The pronunciation of hj- in Modern Faroese

Seán D Vrieland

The pronunciation of hj- in Modern Faroese

Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics

Abstract

Faroese dispalys two different pronunciations of hj- in anlaut: [j] before the voiceless approximates [l] and [r] as in hjálpa 'to help', hjarta 'heart'; [t] elsewhere as in hjá 'by, with'. This development from Old Norse [hj] comes via the intermediate stage [j], which later undergoes dissimilation of voice to [j] before voiceless approximates. A parallel development occurs in the Norn language of Orkney and Shetland, providing further evidence for a Faroese-Norn subgrouping of Insular Norse.

Original language	English
Journal	Arkiv foer Nordisk Filologi
Volume	129
Pages (from-to)	233-244
Number of pages	12
ISSN	0066-7668
Publication status	Published - 2014

Keywords

Faculty of Humanities
Faroese
Norn
Insular Norse
language history
initial clusters
voiceless resonants
language subgrouping

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The pronunciation of hj- in Modern Faroese

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