Arendalsk, Arendal dialect or Arendal Norwegian ( Bokmål and Nynorsk: Arendalsk, Arendalsdialekten; the Arendal dialect: Ændalsk) is a dialect of Norwegian used in Arendal.

Phonology

• Intervocalic /p, t, k/ are realized as voiced [ b, d, ɡ. This feature appeared in this dialect in the 20th century. ^{[2] [3]}
• A uvular [ ʀ] realization of /r/ was established in Arendal before the 20th century. ^{[2] [3]}
• /ʀ/ is frequently dropped, so that e.g. Lars becomes Læs. ^[3]
• The ending /əʀ/ is pronounced [ ɔ] (as in Danish), so that the word for 'basement' is kjeller in Bokmål, but kjellå in the Arendal dialect. ^{[2] [3]}

According to the linguist Gjert Kristoffersen, a recent change is that the postvocalic /ʀ/ is vocalized to [æ̯], rather than dropped. The phonetic diphthongs [ʉæ̯] and [uæ̯] may be monophthongized and lowered to, respectively, [ œː] and [ ɔː], so that the words for 'to do gymnastics' and 'thorn' (which phonemically are, respectively, /ˈtʉ̂ʀne/ and /ˈtûʀne/) vary in their phonetic realization between, respectively, [ˈtʉ̂æ̯nə] ~ [ˈtœ̂ːnə] and [ˈtûæ̯nə] ~ [ˈtɔ̂ːnə]. This process may be extended to mid vowels. ^[4]

Tonemes

Phonetic realization

Tonemes of the Arendal dialect are the same as those of the Oslo dialect; accent 1 is low-rising, whereas accent 2 is falling-rising. ^[5]

Notable speakers

• Gjert Kristoffersen ^[4]
• Rockebandet Ændal, a heavy metal band that sings in the Arendal dialect ^[6]

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