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linguistics, something I found funny
"Bokmål (literally "book tongue") is an official written standard for the Norwegian language, alongside Nynorsk. Unlike for instance the Italian language, there is no nationwide standard or agreement on the pronunciation of Bokmål."
I can't believe there's a standard for a language.... that has no standard for the pronunciation of its own name
re: linguistics, something I found funny
@lizardsquid
Is it that there's no standardized pronunciation because it's only written?
linguistics, the less funny explanation
@lizardsquid
hehe
linguistics, the less funny explanation
of course this actually makes sense - it's a standard for writing only:
"The government does not regulate spoken Bokmål and recommends that normalised pronunciation should follow the phonology of the speaker's local dialect."
So Bokmål is "officially" pronounced the way you would pronounce it.(usually [ˈbuːkmɔːl] according to wikipedia)