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No full textGood interpersonal relationships characterized by an attentive caring presence can help us cope when we are confronted with hardship and suffering. Caring encounters can provide comfort and consolation and give us the courage to carry on despite adversity. Nature can also comfort and empower us, as can other spaces that create a sense of at-homeness and belonging. The phenomenon of comfort has been the subject of inquiry in both philosophy and theology as well as in literature, the visual arts and music. This special issue comprises an introductory text and eight articles written mainly by members of the Research Group Life and Life Courage. The introductory text provides an introduction to the phenomenon of comfort. In the subsequent texts the authors elaborate further on their understanding of the phenomenon from the perspective of health and social care or through a life philosophical lens.I situasjoner hvor livet byr på utfordringer, motgang og lidelse har gode mellommenneskelige relasjoner som preges av et oppmerksomt nærvær stor betydning for hvordan vi mestrer livet. Trøsten som formidles i slike relasjoner kan få stor betydning for livsmot og håp. På lik linje kan naturen og steder som vi setter pris på, være et fristed hvor vi kan samle oss og finne trøst. Trøstens elementære betydning har vært gjenstand for filosofiske og religiøse betraktninger og har gitt opphav for litterære verk, billedkunst og musikk. I denne innledningen til temanummeret «Trøst» gir vi en kort beskrivelse av dette fenomenet. I tillegg oppsummeres temanummerets åtte bidrag, de fleste skrevet av medlemmer i forskningsgruppen Liv og Livsmot ved UiT, Norges arktiske universitet. Bidragsyterne beskriver sine erfaringer med trøst i en helsefaglig, sosialfaglig eller livsfilosofisk kontekst
Colombian expressions of condolence on Facebook during the COVID-19 crisis
No full textThe present research is an examination of 245 responses to three death notice posts published on Facebook. The respondents, all friends of whom published the posts, had no other choice in acting upon the news given the gathering restrictions created by COVID-19 (April 2020-November 2021). First, I examine the personal deixis (e.g., to whom the message is oriented towards) through the close examination of pronouns in the expressions of condolences. Results reveal that to maintain the social relationships, the respondents preferred to orient their message of condolence towards the bereaved or the family followed by orienting the condolence towards both the bereaved and the deceased. In Spanish, orienting the message toward the self (i.e., I am sorry) is the least preferred response. Behavioral cultural expectations also suggests that to demonstrate empathy, Colombian Spanish speakers tend to offer condolences in the form of routine formulas—focused on religious sayings, or expressions that reveal signs of affection. In managing the respect component, the respondents tend to praise God for mercy and strength for the bereaved/family and prayed for the deceased’s soul. In addition, it was noted that the responses included emojis (18.8%) which were used to upgrade and strengthen the force of the expressions of condolence. Although, the results cannot be generalized to the entire Colombian population, this study serves as the base to understand how Spanish speakers respond to condolences, a topic scarcely investigated.La presente investigación es un examen de 245 respuestas a tres mensajes sobre la muerte de alguien publicadas en Facebook. Los encuestados, todos amigos de quienes publicaron la noticia no tuvieron otra opción para actuar sobre esta dadas las restricciones de reunión creadas por COVID-19 (abril de 2020-noviembre de 2021). Primero, se examina la deixis personal (p.ej., hacia quién está orientado el mensaje) a través del examen detallado de los pronombres en las expresiones de condolencias. Los resultados revelan que, para mantener las relaciones sociales, los encuestados prefirieron orientar su mensaje de condolencia hacia el doliente o la familia seguido de orientar el pésame tanto hacia el doliente como hacia el difunto. En español, orientar el mensaje hacia uno mismo (es decir, lo siento) es la respuesta menos preferida. Las expectativas culturales de conducta también sugieren que, para demostrar empatía, los hispanohablantes colombianos tienden a ofrecer condolencias en forma de fórmulas rutinarias, centradas en dichos religiosos o expresiones que revelan muestras de afecto. Al manejar el componente de respeto, los encuestados tienden a alabar a Dios por la misericordia y la fortaleza para los dolientes/familia y oraron por el alma del difunto. Además, se encontró el empleo de emojis (18,8%) empleados para resaltar y fortalecer la fuerza de las expresiones de condolencia. Si bien, los resultados no pueden generalizarse a toda la población colombiana, este estudio sirve de base para comprender cómo los hispanohablantes responden a las condolencias, un tema escasamente investigado
Perceptuel dialektologi og sproglig variation i Danmark: en århusiansk tegn-et-kort-undersøgelse
