[Eittlandic] Better difference between Standard & Modern Eittlandic

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@ -224,8 +224,13 @@ strong and does not face any risk of disappearing anytime soon,
although we might be at the start of the decline of the historical although we might be at the start of the decline of the historical
dialects of Eittland in favor of Standard Eittlandic. dialects of Eittland in favor of Standard Eittlandic.
In this document, we will mostly address Standard Eittlandic, although In this document, you will see references to both Standard Eittlandic
some dialectal variation will be mentioned. and Modern Eittlandic. Although some people use the terms
interchangeably, they are not. /Standard Eittlandic/ refers to the
official dialect described above, while /Modern Eittlandic/ refers to
all modern dialects of Eittlandic. This document focuses on Modern
Eittlandic in general, and when details about specific dialects are
given, the name of said dialect will be shared.
** Name of the Country ** Name of the Country
:PROPERTIES: :PROPERTIES:
@ -598,12 +603,12 @@ marking makes the sentence /fisk barn etar/ much more gruesome.
Eittlandic is now a SOV language with a much stricter word order than Eittlandic is now a SOV language with a much stricter word order than
it used to be. This is an important change since Old Eittlandic which it used to be. This is an important change since Old Eittlandic which
main word order was VSO instead. For instance, here is the same main word order was VSO instead. For instance, here is the same
sentence in Old Eittlandic and in Standard Eittlandic, meaning /he sentence in Old Eittlandic and in Modern Eittlandic, meaning /he
carried him to some lake/. carried him to some lake/.
- Old Eittlandic :: Han bar hann til vatns nákkurs - Old Eittlandic :: Han bar hann til vatns nákkurs
| han | bar | han-n | til | vatn-s | nákkur-s | | han | bar | han-n | til | vatn-s | nákkur-s |
| he.NOM | carry.3sg.pret | 3sg.m-ACC | to | lake-DAT | some-DAT | | he.NOM | carry.3sg.pret | 3sg.m-ACC | to | lake-DAT | some-DAT |
- Standard Eittlandic :: Han til vatn nákkur hann bar - Modern Eittlandic :: Han til vatn nákkur hann bar
| han | til | vatn | nákkur | hann | bar | | han | til | vatn | nákkur | hann | bar |
| 3sg.m.NOM | to | lake | some | he.ACC | carry.3sg.pret | | 3sg.m.NOM | to | lake | some | he.ACC | carry.3sg.pret |
@ -1007,12 +1012,12 @@ casual speech but almost never in formal speech.
:PROPERTIES: :PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: Structural-Preview-Phonetic-Inventory-and-Translitteration-Vowels-vishtyt058j0 :CUSTOM_ID: Structural-Preview-Phonetic-Inventory-and-Translitteration-Vowels-vishtyt058j0
:END: :END:
Modern Standard Eittlandic has a total of ten simple vowels and three Modern Eittlandic has a total of ten simple vowels and three
diphthongs. Unlike its ancestor language, Old Norse, it does not bear diphthongs, regardless of the dialect. Unlike its ancestor language,
any distinction in vowel length anymore since the great vowel shift Old Norse, it does not bear any distinction in vowel length anymore
(see §[[#Great-Vowel-Shift-7spk7j70uaj0]]). The table [[tab:vow:ipa]] lists since the great vowel shift (see §[[#Great-Vowel-Shift-7spk7j70uaj0]]).
the Eittlandic simple vowels while the table [[tab:vow:dipththongs]] lists The table [[tab:vow:ipa]] lists the Eittlandic simple vowels while the
the Eittlandic diphthongs. table [[tab:vow:dipththongs]] lists the Eittlandic diphthongs.
#+name: tab:vow:ipa #+name: tab:vow:ipa
#+caption: Vowel inventory of Modern Eittlandic #+caption: Vowel inventory of Modern Eittlandic