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Why is this attributed to "Sweden" rather than to "Swedes" or "Swedish speakers"? * Swedish is the first language of about 5% of the population of Finland * S
by kylebgorman 12y ago
Why is this attributed to "Sweden" rather than to "Swedes" or "Swedish speakers"?
* Swedish is the first language of about 5% of the population of Finland
* Swedish is supposedly mutually comprehensible with Norwegian
* Many minority languages are governmentally recognized and spoken by significant minorities in Sweden, including Saami and Finnish
There should be name for this fallacy of equating language and nationality.
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