Hyppää sisältöön
Tunteiden Tampere

Kielellinen affekti, syrjimätön kieli ja tutkimukseen osallistumisen saavutettavuus

Tampere in emotions: Linguistic affect, bias-free language, and access to participation in research

Tampere in emotions is a project in which Finnish-language researchers investigate linguistic affect, bias-free language, and access to participation in research.

Aims

The project aims to

  1. produce knowledge about linguistic affect and bias-free language in Finnish 
  2. promote the use of bias-free language in Finnish
  3. increase the access to participation in research by reducing cognitive and sensory barriers. 

Implementation

The project consists of three parts.

  1. The first part examines group-based hierarchies that underlie biased language.
  2. The second part investigates the connection between affective meanings and bias-free language.
  3. The third part explores the language-related experiences of adults with visual impairments in Tampere region.

The parts of the project are connected by the idea of Tampere as the heart of research. The researchers and stakeholders are based in Tampere and data are collected from Tampere region. Collaboration between researchers with and without disabilities and co-research with study participants are highlighted in this project. The four-year project is funded by Kone Foundation.