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MARC recordIcelandic - a mediaeval language in the modern age / Victoria Cribb.
| Title: | Icelandic - a mediaeval language in the modern age / Victoria Cribb. |
| Author(s): | Cribb, Victoria. |
| Date: | 1999. |
| In: | Iceland Review. (1999.), Vol. 1 (1999) |
| Abstract: | Describes endless resourcefulness in creating new words. Examples are given of metaphors, many involving sheep, boats, mythology or war. Warns against obsolete expressions in Einarsson or Glendening. Gives pronunciation of accented vowels and some other pitfalls. |
| Notes: | Iceland Review. Vol. 1 :39-42 (1999). |
| Keywords: | 801.5 -- Grammar. 803.959 -- Icelandic language. S -- Literature and Language. (*3) -- Arctic regions. (*35) -- Iceland. |
| SPRI record no.: | 150269 |
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