Gnällbältet

Gnällbältet, Swedish, "The whining belt", is an informal name referring to a geographic belt in central Sweden where the dialects have certain features in common, mostly extensive usage of the schwa sound. The belt consists of Västmanland, Närke and the western parts of Södermanland, but are characteristic to a much reduced degree throughout the Mälaren Valley.

Swedish language

Variants	Standard Swedish Finland Swedish Åland Swedish

Dialects	Gotländska mål Götamål Norrländska mål: Kirunamål Jämtska Kalixmål Westrobothnian Östsvenska mål: Ostrobothnian Estonian Swedish Sveamål: Stockholmska Rinkebysvenska Uppländska Gnällbältet Sydsvenska mål: Skånska Småländska

Use	Alphabet Å Ä Ö Orthography Braille Grammar Phonology (sj-sound) Dialect Alphabet

History	Proto-Norse Old Norse Old Swedish Modern Swedish Contemporary Swedish

Literature	Early Reformation and Renaissance Enlightenment Romantic Realism Modernist Modernist poetry Children's

Regulators	Swedish Language Council Institute for the Languages of Finland

Dictionaries	Svenska Akademiens ordbok Svenska Akademiens ordlista

Education	Swedish as a foreign language Mandatory Swedish Swedish for immigrants

Related topics	Swenglish Svorsk Swedish Sign Language Suecophile

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, December 21, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.