Here is the site about Old Norse language recreation project in France :
All informations are in french and english.
The "Franconorse" project aims to recreate a scandinavian language in France on the basis of the Old Norse linguistic heritage in Normandy. It is the successor of the "Neonormand" project born in 2006, but is distinguished by its methodology. Its restoration protocol is based on the following principles :
1. the mother tongue systematically influences the target language (Bentahila & Davies, 1993) 2. linguistic purism is a barrier to language revitalization (Dorian, 1994) 3. compromise makes a revitalization program succeed (Thieberger, 2002)
Consequently, the "Franconorse" project is not intended to restore a "pure" form of Old Norse. It is to revive a form of Old Norse adapted to the linguistic competence of French speakers. Thus, the outcome of this program is a distinct and easily appropriable language.
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