Faroese Phonetics and Phonology

1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-3-11-075055-3
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, 376 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 671 g

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fills the need for a precise and thorough analysis of the Faroese language. It provides a comprehensive overview of Faroese phonology, covering standard language, dialectal variations, and historical changes. The volume offers a detailed description of Faroese phonetics and presents formal analyses of the active phonological mechanisms in synchrony.
This is the first reference book dedicated solely to Faroese phonology and phonetics. Existing scholarly literature on the subject leaves many areas unexplored. This volume aims to provide in-depth descriptions of dialect variation and a detailed discussion of the language's diachronic development from Old Norse to Faroese.

Zielgruppe

Scholars and students of Linguistics and Germanic Languages.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Petersen, Hjalmar P.

Voeltzel, Laurence

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Einzelne Sprachen & Sprachfamilien
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Phonetik, Phonologie, Prosodie

Über Autor(innen)

Laurence Voeltzel, Université de Nantes, Frankreich; Hjalmar Petersen, University of the Faroe Islands, Tórshavn, Färöer.

Laurence Voeltzel, Université de Nantes, France; Hjalmar Petersen, University of the Faroe Islands, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands.