dc.contributor.author | Halonen, Mia | |
dc.contributor.author | Vaattovaara, Johanna | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-10-03T05:35:04Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-09-02T21:35:38Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Halonen, M., & Vaattovaara, J. (2017). Tracing the indexicalization of the notion “Helsinki s”. <i>Linguistics</i>, <i>55</i>(5), 1169-1195. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1515/ling-2017-0024" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1515/ling-2017-0024</a> | |
dc.identifier.other | CONVID_26931489 | |
dc.identifier.other | TUTKAID_73397 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/55504 | |
dc.description.abstract | Earlier research has concluded that there is a strong symbolic relationship
between Helsinki as a place and non-standard /s/ pronunciation. This
phenomenon is likewise in continuous evidence in the Finnish media and social
media. The notion of “Helsinki s” has become a folk linguistic fact although it
lacks a clear linguistic correlate or even status as a linguistic fact. The only
sibilant of the Finnish language is officially a voiceless alveolar, while the
“Helsinki s” is most often discussed as “hissing”, “sharp” or “fronted”.
However, according to recent research based on listening tasks, any /s/ may
be designated and discussed as a “Helsinki s” if the speaker is regarded as a
Helsinki speaker according to other criteria. The present article seeks to trace a
development path to illustrate the layered semiotic processes that has led
Finnish society to construct “Helsinki s”. In exploring the indexicalization
process of this folk notion, the article focuses in particular on the origins and
the circumstances under which /s/ pronunciation started to gain social recognition
in Finnish society. The ideological link between the socially meaningful /s/
pronunciation and Helsinki is traced back to the early industrialization and
urbanization era and (media) discourses of Helsinki in the late 19th century.
The present-day associations and the 150-year path of “Helsinki s” are
discussed. | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | De Gruyter Mouton | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Linguistics | |
dc.subject.other | indexicality | |
dc.subject.other | social meaning | |
dc.subject.other | sound symbolism | |
dc.subject.other | enregisterment | |
dc.title | Tracing the indexicalization of the notion “Helsinki s” | |
dc.type | article | |
dc.identifier.urn | URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201709293880 | |
dc.contributor.laitos | Soveltavan kielentutkimuksen keskus | fi |
dc.contributor.laitos | Centre for Applied Language Studies | en |
dc.contributor.oppiaine | Soveltava kielentutkimus | fi |
dc.contributor.oppiaine | Applied language studies | en |
dc.type.uri | http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle | |
dc.date.updated | 2017-09-29T12:15:04Z | |
dc.type.coar | http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1 | |
dc.description.reviewstatus | peerReviewed | |
dc.format.pagerange | 1169-1195 | |
dc.relation.issn | 0024-3949 | |
dc.relation.numberinseries | 5 | |
dc.relation.volume | 55 | |
dc.type.version | publishedVersion | |
dc.rights.copyright | © 2017 Walter de Gruyter GmbH. Published in this repository with the kind permission of the publisher. | |
dc.rights.accesslevel | openAccess | fi |
dc.subject.yso | paikka | |
jyx.subject.uri | http://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p9979 | |
dc.relation.doi | 10.1515/ling-2017-0024 | |
dc.type.okm | A1 | |