A survey of the outside language pressure on modern faroese: with a view to assessing a possible increase in the use of English loanwords

2006

Masteroppgave i engelsk, Høgskolen i Agder, Kristiansand The focus of this work has been on the outside pressure on the Faroese language with an particular view to assessing a possible increase of new English Imports inot the language in view of the present-day technological and media situation. The theoretical part has been based on some of Milroy`s (2003) theories relevant for sociolinguistic research. A two-month research period provided interviews with 188 Informants. The Informants have been divided into four age groups: 1) young people aged 12 to 19, 2) working force, aged 24-50 with educational background in the home country, 3) working force, aged 24-50 with five years of university…