Baltic-Finns and Scandinavians : Comparative-Historical Linguistics and the Early History of the Nordic Region

Summary, in English

The study investigates how the early nineteenth century invention of comparative-historical linguistics affected European ethnohistoric thought, and how this process altered ethnohistorical research on the early, pre-Christian history of the Nordic region. The case study of the Nordic region (Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Estonia) includes the discipline histories of Finno-Ugric studies, linguistics and the larger field of intellectual history. The study examines the ethnohistorical narratives on relations between Finno-Ugric-speaking Baltic-Finns and Indo-European-speaking Scandinavians. The study covers a time period from the Middle Ages until 1900, with a chronological focus on the period 1770-1900.

• Författare: Kristian Nilsson
• Avdelning/ar: Centrum för Europaforskning
• Publiceringsår: 2012
• Språk: Engelska
• Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie: Minervaserien
• Volym: 17
• Fulltext: - 21 MB; Download statistics
• Dokumenttyp: Doktorsavhandling
• Förlag: Avd. för idé- och lärdomshistoria, Lunds universitet
• Ämne: Languages and Literature
• Nyckelord: Comparative-historical linguistics; Baltic-Finns; Scandinavians; ethnohistory; conceptual history; intellectual history; the Nordic region
• Status: Published
• Handledare: Barbara Törnquist-Plewa; Gunnar Broberg
• ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt: ISSN: 1650-7339; ISBN: 978-91-979095-1-8
• Försvarsdatum: 3 mars 2012
• Försvarstid: 10:15
• Försvarsplats: Sal A129b, Språk- och litteraturcentrum, Helgonabacken 12, Lund
• Opponent: Lars Elenius (Professor)