Re: OT: Icelandic help

In a message dated 5/6/2008 01:07:57 AM Central Daylight Time,
dedalvs@GMAIL.COM writes:


> Stevo:
> <<
> David, I have to agree with Mark.  He was talking about the perceived
> speed
> from the point of view of a non-speaker, thus a relative perception.
> >>
>
> Would this be like my relative perception of the speed of Inuktitut,
> as a non-speaker?
>
> Me:
> > I remember I saw the
> > movie Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner) which was entirely in
> > Inuktitut, and I was struck by just how slow everyone spoke.
> > I couldn't understand it, of course, but I could make out every
> > syllable.
>
>
> -David
>
Yes.  Since it was a movie, there is no guarantee that it was spoken at a
natural pace.

stevo   </HTML>