Get PDFDenne artikel undersøger sprogbrugeres opfattelser af og holdninger til sproglig variation i Danmark. Vi anvender hvad vi kalder ‘tegn-et-kort-metoden’ (på engelsk: the draw-a-map task), en perceptuel-dialektologisk undersøgelsesmetode som bruges til at afdække hvilke geografiske og sociale sproglige varieteter der opleves som fremtrædende for sprogbrugere. Vi benytter desuden en videreudvikling af samme metode som går ud på at benytte GIS-software, dvs. et geografisk informationssystem, til at aggregere data fra respondenters individuelle tegn-et-kort-besvarelser, dvs. håndtegnede sprogkort, og yderligere udforske mønstre i det empiriske materiale og visualisere resultaterne. I tillæg til en metodepræsentation fremlægger vi resultater fra et tegn-et-kort-eksperiment vi udførte med en respondentgruppe bestående af universitetsstuderende i Aarhus. Vi præsenterer og diskuterer en række kortvisualiseringer baseret på GIS-analyse af forskellige delmængder af vores århusianske tegn-et-kort-data, og vi gransker desuden holdningskommentarer og metasproglige beskrivelser fra respondenternes sprogkort. Artiklen giver et indblik i hvordan perceptuel dialektologi kan bruges til at belyse nye aspekter af, og dermed bidrage til yderligere at nuancere, det sprogideologiske billede tidligere forskning har tegnet af sociolingvistisk sprogforandring i det senmoderne Danmark
LIA-korpusa – eldre talemålsopptak for norsk og samisk gjort tilgjengelege
Get PDFThis paper presents the results from the project Language Infrastructure made Accessible (LIA) which had as its main goal to digitize and make accessible old recordings of spoken Norwegian and Sámi from various archives, first and foremost from the four partner institutions University of Oslo, University of Bergen, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and UiT The Arctic University of Norway. The infrastructures resulting from the project can be summarized as 1) various language technology resources such as a morphological tagger and a parser for Norwegian dialects, upgrading of the corpus interface Glossa and a new infrastructure for file depots, 2) a file depot of Norwegian dialect recordings, 3) three corpora of spoken Norwegian and one for North Sámi as well as the LIA treebank. The paper exemplifies how the corpora can be utilized.This paper presents the results from the project Language Infrastructure made Accessible (LIA) which had as its main goal to digitize and make accessible old recordings of spoken Norwegian and Sámi from various archives, first and foremost from the four partner institutions University of Oslo, University of Bergen, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and UiT The Arctic University of Norway. The infrastructures resulting from the project can be summarized as 1) a file depot of Norwegian dialect recordings, 2) three corpora of spoken Norwegian and one for North Sámi, 3) various language technology resources such as an openly available tree bank, a morphological taggar and a parser for Norwegian dialects, upgrading of the corpus interface Glossa and more. The paper exemplifies how the corpus can be utilized
Eventyret Norsk Moskus A/S: Norsk Moskus (Norwegian Muskox) A/S a project like no other
No full textNorsk Moskus A/S was, for good or worse, Alfred Henningsen’s own private eterprise. It was by many, probably also by Henningsen himself, judged as a failure. That is hardly the full story. The project was inspired from USA, where a similar project was already under way with the purpose to domesticate the muskox to improve the economic and social conditions of native arctic people by using the wool to produce garment for sale. In addition, Henningsen wanted to secure the economy by tourism based on public interest in the animals. He also approached the new university in Tromsø for cooperation from the very beginning. The operation was established in Bardu in northern Norway and had several shortcomings already from the beginning in 1969. It had no financial base whatsoever, as Henningsen assumed that his connections as member of Parliament would soon provide the cash. That did not happen. The information from USA was (quite erroneously) that domestication of muskox was very easy, and therefore, and because of bad economy, no relevant husbandry expertice was involved. Instead, the project was managed by amateurs and enthusiastic volunters. The expected cooperation with research institutions did not materialise either. In spite of this, the project took off rather well during the first few years. Calf production was good, wool and garment production was well under way and tourists brought in the cash. Even so, because of the need for heavy infrastructure investments they were always economically behind, and very soon had to sell animals to avoid bankrupsy. 1975 became a turningpoint. At that time they were hit by a massive outbreak of Contagious echtyma which killed all the calves and half of the adult bulls, and a local resident was killed by a bull which had escaped from the farm. The latter turned a hitherto positive attitude among the locals to become rather hostile, and necessitated a move of the whole operation to Årøya in Kvænangen where the locals were still positive in 1976. The relocation inflicted new heavy infrastructure investments which was financed by the sale of several of the remaining animals, but the relocation was, at first, nevertheless, a success, and everything looked bright for the 1977 season. However, just before the opening the Ministry of Agriculture decided, with reference to new legislation, to ban public showing of the animals. The decision was appealed, but was in the end turned down in a decision by, no less than, the King in Cabinet. After much politicking, however, a temporary permit was granted in 1979, but at that time the project was economically at rock bottom, and a new bridge which led the tourist trafic away from the farm had materialized. After fighting for 20 years Henningsen then gave up and donated the 10 remaining animals to the Department of Arctic Biology at the University of Tromsø. The University consequently set up a farm at Rya island outside Tromsø, where they trived and for 40 years were used for reseach, and thereby fullfilling one of the most important original intensions of the project
