Norwegian Academy of Language and Literature

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The Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature , in short: Norwegian Academy (Norwegian: Det Norske Akademi for Språk og Litteratur ) was founded in 1953 by many prominent Norwegian writers, academics and politicians such as Arnulf Øverland , Sigurd Hoel , AH Winsnes , Carl Joachim Hambro , Cora Sandel and Francis Bull to create a “stabilizing factor in linguistic development and to restore respect for the written language” and “to protect the Norwegian Riksmål and to contribute to the promotion of a free and pluralistic intellectual life in Norway ”.

The academy standardizes the Riksmål language and publishes a large dictionary of the Norwegian language. The academy also awards literary prizes.

The Academy is represented by two representatives in the official Norwegian Language Council (which standardizes Bokmål and Nynorsk ).

It has 48 members who are prominent representatives of specialist areas such as Scandinavian, German, English or French language and literature, history, political science, philosophy, law, drama and poetry.

Members

John Ole Askedal , Bodil Aurstad , Kjetil Bang-Hansen , Trond Berg Eriksen , Liv Bliksrud , Tor Bomann-Larsen , Fredrik Bull-Hansen , Bentein Baardson , Lars Saabye Christensen , Arnold Eidslott , Thor Falkanger , Ivo de Figueiredo , Lise Fjeldstad , Dagfinn Føllesdal , Cathrine Grøndahl , Karin Gundersen , Tor Guttu , Erik Fosnes Hansen , Håkon Harket , Per Egil Hegge , Nils Heyerdahl , Roy Jacobsen , Christian Janss , Anine Kierulf , Knut Kleve , Sissel Lange-Nielsen , Mari Lending , Jørn Lund , Helge Nordahl , William Nygaard , Kjell Arild Pollestad , Per Qvale , Arthur O. Sandved , Hilde Sejersted , Ole Michael Selberg , Rune Slagstad , Henrik Syse , Jan Jakob Tønseth , Helene Uri , Trond Vernegg Finn-Erik Vinje , Gunnar Christie Wasberg , Egil A. Wyller and Vigdis Ystad .

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