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22:14 Jan 3, 2011 |
Norwegian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Linguistics / Norwegian Language | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Charles Ek United States Local time: 13:12 | ||||||
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the so-called Common Form for Norwegian idea Explanation: The word 'form' is essential in this phrase. Nynorsk is a reconstruction of the original Norwegian language, which was nearly lost during the 400-year Danish occupation. It is used by 25% of the Norwegian population. The rest speak Bokmål, which is the form that resembles Danish. In the media, by law, 25% of all published materials must be in nynorsk. In addition, 25% of all subtitling of TV shows and movies must be in nynorsk. In the schools, textbooks must be published in both forms. There are many heated debates about this bokmål vs. nynorsk issue. In the 1950's, textbooks were published in samnorsk in an effort to bring about a merging of the two forms. It was an educational disaster. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 14 hrs (2011-01-04 12:25:17 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- British English and American English are both forms of English see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Forms_of_English Several encyclopedias refer to the official forms of Norwegian- http://www.answers.com/topic/norwegian-language The word 'common' has many meanings in English. Here it means 'coming from two groups'. This is not a common meaning of the word. This makes the phrase 'Common Norwegian' difficult to understand for someone who is not familiar with the issue. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 16 hrs (2011-01-04 14:52:05 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Perhaps a better way to say this is: the idea commonly known as the Common Form for Norwegian |
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16 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): -1
10 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
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