“The voice from below”
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Unn Røyneland
Abstract
This paper considers the most recent developments in Norwegian language policy and planning, focusing in particular on the latest Nynorsk language reform proposal (2011). A key objective of this language reform was to include “the voice from below” (e.g. Linn 2010) in all stages of the process in order to ensure democratic legitimacy and user acceptance of the proposed reforms. It is thus important to ask whether, and to what extent, this intention has actually been realized. The argument made here is that the answer significantly depends on the extent to which the openness of the process is traceable in the content of the proposal.
Abstract
This paper considers the most recent developments in Norwegian language policy and planning, focusing in particular on the latest Nynorsk language reform proposal (2011). A key objective of this language reform was to include “the voice from below” (e.g. Linn 2010) in all stages of the process in order to ensure democratic legitimacy and user acceptance of the proposed reforms. It is thus important to ask whether, and to what extent, this intention has actually been realized. The argument made here is that the answer significantly depends on the extent to which the openness of the process is traceable in the content of the proposal.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
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Scandinavian
- On the syntax of the accusative/dative alternation in spatial PPs in Norwegian dative dialects 9
- Spurious topic drop in Swedish 27
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Germanic sociolinguistics
- “The voice from below” 53
- Gender maintenance and loss in Totenmålet, English, and other major Germanic varieties 77
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French
- Non-finite adjuncts in French 111
- Topics and the left periphery 131
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Language change
- The developmental logic of the analytic past in German and Polish 175
- The diachrony of pronouns and demonstratives 195
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Lesser-studied languages
- Origins of metathesis in Batsbi 221
- Indefinitely definite expressions 239
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Language acquisition
- Doing diachrony 259
- The acquisition of linguistic variation 275
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Language evolution
- The evolution of language 301
- Language as technology 327
- Index 359
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
-
Scandinavian
- On the syntax of the accusative/dative alternation in spatial PPs in Norwegian dative dialects 9
- Spurious topic drop in Swedish 27
-
Germanic sociolinguistics
- “The voice from below” 53
- Gender maintenance and loss in Totenmålet, English, and other major Germanic varieties 77
-
French
- Non-finite adjuncts in French 111
- Topics and the left periphery 131
-
Language change
- The developmental logic of the analytic past in German and Polish 175
- The diachrony of pronouns and demonstratives 195
-
Lesser-studied languages
- Origins of metathesis in Batsbi 221
- Indefinitely definite expressions 239
-
Language acquisition
- Doing diachrony 259
- The acquisition of linguistic variation 275
-
Language evolution
- The evolution of language 301
- Language as technology 327
- Index 359
