The languages of Scandinavia : seven sisters of the North /: seven sisters of the North. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ruth H. Sanders.
• Authors: Sanders, Ruth H
• Contents: Introduction: Dead man talking -- Prologue to history -- Gemini, the twins: Faroese and Icelandic -- East is East: heralding the birth of Danish and Swedish -- The ties that bind: Finnish is visited by Swedish -- The black death comes for Norwegian: Danish makes a house call -- Faroese emerges -- Sámi, language of the far North: encounters with Norwegian, Swedish, and Finnish -- Epilogue: the seven sisters now and in the future.
• Publisher Details: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (211 pages.)
• Subjects: 439/.5; Language Arts & Disciplines -- General; Scandinavian languages -- History; Scandinavian languages; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Linguistics -- Historical & Comparative; History -- Europe -- Scandinavia; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780226493923
• Related ISBNs: 022649392X; 9780226493893; 022649389X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.