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An Introduction: How have internal factors impacted the dialects of Scandinavia?

Area of Investigation

- How have the traditional forms of Norwegian and Swedish changed in recent history, as a result of internal factors, amongst other factors?

- The dialectal differences between my chosen areas of Norway and Sweden, and how these differences have diminished over time.

- The factors which have contributed to these dialects dying out.

- Opinions on certain organisations, which either seek to preserve them, or seek to remove them.

- The political debate over this topic.

- How valuable do people feel their dialects are?


Aims and Objectives

- Improve my time management skills, and seek to set, manage, and meet deadlines I set for myself.

- Improve my general research skills, which will help me to research topics such as this at University.

-  Broaden my knowledge of this subject. I am very interested in Scandinavian Linguistics, and it also provides knowledge for the course I would like to study at University.

- Be able to process, compare, and counter people's views and opinions on a fairly divisive topic.

- Improve my organisational skills; managing my workflow, research time and other factors will improve my organisation in other subjects.

 

I find Scandinavian Lingustics very interesting, having studied Norwegian for about three years, and being able to read and understand Swedish. I am looking to apply to study this field at University, and so this EPQ will help me gain an understanding of this area of Scandinavia's Languages, as well as allow me to display my knowledge in order to gain valuable UCAS points. In the future, I would like to teach English as a second language abroad, and, using the information from this EPQ  (and hopefully the university course), I would be able to pursue this as a career in Scandinavia. In general, this project will aim to provide me with the tools and skills i need to do well at university, focusing on research and collating it.

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