tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26093079.post115573093431234519..comments2023-09-25T13:41:12.977+01:00Comments on Brave New Words: DialectsB.J. Epsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07564748493196230467noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26093079.post-1162720822022088782006-11-05T10:00:00.000+00:002006-11-05T10:00:00.000+00:00Well, I can't recommend the books, since I haven't...Well, I can't recommend the books, since I haven't read them. I can recommend that you try to watch Fredrik Lindström's tv show called 'Svenska Dialektmysterier.' As for books, see what your local library has. In Helsingborg, for example, there is 'Svenska dialekter' by Bengt Pamp, and a book with CD called 'Lyssna på svenska dialekter!' (See http://www.bokus.com/b/9172290234.html?pt=search_result for more info on that one.)<BR/>If you're just learning Swedish, though, I think you should learn rikssvenska (standard Swedish) first and then try to learn more about different dialects.<BR/>Good luck!<BR/><BR/>Best wishes,<BR/>BrettB.J. Epsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564748493196230467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26093079.post-1162696828704914602006-11-05T03:20:00.000+00:002006-11-05T03:20:00.000+00:00hey brett! could you please give me the names of t...hey brett! could you please give me the names of those 2 books (80-page dictionary of Swedish dialects.... '70s about Swedish dialects)please please! I recently moved to sweden from australia and im learning the language :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26093079.post-1155855159874559332006-08-17T23:52:00.000+01:002006-08-17T23:52:00.000+01:00Thank you for your comment, Anna!One Norwegian wom...Thank you for your comment, Anna!<BR/>One Norwegian woman we spoke to while in Norway claimed that there were over 400 distinct dialects there! It seems like a huge number for such a small country (population: 4.5 million), but of course you're right about the geography causing that. The main two dialects, as you certainly know, are bokmål and nynorsk. I found this page that explains the difference between them, in case any other readers are interested: http://home.unilang.org/bb/index.php?n=21&t=6<BR/>That book definitely sounds interesting and I hope you've enjoyed it, even if you "can't speak Norwegian"! I just did a very perfunctory search and could only find an 80-page dictionary of Swedish dialects and a book from the '70s about Swedish dialects. If there is no "Big Book of Swedish Dialects," there should be!<BR/><BR/>Best wishes,<BR/>BrettB.J. Epsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564748493196230467noreply@blogger.com