1917 Norwegian language reform
E158716
The 1917 Norwegian language reform was a major official revision of Norwegian spelling and grammar that significantly altered both Bokmål and Nynorsk in an effort to bring the written standards closer together and reflect contemporary spoken usage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1917 Norwegian language reform canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1380839 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1917 Norwegian language reform Context triple: [Bokmål, hasSpellingReform, 1917 Norwegian language reform]
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A.
Orthographic Agreement of 1945
The Orthographic Agreement of 1945 was a Portuguese-language spelling reform that standardized orthography across Portuguese-speaking countries prior to the later 1990 agreement.
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B.
Oslo City Council reform of 1986
The Oslo City Council reform of 1986 was a major municipal governance overhaul that introduced a parliamentary system in the city, including the establishment of the Governing Mayor as the political head of Oslo.
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C.
Norwegian Constitution Day
Norwegian Constitution Day is Norway’s national day, celebrated annually on May 17 with parades, traditional dress, and public festivities commemorating the signing of the Norwegian constitution in 1814.
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D.
Norwegian Language Council
The Norwegian Language Council is the official governmental body responsible for advising on and developing policies for the Norwegian language and its written standards.
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E.
Riksmål
Riksmål is a traditional, conservative written standard of Norwegian closely aligned with Danish and used primarily by language purists and certain cultural institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1917 Norwegian language reform Target entity description: The 1917 Norwegian language reform was a major official revision of Norwegian spelling and grammar that significantly altered both Bokmål and Nynorsk in an effort to bring the written standards closer together and reflect contemporary spoken usage.
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A.
Norwegian language policy framework
The Norwegian language policy framework is the overarching system of laws, regulations, and institutions that governs the status, use, and development of Norway’s official written and spoken languages.
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B.
Orthographic Agreement of 1945
The Orthographic Agreement of 1945 was a Portuguese-language spelling reform that standardized orthography across Portuguese-speaking countries prior to the later 1990 agreement.
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C.
Oslo City Council reform of 1986
The Oslo City Council reform of 1986 was a major municipal governance overhaul that introduced a parliamentary system in the city, including the establishment of the Governing Mayor as the political head of Oslo.
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D.
Norwegian Constitution Day
Norwegian Constitution Day is Norway’s national day, celebrated annually on May 17 with parades, traditional dress, and public festivities commemorating the signing of the Norwegian constitution in 1814.
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E.
Norwegian Language Council
The Norwegian Language Council is the official governmental body responsible for advising on and developing policies for the Norwegian language and its written standards.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norwegian language reform
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language reform ⓘ orthographic reform ⓘ |
| affectedCommunity |
Norwegian public administration
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Norwegian publishers ⓘ Norwegian schools ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Bokmål
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Norwegian language ⓘ Nynorsk ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| effect |
changes in Norwegian grammar
ⓘ
reduction of differences between Bokmål and Nynorsk ⓘ significant changes in Norwegian spelling ⓘ |
| follows | earlier 19th-century Norwegian spelling practices ⓘ |
| goal |
to bring Bokmål and Nynorsk closer together
ⓘ
to reflect contemporary spoken Norwegian usage ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major turning point in the development of modern Norwegian orthography ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs of Norway
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surface form:
Norwegian Ministry of Church and Education
Norwegian authorities ⓘ |
| implementedInYear | 1917 ⓘ |
| influenced | later Norwegian orthographic reforms ⓘ |
| influencedBy | contemporary spoken Norwegian dialects ⓘ |
| languagePolicyType | convergence policy between written standards ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official reform ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the Norwegian language ⓘ |
| precedes | 1938 Norwegian language reform ⓘ |
| scope |
grammatical forms
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spelling rules ⓘ standardization of written Norwegian ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1917 Norwegian language reform Description of subject: The 1917 Norwegian language reform was a major official revision of Norwegian spelling and grammar that significantly altered both Bokmål and Nynorsk in an effort to bring the written standards closer together and reflect contemporary spoken usage.
Referenced by (1)
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