Senior Capstone Project<\/span><\/h4>\nRand Scholar Award Project<\/span><\/h1><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDialectal Development and Comparison: Norwegian in the U.S. and Norway<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tAbstract<\/h2>\nWhile a great deal of scholarly literature on the influence of English on American Norwegian exists, the present report focuses on the impact Norwegian dialects, which vary vastly from one another, have had on one another in the post-immigration period. This research on Norwegian dialects contextualizes itself within previous research on Norwegian, both in Norway and in North America. Using original interview recordings created by Terje Joranger and Odd Lovoll (1995-2002) of heritage Norwegian speakers and interview transcripts from the Corpus of American Nordic Speech (CANS), a comparative dataset was created in order to analyze dialectal change over generations. The report focuses on three features of dialect variability in Norwegian, including first and third pronoun use, the negation adverb, and question words. In synthesizing the information from this dataset and comparing research to modern scholarship, the findings aligned with research from Johannessen and Laake (2015) and Hjelde (2015) that heritage Norwegian has undergone an incomplete koni\u00e9ization process. The end of this report discusses the suggestion that modern Norwegian may be headed in a more leveled direction as well. This research is funded by the Rand Scholar Award (2022-2023) through St. Olaf College and the generous donations of Mary Rand Taylor and Ron Taylor. Special thanks to the benefactors of this research, as well as the Rand Committee, Dr. Nora Vosburg, and the Norwegian-American Historical Association.<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFull Final Report<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tProject Steps<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/cis-hwhite\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1566\/2023\/04\/paralegal-icon-05.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tProposal<\/h3>\n
In order to receive funding for this project, I applied in the spring of 2022 for the Rand Scholar Award. In my proposal, I laid out my topic, the sample I wanted to use, my proposed methods, and the format of my final results. After having worked at the Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) and having come across previously unused interview recordings of heritage Norwegian speakers created by Odd Lovoll and Terje Joranger, I wanted to employ these in a comparative study of Norwegian dialect influence in the U.S. and in Norway. The proposal, found below, was originally submitted to the Rand Committee and explains the rationale behind this project, which I was granted the funding for and which became my senior final project.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
\n\t\t\t\tOriginal Proposal<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/cis-hwhite\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1566\/2023\/04\/paralegal-icon-03.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tResearch<\/h3>\n
After receiving funding for this research, I began transcribing and translating the interview recordings created by Odd Lovoll and Terje Joranger in order to use them as a dataset for this project. Once I had 15 respondents I could use for my database, I matched these with 15 additional respondents from the Corpus of American Nordic Speech (CANS) in order to create a larger comparative dataset. I was then able to investigate the dialectal features employed by these 30 respondents and compare my findings to modern scholarship on the subject. Below, you can find my IR application, which displays my course rationale, as well as my full final report with a complete discussion of my findings from this original research.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
\n\t\t\t\tIR Application<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tFinal Report<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/cis-hwhite\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1566\/2023\/04\/paralegal-icon-02.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tiPedagogical application<\/h3>\n
In order to supplement my research course and to make this information more widely accessible, I decided to present my findings to an intermediate Norwegian classroom. This was a good practice for my public presentation and allowed me to share my findings to an audience familiar with Norwegian. This fit well with the curriculum of the course, as students were learning about Norwegian dialects at the point in the semester when I came to their classroom. I was able to better refine my findings and conclusions as well as my presentation as a result of this pedagogical application. Ultimately, I wanted to be able to share my research and make these materials more accessible. Linked below are my slides as well as a full audio recording of this classroom presentation.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
\n\t\t\t\tClassroom Slides<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tClassroom Video<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/cis-hwhite\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1566\/2023\/04\/paralegal-icon-01.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPublic presentation<\/h3>\n
As the culmination of this research, I presented my findings in a public presentation on May 1st, 2023. This presentation is customary for all Rand Scholars in the spring of the academic year, after research has been completed. I spent a good deal of time revising this presentation and cultivating it for a public audience, making the assumption that many would be unfamiliar with the Norwegian language and would need some background information in order to understand the findings of this research. This presentation lasted 45 minutes, with a 15-minute Q&A section. Below are the public slides I used for this presentation, my full bibliography for the presentation and this report, and finally, the full recording of my public presentation, including the Q&A section.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
