Ása Bergný Tómasdóttir

• Tómasdóttir, Ása Bergný & Jónsson, Jóhannes Gísli (2026). Tveggja andlaga sagnir og tilbrigði í fallmörkun. Íslenskt mál og almenn málfræði. ISSN 0256-842X. Accepted. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Angantýsson, Ásgrímur; Friðriksson, Finnur; Bade, Stefanie; Sigurjónsdóttir, Eva Hrund; Tómasdóttir, Ása Bergný & Jóhannsdóttir, Kristín Margrét (2026). Norðlensk og sunnlensk framburðareinkenni og viðhorf fólks til þeirra. Íslenskt mál og almenn málfræði. ISSN 0256-842X. 46–47(1), s. 15–61. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  This paper reports on results from selected parts of the first data collection phase of the research project Regional Pronunciation, Attitudes and Real-Time Change (RePARC). The main focus is on four regional variants of phonological variables, i.e., so-called hard speech and voiced pronunciation, which are primarily associated with the north-eastern part of Iceland, and so-called hv-pronunciation and monophthongal pronunciation, which are regarded as south-eastern features. The 960 participants that were divided between 5 age groups and four geographical areas did a pronunciation test, listened to and gave their attitudinal responses to recordings of speech exhibiting features different from those of their own speech, and answered a questionnaire on their attitudes towards their own pronunciation variants. The results indicate that both voiced pronunciation and hv-pronunciation are fading out, in comparison with their status as described in previous overview studies, while monophthongal pronunciation and hard speech are maintained to a higher degree in their respective core areas. With regard to attitudes, it appears, among other results, that participants generally consider speech that contains northern features to be somewhat clearer than speech that does not. Similarly, participants appear to find these northern features to be more easily recognisable, and at the same time, these features seem to be more closely linked to speakers’ self-identity than other regional features.

• Tómasdóttir, Ása Bergný & Bade, Stefanie (2026). Vestfirskur framburður: Staða, greinileiki og alþýðuhugmyndir. Ritið. ISSN 1670-0139. 2026(1), s. 43–80. doi: 10.33112/ritid.26.1.3. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  This paper examines the phonological features connected with the regional pronunci-ation associated with the Westfjords, i.e. Westfjordian, and speakers’ folk ideas about them. Findings are presented from both quantitative and qualitative data collected as part of the research project Regional Pronunciation, Attitudes, and Real-Time Change (RePARC). Westfjordian pronunciation is characterized by the realization of the vowels /a, ö, e/ as monophthongs preceding the consonant clusters /ng/ and /nk/, where most speakers produce a diphthong. The study draws on data from Westfjords residents, current and former, who participated in an online survey (n = 77) and in-depth interviews (n = 11). Survey participants completed a pronunciation test, listened to regional pronun-ciation other than their own, and responded to questions about their attitudes toward their own variety. The interviews provided deeper insights into participants’ ideas and attitudes, allowing for reflections on their potential influence on the development of regional pronunciation. Results indicate that Westfjordian monophthongal pronuncia-tion is retreating. However, monophthongal pronunciation of /a/ and /ö/ is still to be found, particularly among older speakers, and remains perceptible, with significantly greater awareness among older generations. Analysis of folk conceptions reveals that participants mainly associate Westfjordian with monophthongal pronunciation on /a/. There are indications that attitudes towards the variety and its usage relate to speakers’ ties with the place of origin. Additionally, three folk themes emerged: the relationship between Westfjordian monophthongal pronunciation and orthography, associations with the speech of nationally renowned individuals, and perceptions of the speakers’ use of Westfjordian pronunciation as exaggerated.

• Sigurðsson, Einar Freyr; Snorrason, Oddur & Tómasdóttir, Ása Bergný (2024). An unexpected gender-agreement pattern in Icelandic. Digital Humanities in the Nordic and Baltic Countries Publications (DHNB Publications). 6(1). doi: https:/journals.uio.no/dhnbpub/article/view/11518/9552. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  This paper examines gender agreement variation for Icelandic sports-team names using the Icelandic Gigaword Corpus. Feminine and masculine sports-team names, such as Keflavík and Fjölnir, respectively, allow two different agreement patterns: (a) the expected (feminine/masculine) gender agreement corresponding to the gender of the team name or (b) unexpected neuter agreement. Interestingly, our corpus results reveal that the vast majority of the examples show neuter agreement, i.e., 80% of the total number.It is unclear how to account for this unexpected gender-agreement pattern. We discuss a few possible explanatory factors.

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