عنوان

Language, society and identity in early Iceland /

(Number (ISBN

1118294963

(Number (ISBN

9781118294963

Title Proper

Language, society and identity in early Iceland /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Stephen Pax Leonard.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Malden, MA :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Wiley-Blackwell,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2012.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

ix, 188 pages :

Other Physical Details

map ;

Dimensions

23 cm.

Series Title

Publications of the Philological Society ;

Volume Designation

45

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of 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 "--

Text of Note

"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 Identity in early Iceland is a fascinating account of an under-examined historical-linguistic story that will spur further research and discussion amongst researchers. In particular, it leaves a trail for those concerned with language and identity in Iceland today, where there is for the first time unequivocal evidence of sociolinguistic variation. Stephen Pax Leonard is a Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge and a Research Associate at the Scott Polar Research Institute. Educated at Oxford, Stephen studied modern and ancient languages before developing interests in linguistic and existential anthropology. He has carried out both linguistic and ethnographic fieldwork in Iceland and the Faroe Islands"--

Anthropological linguistics-- Iceland.

Ethnology-- Iceland.

Icelanders-- Ethnic identity.

Icelandic language-- History.

Icelandic language-- Morphology.

Old Norse language-- History.

Sociolinguistics-- Iceland.

Altisländisch

Anthropological linguistics.

Civilization.

Ethnology.

Historische Sprachwissenschaft

Icelandic language-- Morphology.

Icelandic language.

Identität

Isländer

Isländisch

LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES-- Linguistics-- General.

Manners and customs.

Old Norse language.

Sociolinguistics.

Soziolinguistik

Iceland, Civilization.

Iceland, Social life and customs.

Iceland.

Island

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Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Class number

Class number

System Code

System Code

Leonard, S. P., (Stephen Pax)

Date of Transaction

20200822151555.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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