15.1473, Confs: General Ling/East Scandinavian/Uppsala, Sweden

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-15-1473. Mon May 10 2004. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 15.1473, Confs: General Ling/East Scandinavian/Uppsala, Sweden

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Date:  Sun, 9 May 2004 17:35:49 -0400 (EDT)
From:  yair.sapir at nordiska.uu.se
Subject:  Första konferensen om älvdalska

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Date:  Sun, 9 May 2004 17:35:49 -0400 (EDT)
From:  yair.sapir at nordiska.uu.se
Subject:  Första konferensen om älvdalska


Första konferensen om älvdalska

Date: 18-Jun-2004 - 19-Jun-2004
Location: Uppsala, Sweden
Contact: Yair Sapir
Contact Email: yair.sapir at nordiska.uu.se

Linguistic Sub-field: General Linguistics
Subject Language Family: East Scandinavian

Meeting Description:

This conference contains both scientifical and popular scientifical
papers (in Swedish) on the threatened Scandinavian variety of
Alvdalska, spoken by some 3000 persons in Dalarna, Sweden, and so far
little explored.

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Although related to Swedish, this variety cannot be understood by
speakers of the standard language. Alvdalska distinguishes itself from
other languages in the region by on one hand preserving a large part
of the original Norse lexicon, nasal vowels, opposition between
aspirated vs. unaspirated d, grammatical cases and on the other by
e.g. introducing new diphtongs and lexical innovations. Functioning as
the main language in the Alvdalen parish until few decades ago,
Alvdalska is today a highly threatened variety. For more information
(in Swedish) see:

http://www.nordiska.uu.se/aktuellt/alvdalska.htm

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