Old Norse and Earlier English Pronunciation

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Some years ago, when I was editor of AMERICAN SPEECH, there was some controversy about whether the journal should publish articles that dealt with data drawn exclusively from New Zealand English. We decided to cast a wide net. Note also that the AS mission statement allows for the publication of articles that are largely theoretical in focus, regardless of language of the data.
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From: Paul Frank <paulfrank at POST.HARVARD.EDU>
Date:         Thu, 17 Jun 2010 06:26:53
To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Subject:      Re: [ADS-L] Old Norse and Earlier English Pronunciation

On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 11:59 PM, Tom Zurinskas <truespel at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Founded in 1889, the American Dialect Society is dedicated to the study of the English language in North America, and of other languages, or dialects of other languages, influencing it or influenced by it.
>
> http://www.americandialect.org/index.php/amerdial/categories/C180/
>
> Interpretation?

That last "or" and what follows it includes Korean, Mapudungun,
Burushaski, and Sandawe, to name only a few language isolates. What
language isn't influenced by English?

But I guess discussing the Englishes outside of North America is on
topic. I learned an English word watching an Australian soap
yesterday: arvo. No points for guessing what it means if you live in
the Antipodes.

Paul

Paul Frank
Translator
German, French, Italian > English
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