The Language Council of Norway (, ) is the adminstrative body of the Norwegian state on language issues. It was established in 2005 and replaced the Norwegian Language Council (, ) which existed from 1974 to 2005. It is a subsidiary agency of the Ministry of Culture and has thirty-five employees. It is one of two organisations involved in language standardization in Norway, alongside the Norwegian Academy. History Norwegian Language Council The Norwegian Language Council (1974–2005) had 38 members, which represented different stakeholders, such as other language organisations including the Norwegian Academy, Riksmålsforbundet and Noregs Mållag, but also the educational sector and the media. The council created lists of acceptable word forms. Some words previously had two forms, the official form which were to be used in government documents and textbooks, and optional forms, which could be used by students in state schools. However, after 2005 this difference no longer exists in the lists published by the Language Council of Norway. References Further reading The Language Council of Norway, an article online in English at Språkrådet External links Språkrådet Norwegian language Languages of Norway Language regulators Government agencies of Norway 1972 establishments in Norway 2004 disestablishments in Norway Language organisations of Norway