Date:  Wed, 6 Sep 1995 09:42:54 +1000

From:  Baden Hughes <h9405049[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]STUDENT.ANU.EDU.AU>

Subject: Pan-Scandinavian dialects



I'm currently doing some research on Pan-Scandinavian (hereafter P-Sc)

languages, and their historical development since Ivar Aasen started

standardising Norwegian in the mid 19th century. I would be interested to

hear from anyone who has expertise in this area.



My main questions are :

1. How have individual dialects contributed to the now standardised

languages of Scandinavia ?

2. Can the current P-Sc languages be considered *dialects* of a wider P-Sc

grouping ?

3. If the answer to 2 is affirmative, then can one be justified in

conducting a dialect-oriented comparative survey of the P-Sc languages ?

Any ideas on methodology ?



I'd be very grateful of anyone's thoughts on these questions. Any replies

please direct to me personally :



Baden Hughes (B.Hughes[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]student.anu.edu.au)



Thanks



Baden



B.HUGHES[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]student.anu.edu.au