Samtiden [SEP] language of work or name
Samtiden
Samtiden is a Norwegian political and literary magazine. 
History and profile.
"Samtiden" was founded by Jørgen Brunchorst and Gerhard Gran in 1890. The magazine's first publisher was "John Griegs forlag" (Bergen), and from 1900 Aschehoug (Oslo). 
Gran was the magazine's editor from 1892 to 1925. As of 2002 Thomas Hylland Eriksen was the editor-in-chief of the magazine. Cathrine Sandnes has been editor-in-chief since 2006.
"Samtiden" is
a speech by teacher and language activist Jens Mørland in 1918, "Riksmaalsvernet" was founded 30 October 1919. A dictionary committee was established at a meeting 12 December 1919, and started its work after some delay in 1921.
A preliminary wordlist issued by "Riksmaalsvernet" in March 1921 led to a fierce linguistics debate in newspapers and in the cultural and literary magazine "Samtiden". In 1922 Alf Sommerfelt was appointed as editor for the dictionary. Trygve Knudsen joined the work in 1924, and was co-editor for