- Pomor dialects
Pomor dialects are a group of
Northern Russian dialects widespread among thePomor s of the formerArkhangelsk Governorate and northern parts of the Olonets and Vologda Governorates.The dialects are heavily influenced by
Novgorod patois and there are a significant number ofarchaism s and borrowings from Finno-Ugric andScandinavian languages .tudy
The study of the Pomor dialects was undertaken by I. S. Merkuryev (1924-2001), a professor of
philology and author of several books including "Живая речь кольских поморов" ("The Living Speech of theKola Peninsula Pomors").Pomor dialects in literature
The Pomor dialects are widely used in the works of the writers and
folklorist sBoris Shergin andStepan Pisakhov . Influences from them can be seen in the poetry ofNikolai Klyuev .Pomor dialects in film
Pomor dialects are spoken in the animated films of
Leonid Nosyrev , many which are adaptations of stories by Shergin and Pisakhov. One example is "Laughter and Grief by the White Sea " (1987).External links
* [http://animator.ru/db/?ver=eng&p=show_person&pid=117 Leonid Nosyrev filmography at animator.ru]
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