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Norwegian language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Danish, a language since medieval times mostly influenced by Low German, came to be the primary language of the Norwegian elite, although adoption was slower among the commoners. Norwegians began to push for true independence by embracing democracy and attempting to enforce the constitutional declaration of being a sovereign state. Norwegian is closely related to, and generally mutually intelligible with Swedish and Danish. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Norwegian_language   (2220 words)

Germanic Languages Norwegian, a contemporary Western North Germanic language, is the official language of Norway. Examples of Norwegian (The Lord's Prayer) in Nynorsk and Bokmal. Old Danish was an Eastern North Germanic language, spoken in Denmark, the ancestor of New Danish and Bokmal. softrat.home.mindspring.com /germanic.html   (3010 words)

Norway's languages Standard Norwegian was developed from a form of Danish that was freely spoken by government officials and by leading social circles in the cities; it therefore had the prestige of being the preferred speech of people with higher education and aspirations. The primary language of all cities is standard Norwegian; the same applies to the relatively thickly populated areas surrounding the Oslo fjord, and the lowlands of East Norway. The protests of conservative speakers were, to begin with, loudest on the New Norwegian side, but after the war criticism among speakers of standard Norwegian developed into a storm; a protest movement was organised and parents began to change the unorthodox's spellings in their children textbooks back to the now forbidden traditional forms. www.cyberclip.com /Katrine/NorwayInfo/Articles/languages.html   (2918 words)

From Old Norse to Middle Norwegian Norwegian society, already in decline before 1350, was dealt a fatal blow by the Black Death, in which a third of the population perished, large areas of the country were abandoned and the vernacular literate learning of the priesthood was largely lost. The Norwegian colony on the shore of the Kola peninsula in NW Russia was repatriated after 1917, although it is immortalized in the place-name Murmansk (cf. Norwegian is spoken by some 4.2 million inhabitants of Norway, and by Norwegian emigrants and guest-workers abroad, now principally in Sweden, Denmark and the USA. www.hivolda.no /index.php?ID=11686   (2993 words)

Untitled Document In 1885 the Norwegian national assembly (Stortinget) decided that both standards were to be considered equal, as regards official rights, and that both were to be taught in schools and used in education. He leaned very much on the ortophonic theories in his Norwegian language teaching, and strongly asserted that the difference between spoken and written forms should be as small as possible. In the new Norwegian state established in 1814 (or 1905, when it became independent from Sweden), it was a strong wish for the new nation to have its own national language. kdictionaries.com /newsletter/kdn10-7.html   (2938 words)

fr oben Norwegian is a Scandinavian language, and its vocabulary and grammar are Scandinavian, but in the 14th and 15th centuries, Low German influenced the vocabulary of Norwegian substantially. Norwegian is taught as a foreign language in colleges and universities in a number of countries. Norwegian is spoken as a second language by almost all Saami and Finns, and by the great majority of the immigrants. tea.fernuni-hagen.de /Iglo/Install/kurs/text_without_exercises_55756.htm   (574 words)

Icelandic (from North Germanic languages) --  Encyclopædia Britannica It belongs (with Norwegian and Faeroese) to the West Scandinavian group of North Germanic languages and developed from the Norse speech brought by settlers from western Norway in the 9th and 10th centuries. Present and earlier forms of German, English, Dutch-Flemish, Afrikaans, Yiddish, Frisian, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic, and Faeroese belong to the family of languages called Germanic. Scholars often divide the Germanic languages into three groups: West Germanic, including English, German, and Netherlandic; North Germanic, including Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Faroese; and East Germanic, now extinct, comprising only Gothic and the languages of the Vandals, Burgundians, and a few other tribes. www.britannica.com /eb/article-75506   (736 words)

Scandinavian Review: Norway's language question: Which Norwegian do you speak? Dano-Norwegian, Yiddish and English respectively), when the vision of nationhood was first entertained, or should it be an ancestral tongue conceived by a minority as the "true national language" connecting them to a real or imagined "golden age" of nationhood in the remote past? Reform proposals to adopt a standard Norwegian, based on a local dialect from one of the major fjords, were rejected by representatives from other parts of the country. The standard literary language taught in the schools, however, was Danish as spoken by Norwegians. www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3760/is_200101/ai_n8951171   (1499 words)

