A Grammar of Elfdalian

Elfdalian is the language traditionally spoken in Övdaln (Älvdalen), central Sweden. Due to its linguistic differences to Swedish, coupled with the determination of the speech community, several attempts have been made to acquire an official recognition of Elfdalian as a minority language in Sweden....

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Lundgren, Olof
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description Elfdalian is the language traditionally spoken in Övdaln (Älvdalen), central Sweden. Due to its linguistic differences to Swedish, coupled with the determination of the speech community, several attempts have been made to acquire an official recognition of Elfdalian as a minority language in Sweden. However, despite growing interest in documenting and revitalising Elfdalian, it is still regarded as a dialect. As one of the best-preserved members of a larger but lesser-known Dalecarlian (or Dalmål) sub-branch of the Scandinavian languages, Elfdalian is a unique language to study. The purpose of the grammar is to account for Late Classical, or 'Preserved', Elfdalian from linguistic, historical and sociolinguistic angles, and to make the language, including both its archaic and innovative features, accessible to a wider audience. The grammar has multiple target groups: people in Övdaln who wish to revitalise or reclaim their language in a more original form than the one it was transferred into through language decline and Swedish influence since the beginning of the twentieth century; those who wish to transmit the language to others through preschool, school or adult instruction; and likewise others who wish to study a lesser-known North Germanic language. Linguists may find Elfdalian interesting from the angles of comparative historical linguistics, language structure, as well as sociolinguistics and language planning.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1481112025-07-21T15:45:06Z A Grammar of Elfdalian Sapir, Yair Lundgren, Olof Elfdalian Sweden linguistics languages endangered languages Älvdalska Swedish Scandinavian languages language revival Swedish dialectology grammar phonology sociolinguistics Övdaln Älvdalen minority language dialect dalecarlian Dalmål historical linguistics language features language categories language decline language revitalisation language structure laguage planning comparative historical linguistics comparative linguistics thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CB Language: reference and general::CBG Usage and grammar guides thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFB Sociolinguistics thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFF Historical and comparative linguistics thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CJ Language teaching and learning::CJA Language teaching theory and methods::CJAB Language teaching and learning: first or native languages thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CB Language: reference and general::CBG Usage and grammar guides thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFB Sociolinguistics thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFF Historical and comparative linguistics thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CJ Language teaching and learning::CJA Language teaching theory and methods::CJAB Language teaching and learning: first or native languages Elfdalian is the language traditionally spoken in Övdaln (Älvdalen), central Sweden. Due to its linguistic differences to Swedish, coupled with the determination of the speech community, several attempts have been made to acquire an official recognition of Elfdalian as a minority language in Sweden. However, despite growing interest in documenting and revitalising Elfdalian, it is still regarded as a dialect. As one of the best-preserved members of a larger but lesser-known Dalecarlian (or Dalmål) sub-branch of the Scandinavian languages, Elfdalian is a unique language to study. The purpose of the grammar is to account for Late Classical, or 'Preserved', Elfdalian from linguistic, historical and sociolinguistic angles, and to make the language, including both its archaic and innovative features, accessible to a wider audience. The grammar has multiple target groups: people in Övdaln who wish to revitalise or reclaim their language in a more original form than the one it was transferred into through language decline and Swedish influence since the beginning of the twentieth century; those who wish to transmit the language to others through preschool, school or adult instruction; and likewise others who wish to study a lesser-known North Germanic language. Linguists may find Elfdalian interesting from the angles of comparative historical linguistics, language structure, as well as sociolinguistics and language planning. 2024-11-20T04:39:24Z 2024-11-20T04:39:24Z 2024-11-19T08:57:05Z 2024 book ONIX_20241119_9781787355392_3 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/94747 9781787355392 9781787355408 9781787355415 9781787352872 9781800080935 9781800086463 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/148111 eng Grammars of World and Minority Languages open access image/png image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/94747/1/9781787355392.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/94747/1/9781787355392.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/94747/1/9781787355392.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/94747/1/9781787355392.pdf UCL Press 10.14324/111.9781787355392 10.14324/111.9781787355392 29b9f0a3-1b0d-4bdd-99d7-b4d3432d7fcc 9781787355392 9781787355408 9781787355415 9781787352872 9781800080935 9781800086463 404 London open access
spellingShingle Elfdalian
Sweden
linguistics
languages
endangered languages
Älvdalska
Swedish
Scandinavian languages
language revival
Swedish dialectology
grammar
phonology
sociolinguistics
Övdaln
Älvdalen
minority language
dialect
dalecarlian
Dalmål
historical linguistics
language features
language categories
language decline
language revitalisation
language structure
laguage planning
comparative historical linguistics
comparative linguistics
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thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CJ Language teaching and learning::CJA Language teaching theory and methods::CJAB Language teaching and learning: first or native languages
thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CB Language: reference and general::CBG Usage and grammar guides
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Sapir, Yair
Lundgren, Olof
A Grammar of Elfdalian
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title_fullStr A Grammar of Elfdalian
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title_short A Grammar of Elfdalian
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topic Elfdalian
Sweden
linguistics
languages
endangered languages
Älvdalska
Swedish
Scandinavian languages
language revival
Swedish dialectology
grammar
phonology
sociolinguistics
Övdaln
Älvdalen
minority language
dialect
dalecarlian
Dalmål
historical linguistics
language features
language categories
language decline
language revitalisation
language structure
laguage planning
comparative historical linguistics
comparative linguistics
thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CB Language: reference and general::CBG Usage and grammar guides
thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFB Sociolinguistics
thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFF Historical and comparative linguistics
thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CJ Language teaching and learning::CJA Language teaching theory and methods::CJAB Language teaching and learning: first or native languages
thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CB Language: reference and general::CBG Usage and grammar guides
thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFB Sociolinguistics
thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFF Historical and comparative linguistics
thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CJ Language teaching and learning::CJA Language teaching theory and methods::CJAB Language teaching and learning: first or native languages
topic_facet Elfdalian
Sweden
linguistics
languages
endangered languages
Älvdalska
Swedish
Scandinavian languages
language revival
Swedish dialectology
grammar
phonology
sociolinguistics
Övdaln
Älvdalen
minority language
dialect
dalecarlian
Dalmål
historical linguistics
language features
language categories
language decline
language revitalisation
language structure
laguage planning
comparative historical linguistics
comparative linguistics
thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CB Language: reference and general::CBG Usage and grammar guides
thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFB Sociolinguistics
thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFF Historical and comparative linguistics
thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CJ Language teaching and learning::CJA Language teaching theory and methods::CJAB Language teaching and learning: first or native languages
thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CB Language: reference and general::CBG Usage and grammar guides
thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFB Sociolinguistics
thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFF Historical and comparative linguistics
thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CJ Language teaching and learning::CJA Language teaching theory and methods::CJAB Language teaching and learning: first or native languages
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