Danish
Let an agent explain the Danish language and its history and features, support learners and translators, describe its status and relation to other Scandinavian languages, and identify resources.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain the Danish language and its history and features, support learners and translators, describe its status and relation to other Scandinavian languages, and identify resources.
A North Germanic language of the East Scandinavian branch spoken by about six million people, the official language of Denmark and co-official in the Faroe Islands and formerly Greenland, with a minority in northern Germany, developed through Old, Middle and Modern Danish stages from Old Norse, closely related to Swedish and Norwegian and largely mutually intelligible with them in writing; Danish is known for its distinctive pronunciation, the glottal feature called stod, and a standardised orthography.
What it is for: The Danish language.
It can be explain history and features; support learners; describe status and relations; identify resources.
Distinguishing features
Stod
Reduced pronunciation
Scandinavian intelligibility
Historical stages
What it looks like
Not physical; spoken and written language.
How it is recognised
East Scandinavian North Germanic language
Official in Denmark
Swedish and Norwegian are closely related; Icelandic is more conservative
Related models
is a kind of - category
is related to - another Nordic language entry
is related to - municipalities of Denmark
is related to - another Germanic variety entry
In practice
Families and kinds
Old Danish
Middle Danish
Modern Danish
Danish dialects
Danish in the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Germany
Standards and regulation
Danish Language Council orthographic standards
Language policy of Denmark and the Faroe Islands
Minority language recognition in Germany
Failure modes and hazards
Overstating mutual intelligibility in speech
Confusing Danish with Norwegian written forms
Outdated speaker figures
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What Danish is.
Linguistics.
Family
Family and relatives.
Family
Family.
- Where does Danish sit among North Germanic languages, and how does it relate to Swedish, Norwegian and Icelandic? definition
- Which stage or variety is meant? boundary
Features
Features.
Features
Features.
- What are the main features of Danish pronunciation including stod, grammar and vocabulary? definition
- Which entry fits Danish phonology? action
Learn Learning and use.
Practice.
Learners
For learners.
Learners
Learners.
- How can Danish be learned, and which resources and tests exist? action
- Which entry fits language learning? action
Translate
Translation.
Translate
Translation.
- How can this Danish text be translated or explained? action
- Which register is meant? boundary
Context Status and history.
Society.
Status
Status.
Status
Status.
- What is the status of Danish in Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Germany, and how is it regulated? provenance
- Which entry fits language policy? action
History
History.
History
History.
- How did Danish develop from Old Norse through Old, Middle and Modern Danish? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Study Literature and teaching.
Education.
Literature
Literature.
Literature
Literature.
- What is the Danish literary tradition, and which works are central? provenance
- Which entry fits Danish literature? action
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How is Danish taught in schools and to immigrants? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should each historical stage be a separate entry?
- How should learning resources be linked?
- How should the language council be linked?