Used Material

• The situation:

  • 20,000 Finns immigrated to Australia
  • Working class background, limited education
  • 25-40 yrs upon arrival

• Corpus collected 1995-1998

  • Two groups: 1A (over 18 yrs) and 1B (under 16 yrs)
  • 1A: 60 interviews, 65-70 min each
  • 1B: 30 interviews, 65-70 min each
  • 350,000 words

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