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Language, society and identity in early Iceland

Author: Leonard, Stephen Pax
Place, Publisher, Year: Malden, MA [u.a.], Wiley-Blackwell, 2012
Physical Details: IX, 188 S.
ISBN/ISSN/ISMN 9781118294963
Subject chain: Altisländisch / Isländisch / Soziolinguistik
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Author:Leonard, Stephen Pax
Main title:Language, society and identity in early Iceland
Author statement:Stephen Pax Leonard
Place:Malden, MA [u.a.]
Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell
Year:2012
Physical Details:IX, 188 S.
ISBN/ISSN/ISMN:9781118294963
Note:"Language, Society and Identity in early Iceland offers a much-needed exploration into the problem of linguistic and social identity construction in early Iceland, and is a fascinating account of an under examined historical-linguistic story that will spur further research and discussion amongst researchers. Engages with recent theoretical research on dialect formation and language isolation Makes a significant contribution to our understanding of dialect development, putting forward a persuasive hypothesis accounting for the lack of dialect variation in Icelandic Uses a unique, multi-disciplinary approach that brings together material from a wide range of fields for a comprehensive examination of the role of language in identity construction Opens up opportunities for further research, especially for those concerned with language and identity in Iceland today, where there is for the first time sociolinguistic variation "-- Provided by publisher. -- "The language of a speech community can only act as an identity marker for all of its speakers if a standard is widely shared and if a minimal number of language varieties are spoken. This book examines how one dialect came to serve the whole of Iceland. The language community that we can reconstruct for early Iceland should have led to the establishment and maintenance of dialects. But this didn't happen. Iceland was instead characterized by long-term linguistic homogeneity. Using the most recent sociolinguistic theory, and drawing on history and archaeology, Stephen Pax Leonard explores some of the reasons for the unusual development of the Icelandic language, showing how the Icelandic identity developed through the establishment of social structures and their literary culture. With its rich literature, the language became the single most important factor for the identity of the Icelanders. Language, Society and Ide
Note:Includes bibliographical references
Series:Publications of the Philological Society
Volume statement:45
Regensburger classification system:GW 1215
Regensburger classification system:GZ 5623
BV-Nummer:BV040325510