Faeroese (from Scandinavian literature) --  Encyclopædia Britannica The modern standard languages are Danish, Swedish, Norwegian (Dano-Norwegian and New Norwegian), Icelandic, and Faroese. This literature has existed for more than 1,000 years, beginning with Norwegian writings that very early became part of Icelandic literature. the body of writings in the North Germanic group of languages, the modern forms of which include Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Danish, and Faeroese. www.britannica.com /eb/article-29278   (734 words)

Transmachina - Language Related Links These languages are usually divided into East Scandinavian (Danish and Swedish) and West Scandinavian (Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faroese) groups. This is the appendix of an on-line Welsh grammar by Mark Nodine. This is an experimental Java applet with a built-in keyboard for those who don't have their own. www.transmachina.com /links.jsp   (2173 words)

Norwegian The use of Dano-Norwegian is more widespread than that of New Norwegian; it is used in all national newspapers and in most of the literature. Dano-Norwegian stems from the written Danish introduced during the union of Denmark and Norway (1380-1814). NORSK, North Germanic language of the West Scandinavian branch, existing in two distinct and rival norms--Dano-Norwegian (Bokmål, or Riksmål) and New Norwegian (Nynorsk). www.flw.com /languages/Norweigan.htm   (148 words)

The Norwegian Language Even though only a small percentage of Norwegians use New Norwegian in its written form, their actual speech patterns, which tend toward local dialects not heavily influenced by Danish, come closer to this vernacular form of the language than does Dano-Norwegian. Norwegian has two official, mutually-intelligible forms: Dano-Norwegian (BokmÃ¥l, or RiksmÃ¥l) and New Norwegian (Nynorsk). According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Dano-Norwegian has become the dominant written form of the language within Norway with all national newspapers, magazines and most literature choosing to use it. www.globalisationpartners.com /Translation_Services/Norwegian/HTML/The_Norwegian_Language.html   (227 words)

Norwegian The use of Dano-Norwegian is more widespread than that of New Norwegian; it is used in all national newspapers and in most of the literature. NORSK, North Germanic language of the West Scandinavian branch, existing in two distinct and rival norms--Dano-Norwegian (Bokmål, or Riksmål) and New Norwegian (Nynorsk). New Norwegian was created by the language scholar Ivar Aasen during the mid-19th century, primarily from the dialects of the western rural districts, in order to carry on the tradition of Old Norse. www.flw.com /languages/Norweigan.htm   (148 words)

Norwegian NORSK, North Germanic language of the West Scandinavian branch, existing in two distinct and rival norms--Dano-Norwegian (Bokmål, or Riksmål) and New Norwegian (Nynorsk). The use of Dano-Norwegian is more widespread than that of New Norwegian; it is used in all national newspapers and in most of the literature. New Norwegian was created by the language scholar Ivar Aasen during the mid-19th century, primarily from the dialects of the western rural districts, in order to carry on the tradition of Old Norse. www.flw.com /languages/Norweigan.htm   (148 words)

The Norwegian Language Even though only a small percentage of Norwegians use New Norwegian in its written form, their actual speech patterns, which tend toward local dialects not heavily influenced by Danish, come closer to this vernacular form of the language than does Dano-Norwegian. Norwegian has two official, mutually-intelligible forms: Dano-Norwegian (BokmÃ¥l, or RiksmÃ¥l) and New Norwegian (Nynorsk). Norwegian is spoken by roughly 5 million people worldwide, the vast majority of which live in Norway (99.5%) www.globalisationpartners.com /Translation_Services/Norwegian/HTML/The_Norwegian_Language.html   (227 words)

