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Saltenmål EPQ Research Introduction -  Saltenmål is the group of dialects originating from the Salten District of the Norwegian County of Nordland. The biggest municipality in Salten is Bodø, but among the others are Fauske, Saltdal, Steigen, and Hamarøy, to name a few. Salten has an interesting dialect, although certain aspects are fairly typical to other northern Norwegian dialects. Phonology -   The apocope is a phonological element that involves the loss of a final sound of a word, when spoken. Commonly, this is usually a vowel, but can include consonants. This happens commonly in English, mostly as native English speakers do not pronounce the -e- on the end of words, for example, in words like ‘come’ and ‘more’. Saltenmål is one of a number of northern dialects that use apocope, but it is used much more often than in other areas. Words that are usually pronounced with two syllables in Norwegian are often shortened to one in Saltenmål. For example, infinitive verbs never h...

Area of Investigation - How have the traditional forms of Norwegian and Swedish changed in recent history, as a result of internal factors, amongst other factors? - The dialectal differences between my chosen areas of Norway and Sweden, and how these differences have diminished over time. - The factors which have contributed to these dialects dying out. - Opinions on certain organisations, which either seek to preserve them, or seek to remove them. - The political debate over this topic. - How valuable do people feel their dialects are? Aims and Objectives - Improve my time management skills, and seek to set, manage, and meet deadlines I set for myself. - Improve my general research skills, which will help me to research topics such as this at University. -  Broaden my knowledge of this subject. I am very interested in Scandinavian Linguistics, and it also provides knowledge for the course I would like to study at University. - Be able to process, compare, and counter people's view...