Finlandssvenska i SAOL och andra ordböcker

Abstract

In this paper I discuss to what extent Finland-Swedish shibboleths, so-called Finlandisms, are found in different dictionaries. The dictionaries consulted in this analysis include two standard Swedish dictionaries, five Finland-Swedish dictionaries and a Finnish-Swedish bilingual dictionary. I also discuss the difference in attitude towards Finlandisms in two of these dictionaries, the Finland-Swedish dictionary Finlandssvensk ordbok (FSOB) and the Swedish phraseological dictionary Svenskt språkbruk (SSB). The main focus of the paper, however, is on Finlandisms (marked finl.) in the 14th edition of the Glossary of the Swedish Academy (SAOL). I discuss the aim with Finlandisms in SAOL, and the principles employed in the inclusion of these items.