NORWEGIAN LANGUAGE
Understanding The Norwegian Language & Providing Professional Norwegian Interpreters, Translators and Transcriptionists
American Language Services (AML-Global) understands the importance of working in the Norwegian language. For over a Quarter of a Century, American Language Services has worked with the Norwegian language as well as hundreds of others from around the world. We offer comprehensive language services 24 hours, 7 days a week worldwide by providing Norwegian interpreting, translation and transcriptions services along with hundreds of other languages and dialects. Our linguists are native speakers and writers who are screened, credentialed, certified, field tested and experienced in a number of specific industry settings. The Norwegian language is unique and has very specific origins and characteristics.
Norway and Its Abundance of Natural Resources
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language. The Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The majority of the country shares a border to the east with Sweden; its northernmost region is bordered by Finland to the south and Russia to the east. The country is richly endowed with natural resources including petroleum, hydropower, fish, forests, and minerals. Large reserves of petroleum and natural gas were discovered in the 1960s, which led to a continuing boom in the economy. Norway has obtained one of the highest standards of living in the world in part by having a large amount of natural resources compared to the size of the population. The income from natural resources includes a significant contribution from petroleum production and the substantial and well-managed income related to this sector.
Norwegian Dialects
There is general agreement that a wide range of differences makes it difficult to estimate the number of different Norwegian dialects. Variations in grammar, syntax, vocabulary, and pronunciation cut across geographical boundaries and can create a distinct dialect at the level of farm clusters. Dialects are in some cases so dissimilar as to be unintelligible to unfamiliar listeners. Many linguists note a trend toward regionalization of dialects that diminishes the differences at such local levels; there is, however, a renewed interest in preserving distinct dialects.
Norwegian Vocabulary
By far the largest part of the modern vocabulary of Norwegian dates back to Old Norse. The largest source of loanwords is Middle Low German, which had a huge influence on Norwegian vocabulary from the late Middle Ages onwards partially even influencing grammatical structures, such as genitive constructions. At present, the main source of new loanwords is English e.g. rapper, e-mail, catering, juice, bag (originally a loan word to English from Old Norse). Norwegian is however, considered to be less influenced by English than, for instance, Swedish or particularly Danish.
Who are You Going to Trust with Your Vital Norwegian Language Needs?
The Norwegian language is an important language worldwide. It is vital to understand the general nature and specific idiosyncrasies of Norwegian. Since 1985, AML-Global has provided outstanding Norwegian interpreters, translators and transcriptionsts worldwide.
