Faroese
Faroese (Føroyskt)
Faroese (== Template:IPA ==
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
Related Terms
- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Faroese
- Wikipedia's article - Faroese
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski) is a North Germanic language spoken as a first language by about 66,000 people, 45,000 of whom reside on the Faroe Islands and 21,000 in other areas, mainly Denmark.
Etymology
The term Faroese is derived from føroyar, the Old Norse name for the Faroe Islands. The literal translation is "sheep islands", reflecting the crucial role of sheep rearing in the islands' culture and economy.
Pronunciation
In Faroese, the stress is always on the first syllable. The language has a large number of vowels, with 36 phonemic vowels that can be short or long, and two that are always long.
Related Terms
- Nordic languages: Faroese is one of the five Nordic languages, which also include Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish.
- Germanic languages: Faroese is a member of the Germanic family of languages, which also includes English, German, and Dutch.
- Faroese alphabet: The alphabet used to write Faroese, based on the Latin script with some additions.
- Faroese phonology: The study of the sound system of the Faroese language.
- Faroese grammar: The set of structural rules that govern the composition of clauses, phrases, and words in the Faroese language.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Faroese
- Wikipedia's article - Faroese
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski