood (inhabited place) (Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names)
Fergus Falls (inhabited place) (Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names)
Ulen (inhabited place) (Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names)
Hendricks (inhabited place) (Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names)
Pigeon Falls (inhabited place) (Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names)
Preferred Citation
Contact Dr. Joseph Salmons JSalmons@wisc.edu for citation information.
