Norway: Language under assault

[Francis Hult]

Via lgpolicy...
 
 
Language under assault

Culture Minister Trond Giske worries that the ever-expanding use of
English in Norway is threatening the very existence of the Norwegian
language. He's preparing an official government declaration aimed at
nothing less than ensuring its survival.
Government minister Trond Giske feels a need to protect the Norwegian
language from too much English interference.

Giske plans to put forth what's known as a stortingsmelding, or "white
paper," on the Norwegian language at the end of next month. It won't
merely be concerned with comma rules or grammatical matters. Rather,
it's the survival of the language itself that will be the subject of
the declaration. Giske is seriously worried that Norwegian is being
too heavily influenced by English, not least because of the Internet
and the emergence of English as the common language of the globe.
"Languages around the world are simply disappearing, not being used
anymore," Giske told news bureau NTB. "Norwegian is under entirely new
pressure than it was just a few years ago, especially because of the
development of the Internet and the media."

Full story:
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2326641.ece?service=print

--
_______________________________________________
Edling mailing list
Edling at lists.sis.utsa.edu
https://lists.sis.utsa.edu/mailman/listinfo/edling
List Manager: Francis M. Hult