Concerns for the Icelandic language are by no means new. In the 19th century, when its vocabulary and syntax were heavily influenced by Danish, ...

Linguistics experts, studying the future of a language spoken by fewer than 400,000 people in an increasingly globalized world, wonder if this is the beginning of the end for the Icelandic tongue.

Iceland's mother tongue has a major tech problem. Many new computer devices do not understand Icelandic, a unique descendant of the Old Norse language filled with ultra-descriptive words such as ...

It is thought that in Europe alone, up to 21 languages are thought to be at risk of digital extinction, and it is predicted to get worse. As technology advances, and the digital realm extends ...

Linguistic experts have warned that the Icelandic language is at risk of dying out in the modern society. The widespread use of English in the country, both for tourism and for voice-controlled ...

Icelandic ranks among the weakest and least-supported language in terms of digital technology — along with Irish Gaelic, Latvian, Maltese and Lithuanian — according to a report by the ...

The digital age is killing the Icelandic language, said Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir. Alas, it simply isn’t cost-effective for any company to create IT interfaces in Icelandic, a language ...

Linguistics experts, studying the future of a language spoken by fewer than 400,000 people in an increasingly globalized world, wonder if this is the beginning of the end for the Icelandic tongue.