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| '''Scanian''' (Swedish: '''Skånska''') is spoken in ] (Scania) in southern ]. The notion of Scanian as a separate ] of its own is highly controversial and is not recognized by most linguists. Eventhough Scanian is regarded as a variety of ] by a majority of the speakerrs there is an insignificant number of Scanian ] who hold the view that Scanian is a supressed minority language in Sweden and should receive legal protection by being granted official status. In addition, Scanian differs greatly in Skåne and is more accurately described as a group of dialects, though closely related to one another. The vast majority of Scanians speak a variety of South ], and the genuine (mostly rural) dialects are in decline in most areas. | |||
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| The '''Scanian language''' (also '''Scanian'''; and in Swedish '''Skånska''') is the language, or dialect, spoken in the region ] in southern ], a region that belonged to Denmark until 1658 when it was acquisated by Sweden. The ] ] constitutes the main part in the region and gives name to the language. | |||
| ⚫ | Immediately following the acquisition of Skåne from ] in 1658 along with territories on the Swedish west coast known as ] or "Terra Scania", a process of Swedification took place, including a switch of language used in church. The transformation became more successful with the 20th century dominance of Swedish language radio and television and the increased travelling from other regions in Sweden. The gradual language transition from Danish to Swedish resulted in a mix between these two languages. Before the 18th century, Scanian can be characterized as a ] of ], but nowadays it clearly has mostly Swedish characteristics where basically only the pronounciation and some grammar differing from standard Swedish. | ||
| The notion of ''Scanian'' as a separate ] of its own is controversial with regard to the situation before Sweden's acquisition (in ]/]) and gradual de facto incorporation of Terra Scania, that was completed in ]. | |||
| ⚫ | Scanian is most closely related to the east Danish dialects spoken on the island of ], and some ]s prefer to classify Scanian as variety of Danish. | ||
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| ⚫ | Like ] and several dialects of ] Scanian realizes /r/ as a ] or ] rather than with the ] articulation and ] assimilations of other varieties of Swedish. | ||
| The Scanian language is not officially recognized in Sweden and the only ones generally held to speak any kind of "proper" Scanian are elderly and rural faction of the Scanian population. In addition, the Scanian dialect differs greatly in Terra Scania. As is often the case, the rurals parts are speaking a more distinct dialect, while the largest cities are being marked by influence from other regions. Geography also plays its part: the cities in the north — such as ] and ] — have a less disctinct dialect, while the cities in the south, closer to Denmark — such as ] and ] — have a more distinct dialect. | |||
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| ⚫ | Scanian is most closely related to the |
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| Scanian is one of the most distinguished dialects in Sweden. (Other very noticable dialects in Sweden are ], ] and ]). In an ongoing internet poll, Scania is currently the second dialect people think is beautiful, but also the singular dialect people consider ugly. | |||
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| == External link == | == External link == | ||
| * - Ethnologue report | * - Ethnologue report | ||
| * - a Scanian regionalist organization advocating the rights of Scanian as a seperate language | |||
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Revision as of 13:40, 20 April 2005
error: ISO 639 code is required (help) Scanian (Swedish: Skånska) is spoken in Skåne (Scania) in southern Sweden. The notion of Scanian as a separate language of its own is highly controversial and is not recognized by most linguists. Eventhough Scanian is regarded as a variety of Swedish by a majority of the speakerrs there is an insignificant number of Scanian separatists who hold the view that Scanian is a supressed minority language in Sweden and should receive legal protection by being granted official status. In addition, Scanian differs greatly in Skåne and is more accurately described as a group of dialects, though closely related to one another. The vast majority of Scanians speak a variety of South Standard Swedish, and the genuine (mostly rural) dialects are in decline in most areas.
Immediately following the acquisition of Skåne from Denmark in 1658 along with territories on the Swedish west coast known as Skåneland or "Terra Scania", a process of Swedification took place, including a switch of language used in church. The transformation became more successful with the 20th century dominance of Swedish language radio and television and the increased travelling from other regions in Sweden. The gradual language transition from Danish to Swedish resulted in a mix between these two languages. Before the 18th century, Scanian can be characterized as a dialect of Danish, but nowadays it clearly has mostly Swedish characteristics where basically only the pronounciation and some grammar differing from standard Swedish.
Scanian is most closely related to the east Danish dialects spoken on the island of Bornholm, and some linguists prefer to classify Scanian as variety of Danish.
Like Danish and several dialects of Norwegian Scanian realizes /r/ as a uvular trill or fricative rather than with the alveolar articulation and retroflex assimilations of other varieties of Swedish.
See also
External link
- Language Tree - Ethnologue report
- the Scanian Institute - a Scanian regionalist organization advocating the rights of Scanian as a seperate language