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Icelandic’s success as an inspiration for Welsh and Europe’s other “lesser used” languages.

By Gareth 9 Comments

There a host of reasons why I was looking forward to going to Iceland and learning some Icelandic for the first time. One of them was to compare the Icelandic and Welsh linguistic situations. The two languages are not closely related.  Icelandic is a Germanic language and Welsh a Celtic one.   They do both share the characteristic of having a relatively small number of … [Read more...]

Learning Icelandic in Reykjavík (vlog)

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I've been back from my first ever visit to Iceland for three full weeks now. Since then, I've also been on a work trip to Dubai. That's my excuse for the delay in reporting back at the end of my 30 Day Focus on Icelandic. This language "sprint" culminated in a three-afternoon class in Reykjavík. I've made a short video of my experiences which I hope will inspire you to try … [Read more...]

Learning Icelandic: 30 day focus

By Gareth 5 Comments

How much progress can you make learning a new langauge for thirty minutes a day for a month and how should you go about it? That's what I'm set to explore in a new mini project: an Icelandic 30 day focus. Why Icelandic?  The superficial answer. The immediate spur is that this year's Polyglot Conference is taking place in the Icelandic capital, Reykjavík, 27th to 29th … [Read more...]

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