Studies in Övdalian Morphology and Syntax
Studies in Övdalian Morphology and Syntax

Author: Kristine Bentzen

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company

Published: 2015-01-22

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 9027269130

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Övdalian is spoken in central Sweden by about 2000 speakers. Traditionally categorized as a dialect of Swedish, it has not received much international attention. However, Övdalian is typologically closer to Faroese or Icelandic than it is to Swedish, and since it has been spoken in relative isolation for about 1000 years, a number of interesting linguistic archaisms have been preserved and innovations have developed. This volume provides seven papers about Övdalian morphology and syntax. The papers, all based on extensive fieldwork, cover topics such as verb movement, subject doubling, wh-words and case in Övdalian. Constituting the first comprehensive linguistic description of Övdalian in English, this volume is of interest for linguists in the fields of Scandinavian and Germanic linguistics, and also historical linguists will be thrilled by some of the presented data. The data and the analyses presented here furthermore challenge our view of the morphosyntax of the Scandinavian languages in some cases – as could be expected when a new language enters the linguistic arena.

Linguistic Theory and Raw Sound
Linguistic Theory and Raw Sound

Author: Peter Juel Henrichsen

Publisher: Samfundslitteratur

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9788759314791

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The present volume contains a collection of papers on spoken language: how to represent it, analyse it, and explain it, without resorting to preconceived notions from text-based linguistics. The papers were presented at an explorative symposium held in Mullsjo, Sweden in August 2009.

The Nordic Languages
The Nordic Languages

Author: Oskar Bandle

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 1086

ISBN-13: 3110148765

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The handbook is not tied to a particular methodology but keeps in principle to a pronounced methodological pluralism, encompassing all aspects of actual methodology. Moreover it combines diachronic with synchronic-systematic aspects, longitudinal sections with cross-sections (periods such as Old Norse, transition from Old Norse to Early Modern Nordic, Early Modern Nordic 1550-1800 and so on). The description of Nordic language history is built upon a comprehensive collection of linguistic data; it consists of more than 200 articles written by a multitude of authors from Scandinavian and German and English speaking countries. The organization of the book combines a central part on the detailed chronological developments and some chapters of a more general character: chapters on theory and methodology in the beginning and on overlapping spatio-temporal topics in the end.

The Nordic Languages. Volume 2
The Nordic Languages. Volume 2

Author: Oscar Bandle

Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9783110171495

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The handbook is not tied to a particular methodology but keeps in principle to a pronounced methodological pluralism, encompassing all aspects of actual methodology. Moreover it combines diachronic with synchronic-systematic aspects, longitudinal sections with cross-sections (periods such as Old Norse, transition from Old Norse to Early Modern Nordic, Early Modern Nordic 1550-1800 and so on). The description of Nordic language history is built upon a comprehensive collection of linguistic data; it consists of more than 200 articles written by a multitude of authors from Scandinavian and German and English speaking countries. The organization of the book combines a central part on the detailed chronological developments and some chapters of a more general character: chapters on theory and methodology in the beginning and on overlapping spatio-temporal topics in the end.

New Trends in Linguistic Research
New Trends in Linguistic Research

Author: Council of Europe. Council for Cultural Co-operation

Publisher:

Published: 1963

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13:

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Non Aboriginal material; written in collaboration with G. Gougenheim, P. Rivenc, Mrs. Hassan, Bernard Pottier and P.D. Strevens.

Studies in Övdalian Morphology and Syntax: New Research on a Lesser-known Scandinavian Language
Studies in Övdalian Morphology and Syntax: New Research on a Lesser-known Scandinavian Language

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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Övdalian is spoken in central Sweden by about 2000 speakers. Traditionally categorized as a dialect of Swedish, it has not received much international attention. However, Övdalian is typologically closer to Faroese or Icelandic than it is to Swedish, and since it has been spoken in relative isolation for about 1000 years, a number of interesting linguistic archaisms have been preserved and innovations have developed. This volume provides seven papers about Övdalian morphology and syntax. The papers, all based on extensive fieldwork, cover topics such as verb movement, subject doubling, wh-words and case in Övdalian. Constituting the first comprehensive linguistic description of Övdalian in English, this volume is of interest for linguists in the fields of Scandinavian and Germanic linguistics, and also historical linguists will be thrilled by some of the presented data. The data and the analyses presented here furthermore challenge our view of the morphosyntax of the Scandinavian languages in some cases - as could be expected when a new language enters the linguistic arena.