Thanks, Olle for the recording of the Gränna dialect. I think it great that these things can now be preserved. As to the pronunciation of names, I used to know a family with Swedish roots here by the name LUNDIN, but they pronounced it LUN-DEEN, sort of the way you described your own village dialect. My father's mother's family had the name DAHLIN, and they pronounced it DAH-LEEN, much the same way (this g-grandfather came from Öggestorp in 1872, and was born Anders Månsson) This is a great site, and I appreciate the ideas and assistance given by all. My father learned Swedish as a child at home, here in Texas, but since my Mother was not Swedish, it was never spoken at home. I can remember when I was about 8 years old, my older brother came to me with a deep dark secret: you know, he whispered, we're not really Americans, Grand dad is from Sweden, and that makes us SWEDISH! I didn't know what being Swedish was at that age, but I thought it was marvelous just the same.
Best regards,
Gene Linden