Let’s do that again – k/g/sk revisited and reworked.

It has been said that not all the words on the list are acceptable, as they are not in the same context, i.e., at the beginning of words. Conceivably, they may also not all be subject to the same rule, as “g + soft vowel” does not, strictly speaking, need to follow the same rule as “k + soft vowel”. It has also been called “cheating” to include words that only include the syllables in question in certain forms.

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Towards a more complete list of words that break the supposed “k/g/sk + soft vowel” rule in Swedish

The last list was mainly the result of brainstorming during breakfast, and was not intended to be complete. Rather, the intention was to show that there are a lot of exceptions. Yesterday, I had a look in Skyman’s copy of the SAOL, and had lots of time compiling more words on a bus trip between Stockholm and Gothenburg. Thus, here is a more complete list, based on the previous one. It is also not a complete list. Note that many of the words can be combined with other words and make the list much, much longer. “Kör” can be combined with “-sångare”, for instance, making another example of a word that breaks the supposed rule. Typically, such combinations are not listed unless they make the word change word class.

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A note on “k” and “g” before soft vowels in Swedish

There are few things more revolting than prescriptionists, that is, people who have convinced themselves that grammar, spelling, pronunciation, and similar aspects of language are revealed laws that must be obeyed, rather than the outcome of years of pattern-seeking in an irregular field.

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