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De demonstrativa pronomina denna och den här och deras regionala varianter: en något kortare fallstudie
The Swedish demonstratives denna and den här and their regional variants: a short case study

Author(s): Konstantin Radoev
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Morphology, Sociolinguistics, Descriptive linguistics
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: demonstrative pronouns; regional variation; use; norm

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the demonstrative pronouns denna and den här; their description in Swedish grammars is compared with their use in newspapers and the speech of both younger and older native speakers of the language. The norm and deviations from it are discussed, as is the influence that the norm can have on the regional variants of the standard language.

  • Issue Year: 1/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 22-30
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Swedish