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From Iceland — Now And Then: The Language Tower

Summary by The Reykjavik Grapevine
How architecture adds to the language  When explaining why the Icelandic language has remained somewhat unaltered for a millennium it is often said that it is because that for centuries, Icelanders had nothing new to talk about because nothing changed. If you fact-check this statement, you’ll find problems with it, but nonetheless, relatively few new words seem to have entered the language for centuries. This often makes for interesting backstor…
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The Reykjavik Grapevine broke the news in on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
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