The Norwegian Language Council, established in 1972, is the government's advisory body for issues related to Norwegian language. The council promotes the use of Norwegian in all areas of society, provides information and advice about the proper use of Norwegian, and makes sure that the governmental departments give equal status to bokmål and nynorsk.
Today, I discovered that the website for the Norwegian Language Council has been updated with a new design and structure. I like the colors, clean design, and the much improved organization of the Norwegian language resources. They have also added a regularly updated "Aktuelt ord," which for today was appropriately "sommarfri." Some of the pages I use the most often from this site are:
- Changes in spelling and grammar from July 1, 2005 (I'm a bit of a grammar geek and never had difficulty learning grammatical forms, but I find it really hard to relearn forms I have known for 25 years whenever a new update to the grammar and spelling rules is released.)
- Facts about Norwegian language
- Rules for writing and grammar
- List of Norwegian equivalents of English words / Quizzes
- Names of languages in Norwegian
- Computer terms in Norwegian
- Stortingsmelding nr. 35: Mål og meining – Ein heilskapleg norsk språkpolitikk (27.06.08)
- Online course in Nynorsk
- Online Dictionary: Bokmål and Nynorsk
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