North American Icelandic

North American Icelandic
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Publisher : Univ. of Manitoba Press
Total Pages : 180
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015067695240
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Book Synopsis North American Icelandic by : Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir

Download or read book North American Icelandic written by Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir and published by Univ. of Manitoba Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: North American Icelandic evolved mainly in Icelandic settlements in Manitoba and North Dakota and is the only version of Icelandic that is not spoken in Iceland. But North American Icelandic is a dying language with few left who speak it.North American Icelandic is the only book about the nature and development of this variety of Icelandic. It details the social and linguistic constraints of one specific feature of North American Icelandic phonology undergoing change, namely Flámæli, which is the merger of two sets of front vowels. Although Flámæli was once a part of traditional Icelandic, it was considered too confusing and was systematically eradicated from the language. But in North America, Flámæli use spread unchecked, allowing the rare opportunity of viewing the evolution of a dialect from its birth to its impending demise.


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