Ordet (magazine)

Ordet
Former editorsAndré Bjerke
Lars Roar Langslet
FrequencyQuarterly
FounderAndré Bjerke
First issue1950
CountryNorway
Based inOslo
LanguageNorwegian
ISSN0030-4522
OCLC467860887

Ordet (Norwegian: The Word) is a Norwegian language quarterly magazine published by Riksmål Society, a language policy organization, since 1950 with an interruption in the period 1974–1991. The magazine is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

History and profile

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Ordet was started by Riksmål Society as a monthly magazine in 1950.[1] The founder was the Norwegian poet André Bjerke who also edited the magazine.[2] Its subtitle was Tidsskrift for fri sprogutvikling.[3] In 1974 the magazine ceased publication,[3] but was restarted as a quarterly magazine in 1991.[4] Lars Roar Langslet, former minister of culture, was one of the editors of Ordet.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Ordet: Tidsskrift for fri sprogutvikling (in Norwegian). Riksmålsforbundet. 1950.
  2. ^ Gunnar Skirbekk (2018). "Language history and the power of symbols". In Ernst Håkon Jahr (ed.). Perspectives on Two Centuries of Norwegian Language Planning and Policy: Theoretical Implications and Lessons Learnt. Uppsala: Kungl. Gustav Adolfs Akademien för svensk folkkultur. p. 148. ISBN 9789187403309.
  3. ^ a b "Ordet: tidsskrift for fri sprogutvikling". Libris. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  4. ^ "P-08345 - Riksmålsforbundet" (in Norwegian). Arkiv Portalen. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Nekrolog: Lars Roar Langslet". Aftenposten. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2021.