Who created the written standard that later became nynorsk, based on Norwegian dialects?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Ivar Aasen, a linguist from western Norway
- Step 1: In the nineteenth century a Norwegian written language was developed from the spoken dialects. Step 2. Ivar Aasen collected them and built the standard he called landsmål, now nynorsk. Answer: Ivar Aasen. Why not the others: Knudsen worked to adapt Danish towards Norwegian speech, which led to bokmål, and the other two are known for poetry and folk tales.
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