A lecture about the Nynorsk language takes place
House of Languages▸About us▸Our projects▸Exhibition on Latgalian and Nynorsk…▸ A lecture about the Nynorsk… A lecture about the Nynorsk language takes place 09.02.2024 On the evening of February 6, when representatives from the Norwegian Museum of Written Culture in Norway visited House of Languages, a lecture Preservation and development of a lesser-used language: Nynorsk case in […]
Final phase of the project: the last partner meeting
House of Languages▸About us▸Our projects▸Exhibition on Latgalian and Nynorsk…▸ What is common and what is… Final phase of the project: the last partner meeting 09.02.2024 From February 5 to 8, representatives from the Norwegian Museum of Written Culture (Nynorsk kultursentrum) in Norway visited House of Languages to participate in the project’s final seminar and other project […]
Latgalian and Nynorsk: Four approaches for comparison
House of Languages▸About us▸Our projects▸Exhibition on Latgalian and Nynorsk…▸ WLatgalian and Nynorsk… Latgalian and Nynorsk: Four approaches for comparison Author: MA Snorre Karkkonen Svensson In order to compare the situation of the two lesser used written languages Nynorsk and Latgalian, we identified four suitable ways of comparison, namely: The situational approach for comparison, a general comparison […]
What is common and what is different between Latvian and Latgalian?
House of Languages▸About us▸Our projects▸Exhibition on Latgalian and Nynorsk…▸ What is common and what is… What is common and what is different between Latvian and Latgalian? The Latgalian written language and Latvian standard language represent two written traditions of the Latvian language. They are linguistically close and one could compare it to the standard Lithuanian language […]
What is Nynorsk?
House of Languages▸About us▸Our projects▸Exhibition on Latgalian and Nynorsk…▸ What is Nynorsk? What is Nynorsk? Norwegian (norsk) refers to two written languages: Bokmål (Danish origin) and Nynorsk (dialect based, mainly West coast area). In 1814 Norway gained its independence from Denmark and became a monarchy – in a union with Sweden. With this, Norway adopted its […]
Virtual exhibition about Latgalian and Nynorsk as a means of documenting lesser-used languages
House of Languages▸About us▸Our projects▸Exhibition on Latgalian and Nynorsk…▸ Virtual exhibition about Latgalian… Virtual exhibition about Latgalian and Nynorsk as a means of documenting lesser-used languages The international seminar “Documentation of lesser-used languages for educational purposes” organized by the Latgalian cultural movement Volūda was held in Rēzekne, Latvia, on 1-4 May this year. The researchers and […]
Focus group discussions in Volda, Norway
House of Languages▸About us▸Our projects▸Exhibition on Latgalian and Nynorsk…▸ Focus group discussions… Focus group discussions in Volda, Norway On Tuesday 13 September 2022 the Norwegian Museum of Written Culture presented the project Exhibition on Latgalian and Nynorsk: cooperation and experience creating modern digital solutions to a focus group at Volda High School. The 11 students study […]
Representatives from the oldest language museum in the world visit House of Languages
House of Languages▸About us▸Our projects▸Exhibition on Latgalian and Nynorsk…▸ Representatives from the… Representatives from the oldest language museum in the world visit House of Languages Last week, on the 10th–12th of August, a three-day work seminar was held at House of Languages. During the seminar, representatives from the Norwegian Museum of Written Culture (Nynorsk kultursentrum) in […]
Working together for an inclusive Europe: the implementation of an ambitious project has begun
House of Languages▸About us▸Our projects▸Exhibition on Latgalian and Nynorsk…▸ Working together for… Working together for an inclusive Europe: the implementation of an ambitious project has begun As a result of the project, an interactive virtual exhibition about Latgalian and Norwegian Nynorsk will be prepared within two years, intended for a wide audience, from high school students […]
Exhibition on Latgalian and Nynorsk: cooperation and experience creating modern digital solutions
House of Languages▸About us▸Our projects▸ Exhibition on Latgalian and Nynorsk… Exhibition on Latgalian and Nynorsk: cooperation and experience creating modern digital solutions Basic information Project description Organizations Project materials Project news Basic information Funded by: Fund for Bilateral Relations of the EEA and Norway grants 2014-2021 Funding: EUR 48,680.00 Implementation period: 24 August 2021-29 February 2024 Digital […]