Norway is strengthening the position of minority languages
Many European minority languages are being elevated within legislation and research. Linguistic Minorities in Europe aims to make the research available.
Studies
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Research
Multilingualism can be an advantage for persons with dementia
A new study suggests that knowing more than one language can help people with dementia to communicate. However, family and healthcare workers have to play their part, according to a Norwegian language professor.
Norway has been multilingual since the Middle Ages
When Latin arrived in Norway, Old Norse written culture also flourished. New research shows that runes and letters were used in alternation.
MultiLing
The Center for Multilingualism in Society across the Lifespan (MultiLing) is a research center financed by the Research Council of Norway as a Center of Excellence.
Centre for Ibsen Studies
The Centre for Ibsen Studies engages in multidisciplinary research and education on the nineteenth-century Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen.