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Publication details [#32408]

Gregersen, Frans. 2003. Factors influencing the linguistic development in the øresund region. International Journal of the Sociology of Language 159 : 139–152.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

interlanguage | language contact | language, comprehension of

Language as a subject

Danish | Swedish

Place, Publisher

De Gruyter

ISBN

0165-2516

Journal WWW

www.degruyter.com/journal/key/IJSL/html

Annotation

This article surveys post–World War II research on the mutual comprehension of Swedes and Danes. Preliminary results from ongoing studies on both sides of the Øresund suggest that the wellknown language problems may be resolved in enterprises employing both Danes and Swedes.