Dialectal Development and Comparison: Norwegian in the U.S. and Norway<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tAbstract<\/h2>\nWhile a great deal of scholarly literature on the influence of English on American Norwegian exists, the present report focuses on the impact Norwegian dialects, which vary vastly from one another, have had on one another in the post-immigration period. This research on Norwegian dialects contextualizes itself within previous research on Norwegian, both in Norway and in North America. Using original interview recordings created by Terje Joranger and Odd Lovoll (1995-2002) of heritage Norwegian speakers and interview transcripts from the Corpus of American Nordic Speech (CANS), a comparative dataset was created in order to analyze dialectal change over generations. The report focuses on three features of dialect variability in Norwegian, including first and third pronoun use, the negation adverb, and question words. In synthesizing the information from this dataset and comparing research to modern scholarship, the findings aligned with research from Johannessen and Laake (2015) and Hjelde (2015) that heritage Norwegian has undergone an incomplete koni\u00e9ization process. The end of this report discusses the suggestion that modern Norwegian may be headed in a more leveled direction as well. This research is funded by the Rand Scholar Award (2022-2023) through St. Olaf College and the generous donations of Mary Rand Taylor and Ron Taylor. Special thanks to the benefactors of this research, as well as the Rand Committee, Dr. Nora Vosburg, and the Norwegian-American Historical Association.<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFull Final Report<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tProject Steps<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tProposal<\/h3>\n
In order to receive funding for this project, I applied in the spring of 2022 for the Rand Scholar Award. In my proposal, I laid out my topic, the sample I wanted to use, my proposed methods, and the format of my final results. After having worked at the Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) and having come across previously unused interview recordings of heritage Norwegian speakers created by Odd Lovoll and Terje Joranger, I wanted to employ these in a comparative study of Norwegian dialect influence in the U.S. and in Norway. The proposal, found below, was originally submitted to the Rand Committee and explains the rationale behind this project, which I was granted the funding for and which became my senior final project.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
\n\t\t\t\tOriginal Proposal<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tResearch<\/h3>\n
After receiving funding for this research, I began transcribing and translating the interview recordings created by Odd Lovoll and Terje Joranger in order to use them as a dataset for this project. Once I had 15 respondents I could use for my database, I matched these with 15 additional respondents from the Corpus of American Nordic Speech (CANS) in order to create a larger comparative dataset. I was then able to investigate the dialectal features employed by these 30 respondents and compare my findings to modern scholarship on the subject. Below, you can find my IR application, which displays my course rationale, as well as my full final report with a complete discussion of my findings from this original research.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
\n\t\t\t\tIR Application<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tFinal Report<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tiPedagogical application<\/h3>\n
In order to supplement my research course and to make this information more widely accessible, I decided to present my findings to an intermediate Norwegian classroom. This was a good practice for my public presentation and allowed me to share my findings to an audience familiar with Norwegian. This fit well with the curriculum of the course, as students were learning about Norwegian dialects at the point in the semester when I came to their classroom. I was able to better refine my findings and conclusions as well as my presentation as a result of this pedagogical application. Ultimately, I wanted to be able to share my research and make these materials more accessible. Linked below are my slides as well as a full audio recording of this classroom presentation.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
\n\t\t\t\tClassroom Slides<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tClassroom Video<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPublic presentation<\/h3>\n
As the culmination of this research, I presented my findings in a public presentation on May 1st, 2023. This presentation is customary for all Rand Scholars in the spring of the academic year, after research has been completed. I spent a good deal of time revising this presentation and cultivating it for a public audience, making the assumption that many would be unfamiliar with the Norwegian language and would need some background information in order to understand the findings of this research. This presentation lasted 45 minutes, with a 15-minute Q&A section. Below are the public slides I used for this presentation, my full bibliography for the presentation and this report, and finally, the full recording of my public presentation, including the Q&A section.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
