Icelandic language battles threat of 'digital extinction'
This has been discussed for as long as I remember myself (am 30 now). First it was the influence of english in TV (we only dub childrens shows and movies). I came unscattered from my youth and really doubt that my children won&#x27;t be as good or better at icelandic than me.<p>Everyone has learned icelandic, basic danish and advanced english at age 16. From the age 16-20 majority of kids add a fourth language which is either french, german or spanish. I&#x27;m now extra grateful for all the languages that I was exposed too in school even though I didn&#x27;t find them interesting at the time. It&#x27;s easy to communicating and understanding the basics when travelling.<p>And I really love my language and I&#x27;m sure that it&#x27;ll hold up just fine for the next decades. I know few examples of families with children that have grown up abroad and yes, their grammar often is strange but they speak quite well and they feel a connection back &quot;home&quot; through the language.