Norwegian Language Council

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The Norwegian Language Council is the official governmental body responsible for advising on and developing policies for the Norwegian language and its written standards.

Aliases (1)

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency
language regulator
activity conducts information campaigns on language use
cooperates with other Nordic language councils
participates in terminology work
prepares official spelling lists
publishes language recommendations
advises educational sector in Norway
media organizations in Norway
public institutions in Norway
appliesTo Bokmål
Norwegian language
Nynorsk
country Norway
field language planning
linguistics
sociolinguistics
standardization
goal ensure both Bokmål and Nynorsk are maintained
maintain and develop Norwegian as a societal language
promote correct and clear use of Norwegian
hasOfficialStatus yes
isPartOf Norwegian language policy framework
jurisdiction Kingdom of Norway
languageRegulated Bokmål
Norwegian
Nynorsk
parentAgency Government of Norway
Ministry of Culture and Equality of Norway
regionServed Norway
role advises government on language legislation
advises on Norwegian language policy
develops policies for Norwegian language
monitors language development
provides recommendations on language use
regulates written standards of Norwegian
supports public administration in language matters
sector culture
language policy
typeOfStandard grammatical standard
orthographic standard
terminological standard
websiteLanguage English
Norwegian

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Nynorsk
Nynorsk ("Språkrådet")
regulatingBody
Bokmål
Bokmål ("Språkrådet")
standardizedBy
Bokmål ("Språkrådet")
hasRegulatoryBody
Norwegian language
regulatedBy

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