Icelandic has in fact been a language of science from the earliest times because many Icelandic scientists in the Middle Ages wrote about their fields in their mother tongue and not just in Latin.

Whatever it is that motivated you to pick up this book, you are interested in learning Icelandic, or in keeping up and improving your Icelandic. This course may be just what you need.

Icelandic speech sounds can be divided into two main groups; consonants and vowels. Icelandic consonants can be further divided into four classes: plosives (stops), fricatives (and …

Presenting a fresh and accessible description of the language, this engaging Grammar uses clear, jargon-free explanations and sets out the complexities of Icelandic in short, readable sections.

Introduction This book surveys the main developments in the history of the Icelandic language and the major changes in orthography from one period to another. The sound system of the …

The Icelandic Reader, edited by Messrs. Vigfusson and Powell, in the Clarendon Press Series, is a most valuable book, which ought to be in the hands of every student; but it still leaves room …

Icelandic (íslenska) is spoken by less than 350,000 people in the world. About 320,000 Icelandic speakers live in Iceland, with the remainder in Denmark, Canada, and USA, primarily.