2023-10-25 15:46:16
An important step
With the completion of the dictionary, an important step has been taken for the team but they still have work to do: the volumes listing words starting with A through R are now so old that they need to be reviewed.
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The word “allergy”, for example, entered the Swedish language in the 1920s but it does not appear in the volume of the letter “A”, since this was published in 1893, notes Christian Mattson. Other terms like “Barbie doll,” “app” and “computer” are among 10,000 new idioms that will be added to the dictionary over the next seven years.
“Majesty” of language
The SAOB has been a reference work for the Swedish language since 1521. It is accessible online and was printed in only 200 copies, mainly used by researchers and linguists.
The Academy also publishes a dictionary of the current language. Founded in 1786 by King Gustav III on the model of the French Academy, its aim is to promote Swedish language and literature and to work for the “purity, vigor and majesty” of this language.
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