Abstract<\/h2>\nWhile a great deal of scholarly literature on the influence of English on American Norwegian exists, the present report focuses on the impact Norwegian dialects, which vary vastly from one another, have had on one another in the post-immigration period. This research on Norwegian dialects contextualizes itself within previous research on Norwegian, both in Norway and in North America. Using original interview recordings created by Terje Joranger and Odd Lovoll (1995-2002) of heritage Norwegian speakers and interview transcripts from the Corpus of American Nordic Speech (CANS), a comparative dataset was created in order to analyze dialectal change over generations. The report focuses on three features of dialect variability in Norwegian, including first and third pronoun use, the negation adverb, and question words. In synthesizing the information from this dataset and comparing research to modern scholarship, the findings aligned with research from Johannessen and Laake (2015) and Hjelde (2015) that heritage Norwegian has undergone an incomplete koni\u00e9ization process. The end of this report discusses the suggestion that modern Norwegian may be headed in a more leveled direction as well. This research is funded by the Rand Scholar Award (2022-2023) through St. Olaf College and the generous donations of Mary Rand Taylor and Ron Taylor. Special thanks to the benefactors of this research, as well as the Rand Committee, Dr. Nora Vosburg, and the Norwegian-American Historical Association.<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFull Final Report<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tProject Steps<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tProposal<\/h3>\n
In order to receive funding for this project, I applied in the spring of 2022 for the Rand Scholar Award. In my proposal, I laid out my topic, the sample I wanted to use, my proposed methods, and the format of my final results. After having worked at the Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) and having come across previously unused interview recordings of heritage Norwegian speakers created by Odd Lovoll and Terje Joranger, I wanted to employ these in a comparative study of Norwegian dialect influence in the U.S. and in Norway. The proposal, found below, was originally submitted to the Rand Committee and explains the rationale behind this project, which I was granted the funding for and which became my senior final project.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
\n\t\t\t\tOriginal Proposal<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tResearch<\/h3>\n
After receiving funding for this research, I began transcribing and translating the interview recordings created by Odd Lovoll and Terje Joranger in order to use them as a dataset for this project. Once I had 15 respondents I could use for my database, I matched these with 15 additional respondents from the Corpus of American Nordic Speech (CANS) in order to create a larger comparative dataset. I was then able to investigate the dialectal features employed by these 30 respondents and compare my findings to modern scholarship on the subject. Below, you can find my IR application, which displays my course rationale, as well as my full final report with a complete discussion of my findings from this original research.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
\n\t\t\t\tIR Application<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tFinal Report<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tiPedagogical application<\/h3>\n
In order to supplement my research course and to make this information more widely accessible, I decided to present my findings to an intermediate Norwegian classroom. This was a good practice for my public presentation and allowed me to share my findings to an audience familiar with Norwegian. This fit well with the curriculum of the course, as students were learning about Norwegian dialects at the point in the semester when I came to their classroom. I was able to better refine my findings and conclusions as well as my presentation as a result of this pedagogical application. Ultimately, I wanted to be able to share my research and make these materials more accessible. Linked below are my slides as well as a full audio recording of this classroom presentation.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
\n\t\t\t\tClassroom Slides<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tClassroom Video<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPublic presentation<\/h3>\n
As the culmination of this research, I presented my findings in a public presentation on May 1st, 2023. This presentation is customary for all Rand Scholars in the spring of the academic year, after research has been completed. I spent a good deal of time revising this presentation and cultivating it for a public audience, making the assumption that many would be unfamiliar with the Norwegian language and would need some background information in order to understand the findings of this research. This presentation lasted 45 minutes, with a 15-minute Q&A section. Below are the public slides I used for this presentation, my full bibliography for the presentation and this report, and finally, the full recording of my public presentation, including the Q&A section.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
Project Steps<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tProposal<\/h3>\n
In order to receive funding for this project, I applied in the spring of 2022 for the Rand Scholar Award. In my proposal, I laid out my topic, the sample I wanted to use, my proposed methods, and the format of my final results. After having worked at the Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) and having come across previously unused interview recordings of heritage Norwegian speakers created by Odd Lovoll and Terje Joranger, I wanted to employ these in a comparative study of Norwegian dialect influence in the U.S. and in Norway. The proposal, found below, was originally submitted to the Rand Committee and explains the rationale behind this project, which I was granted the funding for and which became my senior final project.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
\n\t\t\t\tOriginal Proposal<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tResearch<\/h3>\n
