The Languages of Scandinavia

The Languages of Scandinavia
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 222
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ISBN-10 : 9780226759753
ISBN-13 : 022675975X
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Book Synopsis The Languages of Scandinavia by : Ruth H. Sanders

Download or read book The Languages of Scandinavia written by Ruth H. Sanders and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2021-03-15 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: Dead man talking -- Prologue to history -- Gemini, the twins: Faroese and Icelandic -- East is East: heralding the birth of Danish and Swedish -- The ties that bind: Finnish is visited by Swedish -- The black death comes for Norwegian: Danish makes a house call -- Faroese emerges -- Sámi, language of the far North: encounters with Norwegian, Swedish, and Finnish -- Epilogue: the seven sisters now and in the future.


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