Skelleftebondskans betydelse för olika generationer : En kvalitativ intervjustudie

Sammanfattning: The aim of this study was to investigate how the North Westrobothnian dialect "skelleftebondskan" has been transferred between three generations within two family groups and what the dialect means for these individuals. The data was collected from semi-structured interviews where six people with a family connection to Skellefteå participated. The analysis of the data showed that dialectal knowledge and positive attitudes of the dialect had transferred from the oldest participants to the youngest participants within the family groups. Despite two participants in one family group not having lived in Skellefteå for as long as the participants in the other family group, the knowledge and meaning of the dialect was quite similar between them. And despite the oldest participants having more knowledge of the dialect and more frequently used it, the younger participants still thought the dialect was important. The data showed that the dialect was part of the participants’ identity and heritage as well as their linguistic repertoire.