Attitudes and geographical variation in the use of pragmatic particles in Faroese: The case of sært tú, hoyr(ir) tú, skilir tú and veitst tú

The study presents the results of a preliminary investigation of the use of a number of pragmatic particles in Faroese: sært tú ‘you see’, hoyr(ir) tú ‘listen’, skilir tú ‘you understand’, and veitst tú ‘y’know’. The data were collected through questionnaires and interviews and analyzed in relation...

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Published in:Nordlyd
Main Author: Saija Tamminen-Parre
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Norwegian
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2009
Subjects:
pragmatic particle
attitude
geographical variation
Language. Linguistic theory. Comparative grammar
P101-410
Faroe Islands
Tórshavn
Tú
Tvøroyri
Fuglafjørður
Klaksvík
Sandur
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.7557/12.228
https://doaj.org/article/6e710c4578654cb2a0f45287a6c72528
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Summary:The study presents the results of a preliminary investigation of the use of a number of pragmatic particles in Faroese: sært tú ‘you see’, hoyr(ir) tú ‘listen’, skilir tú ‘you understand’, and veitst tú ‘y’know’. The data were collected through questionnaires and interviews and analyzed in relation to the social variable settlement. Data were collected from the five settlements of Tórshavn, Sandur, Tvøroyri, Klaksvík, and Fuglafjørður. The study found geographical variation in the use of the pragmatic particles and discusses the attitudes people in the Faroe Islands have towards the use of pragmatic particles.

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