Norway to recognize Sign as official language

[Tini Pel]

That is absolutely great Ingvild !!!!
Is it in ASL  or  in the Norwegian grammar?
Tini.


On 28-Jun-08, at 8:36 AM, Ingvild Roald wrote:

> That is right. What has happened yesterday, was that a 'white  
> paper' from the administration/government about Norway's language  
> policy and the making of a new Law of Norwegian Languages was  
> presented by the minister for Culture and Church. This will pass  
> the parliament, and will make Norwegian Sign Language one of the  
> official languages of Norway. Sign language is already recognized  
> in education, and Sign interpreters are paid for by the state  
> whenever a Deaf person ask for one (and one is available). This new  
> bill recognizes Norwegian Sign Language as 'a real language, a full  
> language, and a Norwegian language'. It will make the state pay for  
> at least one full time consultant at the national language board to  
> help secure this language, nurture and research. It actually puts  
> Norwegian Sign Language on the same footing as the two written  
> forms of spoken Norwegian. The official press release, written in  
> New Norse, can be found at:
> http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/kkd/press-centre/pressemeldinger/ 
> 2008/norsk-sprak-ma-styrkjast---.html?id=520308
>
> Unfortunately, at this time this is not available in English
>
> Ingvild
>
>
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> To: sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
> Subject: Re: [sw-l] Norway to recognize Sign as official language
> Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:01:05 +0200
>
> But from what Iroald had written, I understood that the Norwegian  
> Sign Language is not recognized yet but just under this recognition  
> process.
>
> Lucy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Gerard Meijssen
> To: SignWriting List
> Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 1:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [sw-l] Norway to recognize Sign as official language
>
> Hoi,
> I have blogged about the recognition of the Norwegian Sign Language  
> here.. In my blog I mention that there is a list of countries that  
> recognise Sign Languages officially.
> Thanks,
>      Gerard
>
> On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 12:35 AM, Rodrigo Bagni  
> <rodbagni at gmail.com> wrote:
> That is great, Ingvild.
> Very good thing to know.
> It is a great step to sign language, not only in Norway I think.
>
> Does anybody know how many countries have already done that?
> I know that some of them do not recognize even their oral language as
> official, but what about those that do it?
>
> Here in Brazil, sign language is considered the second official
> language of the country since 2002.
>
> Regards
> Rodrigo
>
> On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 14:55,  <iroald at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Hurray, happy today Parliament got presented/proposal (for their)  
> handling/
> > consideration Sign official language Norway here happy
> >
> > (Ingvild)
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