Talk:Bergensk

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[edit] Sociolects

I removed the following anon edit (added 09-Feb-2006) because it its not very accurate:

Bergensk has at least two sociolects: Kalfaretbergensk, named after the former upper-class Kalfaret part of Bergen, which is almost analogous to Riksmål. This sociolect is about to disappear. Recent development has seen the emergence of Fanabergensk, mostly spoken in the suburbs Paradis and Hop, which is similar to Bokmål. Sissel Kyrkjebø is a speaker of the latter.

The names of the Bergen sociolects are more often referred to as "posh bergensk" (close to Riksmål/Bokmål) and "street bergensk" (close to Bokmål/Nynorsk) than linked to specific geographic areas. The "posh bergensk" may be shifting from Riksmål towards Bokmål, but it is not disappearing. And it may be spoken by anyone anywhere, even striler. However, I think it would be more interesting to describe the differences between "posh" and "street", and also the fact that there are several dialects within Bergen, not just sociolects. --Eddi (Talk) 15:57, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

If gatebergensk (street bergensk) and finbergensk (posh bergensk) aren't sociolects, what is a sociolect? Gatebergensk versus finbergensk seem to me like the prime example of sociolects within one dialect. --Aqwis 21:32, 21 October 2006 (UTC)