Danish and Norwegian alphabet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The difference between the Dano-Norwegian alphabet and the Swedish alphabet, is that Swedish uses the variant Ä instead of Æ, and the variant Ö instead of Ø — as in German. Additionally, in current Danish and Norwegian, W is recognized as a seperate letter from V. In Danish, the transition was in 1980, before that the W was merely considered to be a variation of the letter V and words using it were alphabetized accordingly (e.g.: Wales, Vallø, Washington, Wedellsborg, Vendsyssel). The initial proposal was to place it first, before A, B, C. Its place as the last letter of the alphabet, as in Norwegian, was decided in 1955. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Norwegian_alphabet   (313 words)

Untitled Document Aasen himself was humble and catious in launching the "new" Norwegian language (called "nynorsk" in Norwegian), and asserted that the most important thing was for his language to exist as an alternative to the main Dano-Norwegian written standard. In 1885 the Norwegian national assembly (Stortinget) decided that both standards were to be considered equal, as regards official rights, and that both were to be taught in schools and used in education. By and by it was launched as a principle that every person should have the right to choose her or his own written variant, as close to the oral dialect as possible, and this is still an important credo in Norwegian language planning. kdictionaries.com /newsletter/kdn10-7.html   (2938 words)

Norwegian The use of Dano-Norwegian is more widespread than that of New Norwegian; it is used in all national newspapers and in most of the literature. New Norwegian was created by the language scholar Ivar Aasen during the mid-19th century, primarily from the dialects of the western rural districts, in order to carry on the tradition of Old Norse. Both of these mutually intelligible languages are used in government and education, and plans have been made to bring them closer together gradually into a common Norwegian language, Samnorsk, though resistance to these plans has been vigorous. www.flw.com /languages/Norweigan.htm   (148 words)

Ethnologue: Norway (BOKMAL, RIKSMAL, DANO-NORWEGIAN, NORWEGIAN) [NRR] 4,250,000 including Landsmal, 99.5% of population (1991 WA); 612,862 in USA (1970 census); 28,000 in Sweden (1993); 27,405 in Canada (1971 census); 11,000 in Ecuador; 5,000,000 in all countries (1995 WA). Signed Norwegian is used by teachers; pupils use Norwegian Sign Language among themselves. Speakers were indigenous Travellers with Norwegian origin, also had intermarriage with Gypsies, Danish Travellers and German Jenisch Travellers. www.christusrex.org /www1/pater/ethno/Norw.html   (524 words)

Essays (Norway - the official site in the United States) While Bokmål ("Book Norwegian") created a Dano-Norwegian hybrid by transforming the phonetics of written Danish to reflect Norwegian pronunciation, Nynorsk ("New Norwegian") was devised as a new linguistic form compiled on the basis of Western Norwegian dialects. Norwegian authors of the later 1700s viewed themselves as the cultivators of Holberg’s classical humanist legacy. Hans Skjervheim (1926-), is a prominent non-fiction author who employs essays to present a complicated subject matter in an open fashion, to discuss it using non-academic language, and to test it in relation to problems that are universal to human life. www.norway.org /culture/literature/essays/essays.htm   (426 words)

Constitution of Norway - To keep the constitution as consistent as possible, changes are written in a language close to that introduced in the linguistic revision of the constitution in 1903, that is a very conservative Dano-Norwegian. The Norwegian constitution was inspired by the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the French revolution in 1789 and the subsequent U.S. and French constitutions, and is considered one of the most radical constitutions in the world at that time. The Norwegian High Court of the Realm is warranted by the constitution and was frequently (mis)used by the Storting as a political tool to control the government in the 19th century, but no impeachments have been made since 1927. psychcentral.com /psypsych/Constitution_of_Norway   (968 words)

Danish and Norwegian alphabet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The difference between the Dano-Norwegian alphabet and the Swedish alphabet, is that Swedish uses the variant Ä instead of Æ, and the variant Ö instead of Ø — as in German. Additionally, in current Danish and Norwegian, W is recognized as a separate letter from V. In Danish, the transition was in 1980, before that the W was merely considered to be a variation of the letter V and words using it were alphabetized accordingly (e.g.: Wales, Vallø, Washington, Wedellsborg, Vendsyssel). The Danish and Norwegian alphabet consists of 29 letters: en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Danish_and_Norwegian_alphabet   (313 words)

