tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041385492321829905.post7033313696459873852..comments2024-02-03T10:27:22.640+00:00Comments on Nordic Voices in Translation: The Dream of a Nordic AllianceDavid McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515361544462041148noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041385492321829905.post-21093979911546490252009-03-16T17:24:00.000+00:002009-03-16T17:24:00.000+00:00>>Most curiously, when you hear an Icelander...>>Most curiously, when you hear an Icelander and a Finn speak English, there are some similarities, hinging on voiced and voiceless consonants.<<<BR/><BR/>I sometimes think it may also be connected with the fact that in both languages the stress falls almost invariably on the first syllable of each word. This feature somehow carries over into the English pronunciation of many David McDuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515361544462041148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041385492321829905.post-2763597490728016372009-03-16T17:14:00.000+00:002009-03-16T17:14:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.David McDuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515361544462041148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041385492321829905.post-17791634887189906162009-03-16T17:00:00.000+00:002009-03-16T17:00:00.000+00:00I note Beyer's groupings of Norway-Iceland-Faroes-...I note Beyer's groupings of Norway-Iceland-Faroes-Greenland as opposed to EU countries Denmark-Sweden-Finland. Finland is a bit of an odd man out in the second group, as the other two were, for centuries, imperial powers. Iceland is likely to join the EU soonish, because of its temporary lack of an economy. Norway still has its oil.<BR/><BR/>There are other splits, both military and alcoholic.<BREric Dickenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473407452357469485noreply@blogger.com