Norwegian Language Council
Encyclopedia
The Norwegian Language Council was the regulation authority for the Norwegian
language. It has been superseded by The Language Council of Norway .
The council had 38 members, and created lists of acceptable word forms. Some words have two forms, the official form which must be used in government documents and textbooks, and optional forms, which can be used by students in state schools.
Marius Sandvei
, known for his long-term editing of the Norwegian
normative dictionary Tanums store rettskrivningsordbok
, was a member from its foundation in 1952 to 1959.
Norwegian language
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...
language. It has been superseded by The Language Council of Norway .
The council had 38 members, and created lists of acceptable word forms. Some words have two forms, the official form which must be used in government documents and textbooks, and optional forms, which can be used by students in state schools.
Marius Sandvei
Marius Sandvei
Marius Sandvei was a Norwegian linguist, educator and language politician. He is particularly known for his long-term editing of the Norwegian normative dictionary Tanums store rettskrivningsordbok....
, known for his long-term editing of the Norwegian
Norwegian language
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...
normative dictionary Tanums store rettskrivningsordbok
Tanums store rettskrivningsordbok
Tanums store rettskrivningsordbok is a Norwegian dictionary. It was first published by the publishing house Johan Grundt Tanums forlag in 1940 as Norsk Rettskrivningsordbok. The 9th and latest edition was published in 2005.-Initial edition:...
, was a member from its foundation in 1952 to 1959.