The impact of digital technology on the Icelandic language

The Icelandic language

●   has approximately  speakers

●   has a  that is still growing

●   has not changed a lot over the last thousand years

●   has its own words for computer-based concepts, such as web browser and

Young speakers

●   are big users of digital technology, such as

●   are becoming very quickly

●   are having discussions using only English while they are in the  at school

●   are better able to identify the content of a  in English than Icelandic

Technology and internet companies

●   write very little in Icelandic because of the small number of speakers and because of how complicated its  is

The Icelandic government

●   has set up a fund to support the production of more digital content in the language

●   believes that Icelandic has a secure future

●   is worried that young Icelanders may lose their  as Icelanders

●   is worried about the consequences of children not being  in either Icelandic or English