Arbeidsmiljøets betydning for sykepleierstudenters valg av arbeidsgiver : En kvalitativ studie med søkelys på rekruttering av sykepleiere til kommunale helse- og omsorgstjenester
No full textThere is an increasing demand for nurses in municipal health care services. A survey among third-year students from a cohort in a bachelor\u27s program in nursing (n=101) highlighted work environment as the most important factor when choosing an employer as newly qualified nurses. This article presents a follow-up study where the purpose was to gain increased insight into what nursing students associate with a good work environment. The study had a qualitative design, with semi-structured interviews from 15 students recruited from the same cohort as the survey. The interview data was analyzed thematically. The students described a good work environment as exciting, supportive, and livable. The results indicate that the facilitation of a good work environment for nursing students during their practical studies, as well as for newly qualified nurses, can have an impact on recruitment to municipal health care services. Det er behov for at flere sykepleiere vil jobbe i kommunehelsetjenesten. En spørreundersøkelse blant tredjeårsstudenter fra et årskull i bachelorprogram sykepleie (n=101) synliggjorde arbeidsmiljø som den viktigste faktoren for valg av arbeidsgiver som nyutdannede sykepleiere. Denne artikkelen omhandler en oppfølgingsstudie, hvor hensikten var å få økt innsikt i hva sykepleierstudenter forbinder med et godt arbeidsmiljø. Studien hadde et kvalitativt design, med semistrukturerte individuelle intervjuer av 15 studenter rekruttert fra samme kull som spørreundersøkelsen. Datamaterialet ble analysert tematisk, og vi fant at studentene beskrev et godt arbeidsmiljø som spennende, støttende og levelig. Funnene indikerer at tilrettelegging for et godt arbeidsmiljø for sykepleierstudenter i praksis og nyutdannede sykepleiere kan ha betydning for rekrutteringen til kommunale helse- og omsorgstjenester
Sakpoesi. En linje i nyere norsk litteratur
Get PDFIt is common knowledge that novels and plays can have documentary tendencies, but what about the poem? Many associate poetry with sensation or feeling rather than analysis, thinking or matter. Based on collections of poems by Rune Tuverud, Markus Midré, Freddy Fjellheim, Espen Stueland and others, the genre "sakpoesi" is discussed, as it has emerged in Norwegian literature from the 1990s onwards.At romaner og skuespill kan ha dokumentariske tendenser, er allment kjent, men hva med diktet? Mange forbinder lyrikk med sansning eller følelse framfor analyse, tenkning eller sak. Med utgangspunkt i diktsamlinger av Rune Tuverud, Markus Midré, Freddy Fjellheim, Espen Stueland og andre diskuteres sjangeren "sakpoesi", slik den har vokst fram i norsk litteratur fra 1990-tallet og framover.
Förord, Nordlit 51, nr. 2, Perspektiv på skandinavisk humor: Förord, kolofon og medverkande
No full textA cautionary comment on the morphological status of inclusive –e in Spanish
No full textThis squib discusses several alternative grammatical treatments for inclusive -e in Spanish. It shows that the available data does not allow to prefer or disregard any of the potential proposals.Esta nota discute varios tratamientos gramaticales alternativos para la -e inclusiva en español. Se demuestra que los datos disponibles no permiten preferir o descartar ninguna de las potenciales propuestas
LA PRESENCIA OBLIGADA DEL SUJETO NULO EN ESPAÑOL
No full textEntre los discutibles argumentos relativos al asunto relacionado con la expresión y la ausencia del sujeto en español sobresale la escasa atención prestada a la forzosa omisión de este constituyente en ciertos casos. Este hecho, además de cuestionar en cierto modo la clasificación de nuestro idioma como lengua pro-drop, requiere de un estudio profundo que permita entender los aspectos involucrados. Con este objetivo, presentamos una revisión crítica que culmina con una propuesta que pretende sistematizar los factores que impidenexpresar el sujeto en el español europeo. Esos factores, vinculados a la ausencia absoluta de contraste, pueden dividirse en dos grupos. En primer lugar, uno en el que se producen ciertas restricciones léxicas y gramaticales. En segundo, otroen el que la obligada elisión está provocada pormotivos discursivos. Ambos grupos se relacionan, respectivamente, con la existencia obligada de un proanafórico y de un prodeíctico. Para completar este estudio, se analizan algunas particularidades del español antillano y se examina la posible aplicación de nuestra propuesta en aquellos casos del inglés y del alemán en los que el sujeto puede elidirseEntre los discutibles argumentos relativos al asunto relacionado con la expresión y la ausencia del sujeto en español sobresale la escasa atención prestada a la forzosa presencia de un sujeto tácito referencial en ciertos casos. Este hecho, además de cuestionar la clasificación del español como lengua pro-drop, requiere de un estudio profundo que permita entender los factores involucrados. Con este objetivo, proponemos una hipótesis que permita sistematizar las razones que provocan la imposibilidad de expresar el sujeto en todas las variedades de nuestra lengua y la posible existencia de un pro referencial en aquellas lenguas que, en teoría, reclaman la realización fonética de este constituyente. Además, en este trabajo se tratan algunas estructuras propias del español antillano y de otras zonas del Caribe que ayudan a entender por qué la realización del sujeto es más frecuente en esta zona dialectal