After receiving funding for this research, I began transcribing and translating the interview recordings created by Odd Lovoll and Terje Joranger in order to use them as a dataset for this project. Once I had 15 respondents I could use for my database, I matched these with 15 additional respondents from the Corpus of American Nordic Speech (CANS) in order to create a larger comparative dataset. I was then able to investigate the dialectal features employed by these 30 respondents and compare my findings to modern scholarship on the subject. Below, you can find my IR application, which displays my course rationale, as well as my full final report with a complete discussion of my findings from this original research.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
\n\t\t\t\tIR Application<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tFinal Report<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tiPedagogical application<\/h3>\n
In order to supplement my research course and to make this information more widely accessible, I decided to present my findings to an intermediate Norwegian classroom. This was a good practice for my public presentation and allowed me to share my findings to an audience familiar with Norwegian. This fit well with the curriculum of the course, as students were learning about Norwegian dialects at the point in the semester when I came to their classroom. I was able to better refine my findings and conclusions as well as my presentation as a result of this pedagogical application. Ultimately, I wanted to be able to share my research and make these materials more accessible. Linked below are my slides as well as a full audio recording of this classroom presentation.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
\n\t\t\t\tClassroom Slides<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tClassroom Video<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPublic presentation<\/h3>\n
As the culmination of this research, I presented my findings in a public presentation on May 1st, 2023. This presentation is customary for all Rand Scholars in the spring of the academic year, after research has been completed. I spent a good deal of time revising this presentation and cultivating it for a public audience, making the assumption that many would be unfamiliar with the Norwegian language and would need some background information in order to understand the findings of this research. This presentation lasted 45 minutes, with a 15-minute Q&A section. Below are the public slides I used for this presentation, my full bibliography for the presentation and this report, and finally, the full recording of my public presentation, including the Q&A section.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>Proposal<\/h3>\n
In order to receive funding for this project, I applied in the spring of 2022 for the Rand Scholar Award. In my proposal, I laid out my topic, the sample I wanted to use, my proposed methods, and the format of my final results. After having worked at the Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) and having come across previously unused interview recordings of heritage Norwegian speakers created by Odd Lovoll and Terje Joranger, I wanted to employ these in a comparative study of Norwegian dialect influence in the U.S. and in Norway. The proposal, found below, was originally submitted to the Rand Committee and explains the rationale behind this project, which I was granted the funding for and which became my senior final project.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>Research<\/h3>\n
After receiving funding for this research, I began transcribing and translating the interview recordings created by Odd Lovoll and Terje Joranger in order to use them as a dataset for this project. Once I had 15 respondents I could use for my database, I matched these with 15 additional respondents from the Corpus of American Nordic Speech (CANS) in order to create a larger comparative dataset. I was then able to investigate the dialectal features employed by these 30 respondents and compare my findings to modern scholarship on the subject. Below, you can find my IR application, which displays my course rationale, as well as my full final report with a complete discussion of my findings from this original research.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>iPedagogical application<\/h3>\n
In order to supplement my research course and to make this information more widely accessible, I decided to present my findings to an intermediate Norwegian classroom. This was a good practice for my public presentation and allowed me to share my findings to an audience familiar with Norwegian. This fit well with the curriculum of the course, as students were learning about Norwegian dialects at the point in the semester when I came to their classroom. I was able to better refine my findings and conclusions as well as my presentation as a result of this pedagogical application. Ultimately, I wanted to be able to share my research and make these materials more accessible. Linked below are my slides as well as a full audio recording of this classroom presentation.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>Public presentation<\/h3>\n
As the culmination of this research, I presented my findings in a public presentation on May 1st, 2023. This presentation is customary for all Rand Scholars in the spring of the academic year, after research has been completed. I spent a good deal of time revising this presentation and cultivating it for a public audience, making the assumption that many would be unfamiliar with the Norwegian language and would need some background information in order to understand the findings of this research. This presentation lasted 45 minutes, with a 15-minute Q&A section. Below are the public slides I used for this presentation, my full bibliography for the presentation and this report, and finally, the full recording of my public presentation, including the Q&A section.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
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