Aineiston nimi

Opinions on the State of the Finnish Language 2013

Aineistonumero

FSD2979

Pysyvä tunniste

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2979

Aineiston laatu

Kvantitatiivinen aineisto

Tekijät

• Korhonen, Riitta (Institute for the Languages of Finland. Language Planning)
• Lappalainen, Hanna (University of Helsinki. Department of Finnish, Finno-Ugrian and Scandinavian Studies)

Sisällön kuvaus

The survey charted citizen views on written and spoken Finnish. Themes studied included, for instance, language change, the relationship between written and spoken language, loanwords from English, and language practices in the public sphere.

Opinions on the use of Finnish and its change were charted. The respondents were asked how important they regarded the well-being of the Finnish language, whether they thought everyday language written by people was careless, whether the language used in factual texts (e.g. reports, news) had become too colloquial, and whether they thought that one can use the kind of language one wants to on the Internet (for example, on Facebook). Reasons for being or not being worried of language change were examined (e.g. "English grammar affects Finnish in a negative manner", "Language change does not mean a deterioration of language").

A number of statements relating to spoken language and language used when greeting and addressing people were presented to respondents who were asked to indicate the extent to which they agreed with them (e.g. "Guests of current affairs programmes on TV and radio may use colloquial language", "I find it irritating that telemarketers often address their customers by first name"). Opinions on the use and acceptability of English loanwords in Finnish were surveyed (e.g. "They bother me because I don't always understand what they mean", "They facilitate communication between people who speak different languages"). The respondents were also asked whether some words or phrases annoyed them.

Regarding written language, opinions were charted on the fact that there are multiple acceptable/'correct' forms in written Finnish as well as who or which institution should be responsible for ensuring that factual texts are written according to language guidelines. Finally, the respondents were asked which issues relating to grammar, structure, and style they occasionally had to consider when writing factual texts.

Background variables included the respondent's age group, gender, education, region (NUTS 3) of residence, mother tongue, languages spoken, and writing and reading habits.

Asiasanat

colloquial language; grammar skills; language skills; languages; languages used at work; literacy; mother tongue; national languages; writing skills

Tieteenala/Aihealue

• Humanities (OKM:n tieteenalaluokitus)
• Language and linguistics (CESSDAn aihepiiriluokitus)

Sarja

Individual datasets

Jakelija

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Käyttöoikeudet

The dataset is (A) openly available for all users without registration (CC BY 4.0).

Kerääjät

• Institute for the Languages of Finland

Ajallinen kattavuus

2013

Aineistonkeruun ajankohta

2013-05 – 2013-06

Maa

Finland

Kohdealue

Finland

Havaintoyksikkötyyppi

Individual

Perusjoukko/otos

Persons who had the possibility of responding to the survey online

Tutkimuksen aikaulottuvuus

Cross-section

Otantamenetelmä

Non-probability: Availability

The online survey was conducted in the early summer in 2013 and it was advertised on the website of the Institute for the Languages of Finland, email lists, and Facebook. Responses were received from 1,517 people.

Keruumenetelmä

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Keruuväline tai –ohje

Structured questionnaire

Datatiedostojen kieli

Aineistopaketti voi sisältää samoja tiedostoja eri kielisinä.

Aineisto sisältää datatiedostoja seuraavilla kielillä: suomi.

Tietoarkisto kääntää kvantitatiivisia datatiedostoja englanniksi. Lisätietoja käännöspyynnön jättämisestä.

Datan versio

1.0

Aineiston käytössä huomioitavaa

The dataset contains some questions and examples that examine specific grammatical, morphological and syntactical features of written and spoken Finnish (e.g. question 6, response alternatives in question 8). Translating these questions and examples without changing what is being asked is not possible in many cases, which is why the Finnish forms are retained. If possible, additional approximate English translations or explanations are offered.

The data include both qualitative and quantitative variables.

Painokertoimet

There are no weight variables in the data.

Viittausvaatimus

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Malliviittaus

Korhonen, Riitta (Institute for the Languages of Finland) & Lappalainen, Hanna (University of Helsinki): Opinions on the State of the Finnish Language 2013 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2015-01-29). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2979

Julkaisusta tiedottaminen

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Varaumat

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Käytön ja kuvailun oheismateriaalit

Korhonen, Riitta & Lappalainen, Hanna (2014): Kieli muuttuu - rikkautta vai rappiota? Kielikello 4/2013 [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: kotimaisten kielten keskus. Saatavissa: http://www.kielikello.fi/index.php?mid=2&pid=11&aid=2651 [viitattu 25.2.2015].

Korhonen, Riitta & Lappalainen, Hanna (2013): Toisaalta ja toisaalta: verkkokyselyn mukaan suhtautuminen kielenkäyttöön on kaksijakoista [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: kotimaisten kielten keskus. Saatavissa: http://www.kotus.fi/kysely [viitattu 25.2.2015].

Julkaisut aineistosta

Korhonen, Riitta & Lappalainen, Hanna (2014). Kieli muuttuu - rikkautta vai rappiota? Kielikello 4/2013 [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: kotimaisten kielten keskus. http://www.kielikello.fi/index.php?mid=2&pid=11&aid=2651 [viitattu 25.2.2015].

Korhonen, Riitta & Lappalainen, Hanna (2013): Toisaalta ja toisaalta: verkkokyselyn mukaan suhtautuminen kielenkäyttöön on kaksijakoista [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: kotimaisten kielten keskus. Saatavissa: http://www.kotus.fi/kysely [viitattu 25.2.2015].

Isosävi, Johanna & Lappalainen, Hanna 2015: First Names in Starbucks: a Clash of Cultures? Catrin Norrby & Camilla Wide (toim.), Address Practice as Social Action. London: Palgrave Macmillan.