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The Bell in the Lake


The engrossing epic novel - a #1 bestseller in Norway - of a young woman whose ...
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How do languages and their limitations play out in the story?

Created: 09/28/22

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davinamw

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How do languages and their limitations play out in the story?

How do languages and their limitations play out in the story?


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judyw

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RE: How do languages and their ...

Speaking various languages always causes complications and misunderstanding. It really was amazing that Astrid, fairly uneducated, and Gerhard, who seemed to catch on to Norwegian overnight, so quickly learned to communicate (the magic of fiction). Of course, when necessary, people do learn the a conversational local language to survive. I enjoyed reading the dialect references i.e. "shuttle close" for "stay near or remain". Substitute words in other English speaking countries fascinate me.


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