Activities per year
Abstract
This paper presents initial findings from my ongoing research, which examines the changes and continuities in the use of formulaic language in the context of a political entity that transitioned from imperial rule to independence between the 1890s and the 1920s. The subject of research is Finland, one of the imperial borderlands in Europe that gained independence as a result of the First World War, and where the high administration was partially reconstructed after independence. The study compares letters sent by citizens supreme political authorities before and after independence. The source material consists of letters from ordinary citizens to the Governors-General of Finland during the last decades of Russian rule (1899–1917) and similar letters to the President of Finland in the years after independence (1919–1923). Around 1200 pages of Finnish text have been transcribed from this material using HTR technology and Transkribus software. In the paper, I examine the forms of address used in the two corpora and test the keyness analysis on the transcribed material.
Original language | English |
---|---|
Number of pages | 16 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 19 Jan 2024 |
Publication type | Not Eligible |
Event | Formulaic Language in Historical Research and Data Extraction - International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam, Netherlands Duration: 7 Feb 2024 → 9 Feb 2024 https://republic.huygens.knaw.nl/index.php/en/conference-formulaic-language/ |
Conference
Conference | Formulaic Language in Historical Research and Data Extraction |
---|---|
Country/Territory | Netherlands |
City | Amsterdam |
Period | 7/02/24 → 9/02/24 |
Internet address |
Keywords
- petitioning
- formulaic language
- President
- Governor-General
- letter writing
- citizenship
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics of 'Changes and continuities in the formulaic language of letters to high authorities from imperial rule to independence: Finland, 1899–1923'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.Activities
- 4 Conference presentation
-
Tracing the impact of regime change in the formulaic political expressions of Finnish writings upwards, 1899–1924
Suodenjoki, S. (Speaker)
28 Mar 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference presentation
-
Tracing the Experience of Regime Change through Writings Upwards in Finland, 1899–1923
Suodenjoki, S. (Speaker)
11 Mar 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference presentation
-
Tracing citizens’ experiences of supreme political leadership through transcribed writings upwards
Suodenjoki, S. (Speaker)
15 Feb 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference presentation