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

Kristian Nilsson

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

Kristian Nilsson

Centre for European Studies

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Qualification	Doctor
Awarding Institution	Centre for Languages and Literature
Supervisors/Advisors	Törnquist-Plewa, Barbara, Supervisor Broberg, Gunnar, Supervisor
Award date	2012 Mar 3
Publisher	Avd. för idé- och lärdomshistoria, Lunds universitet
ISBN (Print)	978-91-979095-1-8
Publication status	Published - 2012

Bibliographical note

Defence details

Date: 2012-03-03
Time: 10:15
Place: Sal A129b, Språk- och litteraturcentrum, Helgonabacken 12, Lund

External reviewer(s)

Name: Elenius, Lars
Title: Professor
Affiliation: Umeå universitet

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Languages and Literature

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Comparative-historical linguistics
Baltic-Finns
Scandinavians
ethnohistory
conceptual history
intellectual history
the Nordic region

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

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