Norwegian Phonology

Norwegian Phonology

The sound system of Norwegian resembles that of Swedish. There is considerable variation among the dialects, and all pronunciations are considered by official policy to be equally correct;. The variant generally taught to foreign students is the so-called Standard Eastern Norwegian or Standard Østnorsk, loosely based on the speech of the literate classes of the Oslo area. Despite not being an official standard, as Norwegian does not have an official standard, it has traditionally been used in public venues such as theatre and TV, although today local dialects are used extensively in spoken and visual media

This article describes the phonology of Standard Østnorsk.