Purpose
The Icelandic language is a basic element of the national identity of the Icelanders. The main focus of linguistic purism in Icelandic is to maintain the structure of the language (as a heavily declined language compared to other West-European Indo-European languages, such as English or French), and to develop its vocabulary particularly, so the language can be used to speak about any topic—no matter how technical—which, in turn, contributes to keep the language up-to-date. Since Icelandic has been made the official language of Iceland, the Icelanders have developed new words in all fields to keep the language alive.
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