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The many ways of lagom. A case study

Palmitessa, Martina LU (2011) ENGK01 20112
English Studies
Abstract
The word lagom fills the Swedes with a certain sense of pride. It is felt to
be a truly Swedish word which often is allowed to represent the notion of
Sweden and the Swedish way of being. Not only is the usage of the word
widespread in the Swedish language but it has an extensive range of
senses. It is this polysemy of the word that may create difficulties in
translations from Swedish to English; especially since there is no proper
equivalent in the English language.
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author
Palmitessa, Martina LU
supervisor
organization
course
ENGK01 20112
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
language
English
id
2760400
date added to LUP
2012-06-12 15:00:07
date last changed
2012-06-12 15:00:07
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  abstract     = {{The word lagom fills the Swedes with a certain sense of pride. It is felt to
be a truly Swedish word which often is allowed to represent the notion of
Sweden and the Swedish way of being. Not only is the usage of the word
widespread in the Swedish language but it has an extensive range of
senses. It is this polysemy of the word that may create difficulties in
translations from Swedish to English; especially since there is no proper
equivalent in the English language.}},
  author       = {{Palmitessa, Martina}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The many ways of lagom. A case study}},
  year         = {{2011}},
}