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Can Parallelingualism Save Norwegian from Extinction?
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Linn, Andrew R. – Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 2010
Language extinction is one of the most pressing issues in linguistics today, and the literature is full of discussion about how to combat it. Statements that Norwegian is amongst the languages that are already extinct are merely examples of a widespread tendency in the literature towards erroneous information about Norwegian. Nonetheless, there is…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, Language Planning, Sanctions, Diachronic Linguistics