▲ 251 r/linguisticshumor
Always found the vowel shift in this word witty
u/Psychological-Key-27 — 1 day ago
u/Psychological-Key-27
▲ 48 r/asklinguistics
English has Anglish to oust primarily French and Latin influence, Norwegian has Høgnorsk to oust Danish, Low-German and Latin influence. Are there any other languages with a conservative branch that aims to purify itself, and which languages do they aim to oust influence from?
Would love to see some examples as well. I'll start with some vocabulary:
| English | Bokmål | Høgnorsk |
|---|---|---|
| To attack | Å angripe | Å åtaka |
| Electricity | Elektrisitet | Ravkraft |
| A genius | Et geni | Eit flogvit |
| A computer | En datamaskin | Ei telja |
| To prefer | Å foretrekke | Å kjosa |
| To slaughter | Å slakte | Å slåtra |
| A problem | Et problem | Eit vandemål |
| A helicopter | Et helikopter | Ei tvirla |
u/Psychological-Key-27 — 1 day ago