Glossary entry

Swedish term or phrase:

samlandet

English translation:

collecting

Added to glossary by Cynthia Coan
Apr 2, 2009 05:03
15 yrs ago
Swedish term

samlandet

Swedish to English Social Sciences Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. book title
Book by Marcus Persson is a sociology dissertation whose full title is "Mellan människor och ting, en interaktionistisk analys av samlandet." I don't think this is referring to the land of Samland, because the word appears with a small "s". Any help appreciated, and thanks!
Proposed translations (English)
5 +3 collecting
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Proposed translations

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27 mins
Selected

collecting

It is a gerund-like form of SAMLA

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Note added at 28 мин (2009-04-02 05:31:42 GMT)
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att samla = to collect (stamps, things, even people)

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Note added at 33 мин (2009-04-02 05:36:30 GMT)
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Check this out!! There is an English summary of the paper.

http://www.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=12588&postid=27188

as well as the Full Text version at

http://luur.lub.lu.se/luur?func=downloadFile&fileOId=27189

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Note added at 33 мин (2009-04-02 05:37:17 GMT)
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That is from his Summary on page 217:

Beyond the generally accepted ideas about collecting

The reason for my choice of collecting activities is collector’s
noticeable interest in material things, in this study, this interest and
the forms it takes functions as a means for developing a theory of
action including the relation between human beings and material
things.

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Note added at 14 час (2009-04-02 19:06:09 GMT)
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Dear Fredrik, I truly didn't mean to offend you or seem sophisticated. Capitals are to distinguish between the two languages in question.
Take care.
Peer comment(s):

agree Katarina Lindve : "gathering" could also be possible
3 hrs
agree Anna Herbst
3 hrs
agree Fredrik Nowacki : Sorry, but no need for the big letters... I only read the full summary and from it, it was less clear which term to choose. Since reading the preface, I fully agree with you. Collecting seems the better choice.
7 hrs
In his foreword he says: I tolvårsåldern samlade jag fantomentidningar som jag förvarade systematiskt i årgångspärmar. Ungefär samtidigt fick jag en mindre frimärkssamling från mina morföräldrar. SO IT IS STAMP COLLECTING, do get aquainted with his thesis
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Many thanks! This answer seems so obvious now I don't know why the meaning stumped me before. --C."
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