Finnish
- by Hannele Branch. Virtual Finland's extensive guide to the distinctive features of Finnish, attempting to answer the question, "Is Finnish a difficult language?"|
» A Chance to Speak Finnish On this page you can learn Finnish words and phrases by listening. Plus a song about the Finnish language in RealAudio. » An Electronic Corpus of Ingrian Finnish On-line corpus of spoken Ingrian Finnish. Includes transcriptions and sound samples. » An Introduction to "Finglish" A survey of "Finglish", the form of English spoken by Finnish immigrants to the USA and heavily contaminated by their native tongue (by Jenni Tuominen). » Employment of Foreigners Hampered by Language Barriers and Attitudes by Vellamo Vehkakoski. Helsingin Sanomat article describing language acquisition as an obstacle for foreigners seeking jobs in Finland. » Finnish Characterized by Eugene Holman. General information about Finnish from the FAQ of soc.culture.nordic by a linguist specializing in Finnish and other Baltic-Finnic languages. » Finnish Grammar / Finnische Grammatik / Suomen Kielioppi Brief, well-organized (if rather incomplete) introduction to Finnish grammar. Trilingual site (English/German/Finnish). » Frequently Asked Questions about Finno-Ugrian Languages by Johanna Laakso. Is Finnish the most ancient language in the world? Where do Finnish words come from? A Finno-Ugric linguist answers these and other common questions. » Lingsoft, Inc. Finnish language technology company, offers proofreading and other software for Finnish and other Nordic languages. » Sounds of the World's Animals A list of how Finnish represents the sounds animals make. » Suomen-nimi - The Finnish Names Database Database of Finnish or Suomi names. » The Finnish Language Short introduction to the Finnish language, with a well-organized page devoted to the use of cases in Finnish. Links to Finnish resources on the Internet. [By Jukka Korpela] » The Finnish Language Site Articles on the Finnish language and its history, learning resources, and a mailing list for beginners who wish to learn Finnish. » Verbix - Verb Conjugator On-line verb conjugation service for Finnish and 50+ other languages. Includes list of 10,000 most frequent Finnish words. » Virittäjä A linguistic quarterly published by Kotikielen Seura (The Mother Tongue Society). Summaries in English. » Yahoo Groups : Finnish Discussion list for people studying Finnish language and culture in Finland or elsewhere. » Yamada Language Center WWW Guide: Finnish Language A guide to Internet resources on the study of the Finnish language. |
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