Wikipedia: Danish and Norwegian alphabet The difference between the Dano-Norwegian alphabet and the Swedish alphabet, is that Swedish uses the variant Ä instead of Æ, and the variant Ö instead of Ø — as in German, and that the letter W is always a separate letter in Norwegian and Danish. Similarily, "Å" was introduced in Danish in 1948, but its place as the last letter of the alphabet, as in Norwegian, was instituted in 1955. The Danish and Norwegian alphabet consists of 29 letters: www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/d/da/danish_and_norwegian_alphabet.html   (178 words)

Danish and Norwegian alphabet The difference between the Dano-Norwegian alphabet and the Swedish alphabet, is that Swedish uses the variant Ä instead of Æ, and the variant Ö instead of Ø — as in German, and that the letter W is always a separate letter in Norwegian and Danish. Similarly, "Å" was introduced in Danish in 1948, but its place as the last letter of the alphabet, as in Norwegian, was instituted in 1955. The Danish and Norwegian alphabet consists of 29 letters: www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/danish_and_norwegian_alphabet   (241 words)

Danish and Norwegian alphabet The difference between the Dano-Norwegian alphabet and the Swedish alphabet, is that Swedish uses the variant instead of, and the variant instead of as in German, and that the letter W is always a separate letter in Norwegian and Danish. Similarily, "" was introduced in Danish in 1948, but its place as the last letter of the alphabet, as in Norwegian, was instituted in 1955. The Danish and Norwegian alphabet consists of 29 letters: www.knowallabout.com /d/da/danish_and_norwegian_alphabet.html   (159 words)

Norwegian language --  Encyclopædia Britannica Norwegian Norsk North Germanic language of the West Scandinavian branch, existing in two distinct and rival norms—Dano-Norwegian (Bokmål, or Riksmål) and New Norwegian (Nynorsk). It belongs (with Norwegian and Faeroese) to the West Scandinavian group of North Germanic languages and developed from the Norse speech brought by settlers from western Norway in the 9th and 10th centuries. New Norwegian was created as a written language by the language scholar Ivar Aasen during the mid-19th... www.britannica.com /eb/article-9056305?tocId=9056305   (834 words)

Ethnologue: Norway (BOKMAL, RIKSMAL, DANO-NORWEGIAN, NORWEGIAN) [NRR] 4,250,000 including Landsmal, 99.5% of population (1991 WA); 612,862 in USA (1970 census); 28,000 in Sweden (1993); 27,405 in Canada (1971 census); 11,000 in Ecuador; 5,000,000 in all countries (1995 WA). Signed Norwegian is used by teachers; pupils use Norwegian Sign Language among themselves. Speakers were indigenous Travellers with Norwegian origin, also had intermarriage with Gypsies, Danish Travellers and German Jenisch Travellers. www.christusrex.org /www1/pater/ethno/Norw.html   (524 words)

Artifact For example, the creation of New Norwegian (Landsmål or Nynorsk) in the mid-19th century was mainly due to the efforts of the Norwegian poet Ivar Aasen, who presented it as an alternative to the official Norwegian language of the time (Riksmål, Dano-Norwegian). Aasen's proposals were later modified and supplemented by many other authors who contributed to the development of New Norwegian. Languages and words can be natural entities (without identifiable creators) or artifacts which have been intentionally designed for a certain purpose. plato.stanford.edu /entries/artifact   (3410 words)

Artifact For example, the creation of New Norwegian (Landsmål or Nynorsk) in the mid-19th century was mainly due to the efforts of the Norwegian poet Ivar Aasen, who presented it as an alternative to the official Norwegian language of the time (Riksmål, Dano-Norwegian). Aasen's proposals were later modified and supplemented by many other authors who contributed to the development of New Norwegian. For example, in a recent experiment a New Caledonian crow called Betty bent a piece of straight wire into a hook and used it to lift a bucket containing food from a vertical pipe (Weir at al., 2002). plato.stanford.edu /entries/artifact   (3410 words)

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