Riksmål
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Riksmål is a traditional, conservative written standard of Norwegian closely aligned with Danish and used primarily by language purists and certain cultural institutions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norwegian language variety
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conservative language standard → written standard of Norwegian → |
| aimsToPreserve |
continuity with older Danish-Norwegian written tradition
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| associatedWith |
Norwegian literary tradition
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conservative language ideology → urban educated elites in Norway → |
| closelyAlignedWith |
Danish language
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| country |
Norway
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| differsFrom |
Nynorsk
→
official Bokmål standard → |
| domain |
cultural institutions
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literature → press → |
| etymology |
from Norwegian "rik" (realm, kingdom) and "mål" (speech, language)
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| hasAlternativeName |
traditional Bokmål (in some contexts)
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| hasCharacteristic |
Danish-influenced vocabulary
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conservative spelling → culturally prestigious associations → traditional morphology → traditional syntax → |
| hasOrthographicNormsPublishedBy |
Det Norske Akademis ordbok
→
Riksmålsforbundet spelling lists → |
| hasRegulatoryBody |
Det Norske Akademi for Språk og Litteratur
→
Riksmålsforbundet → |
| hasSpellingStandard |
Riksmål orthography
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|
| historicalPrecursorOf |
Bokmål
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| influenced |
Bokmål
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| ISO639Status |
no separate ISO 639 code (treated under Norwegian/Bokmål)
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| languageFamily |
North Germanic languages
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| moreConservativeThan |
Bokmål
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| notOfficiallyRecognizedAs |
one of the two official written standards of Norwegian
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| opposedBy |
language reformers favoring Nynorsk
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supporters of radical Bokmål reforms → |
| regulates |
traditional Norwegian orthography
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| script |
Latin script
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|
| status |
de facto minority standard
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non-official written standard in Norway → |
| subfamily |
Scandinavian languages
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|
| timePeriod |
codified in the early 20th century
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developed in the late 19th century → |
| usedBy |
certain Norwegian cultural institutions
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language purists in Norway → some Norwegian authors → some Norwegian newspapers → |
| usedIn |
Norway
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|
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
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|
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Riksmål
("Riksmål orthography")
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hasSpellingStandard |
|
Norwegian language
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hasVariant |
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Bokmål
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historicalPrecursor |