Old Norse and Earlier English Pronunciation

[Paul Frank]

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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paulfrank at post.harvard.edu

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