New Norwegian
- noun
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Nynorsk
- Norway has two languages, 'New Norwegian' (ny norsk) and 'Old Norwegian' (bokmål).
- new Norwegian terms
Examples
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In Western Norway, many people prefer using New Norwegian for literature and media to preserve their dialects.
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Norway recognizes two official written standards: New Norwegian, which reflects rural dialects, and Bokmål, which is based on urban speech.
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Under both the old and new Norwegian terms, the levels of take are higher than in MOD terms, and the systems are more regressive.
Academic text (1992) -
Under low and medium levels of development costs, it is noteworthy that the take under the new Norwegian terms exceeds that under the old terms.
Academic text (1992) -
The overall finding is thus that under both the old and new Norwegian terms, a number of situations can be found where field developments are inhibited.
Academic text (1992) -
Both the old and new Norwegian terms generally produce a regressive system in relation to development costs and oil price changes when viewed in present value terms.
Academic text (1992) -
Students in Norway learn to write in New Norwegian as part of their language education in schools.
Synonyms
A written form of Norwegian based on countryside dialects
A written form of Norwegian based on rural dialects
An official written form of Norwegian based on rural dialects, now called Nynorsk
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is compositionally transparent: 'new' modifies 'Norwegian' to indicate a newer form or variety of the language, so a B1 learner who knows both words will infer it denotes a type of Norwegian. Specific institutional details (that it is one of two official written standards, Nynorsk) are specialized knowledge, but the basic idea of a distinct variety is directly derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
The noun New Norwegian, literally the words New and Norwegian, comes from the 19th century when a man who studied language collected many country dialects to build a new written form of Norwegian. So New Norwegian means a written standard 'based on rural Norwegian dialects' and used especially in western Norway.
