Research

The level of activity of research on Norwegian heritage language in America has varied considerably over nearly a hundred years, as can be seen on these pages. The latest wave began in 2010 under the name NorAmDiaSyn (Norwegian American Dialect Syntax). The project was initiated by Professor Janne Bondi Johannessen in connection with the Nordic and Norwegian dialect projects ScanDiaSyn and NorDiaSyn, and funded by the Norwegian Research Council. The numerous publications, workshops and fieldwork trips show that many researchers have been inspired to investigate this exciting variant of Norwegian.

Special edition of Norsk Lingvistisk Tidsskrift
Selected literature about Norwegian language in America
Workshops: Immigrant Languages in the Americas (WILA)

Special edition of Norsk Lingvistisk Tidsskrift

Special edition of Norsk Lingvistisk Tidsskrift: Vol 30, Nr 2 (2012) Norsk i Amerika (Norwegian in America)
Guest editors: Janne Bondi Johannessen and Joseph Salmons Read more (in Norwegian)

Selected literature about Norwegian language in America

Please send us information about articles and books that are not included in this overviews below, but should have been there.

Older literature 1897 — 1990s:

The Norwegian Language in America - Bibliography (pdf)

Recent literature 1990s — 2016

Norwegian in America Bibliography 1990s — 2016 (pdf)

Workshops: Immigrant Languages in the Americas (WILA)

The next WILA will be arranged 2. - 4. October 2025 at University of Stavanger.

The 15th Annual Workshop on Immigrant Languages in the Americas (WILA 15)
Workshop at University of Georgia 26. - 28. September 2024.
The Fourteenth Annual Workshop on Immigrant Languages in the Americas (WILA 14)
Workshop at Europa-Universität Flensburg 5. – 7. October 2023.
The Thirteenth Annual Workshop on Immigrant Languages in the Americas (WILA 13)
Hybrid workshop at University of Wisconsin-Madison 10. - 12. November 2022.
The Twelfth Annual Workshop on Immigrant Languages in the Americas (WILA 12)
Virtual workshop at University of Helsinki 6. - 9. October 2021.
The Eleventh Annual Workshop on Immigrant Languages in the Americas (WILA 11)
Virtual workshop at University of North Carolina-Asheville 8. - 10. October and 15. - 17. October 2020.
The Tenth Annual Workshop on Immigrant Languages in the Americas (WILA 10)
Workshop at Østfold University College in Halden, Norway October 10–12 2019.
The Ninth Annual Workshop on Immigrant Languages in the Americas (WILA 9)
Workshop at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire (in conjunction with the University of North Carolina-Asheville), 25.–27. October 2018
The Eighth Annual Workshop on Immigrant Languages in the Americas (WILA 8)
Workshop at University of Copenhagen, 12.-14. October 2017
Seventh Annual Workshop on Immigrant Languages in the Americas.
Workshop at University of Georgia, Athens, 27.–29. oktober 2016
The Sixth Annual Workshop on Immigrant Languages in the Americas
Workshop in Uppsala September 24–26, 2015
5th Annual Workshop on Immigrant Languages in the Americas
Workshop at UCLA, Los Angeles October 17–19, 2014
4th Annual Workshop on Immigrant Languages in the Americas
Workshop in Reykjavik September 19–21, 2013
Third Workshop on Immigrant Languages in America
Workshop at Penn State University September 27–29, 2012
Second Workshop on Immigrant Languages in America
Workshop at Fefor Høifjellshotell September 21–24, 2011
Investigating immigrant languages in America
Workshop at University of Wisconsin–Madison September 16–17, 2010