Tor Erik Jenstad
Tor Erik Jenstad | |
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| Born | October 5, 1956 |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | Linguist, dictionary editor |
Tor Erik Jenstad(born October 5, 1956) is aNorwegianlinguist, dictionary editor, and traditional Norwegian folk musician living in Trondheim. He was born inSunndalin theNordmøredistrict.
Education
[edit]Jenstad is a graduate of theUniversity of Trondheim,where he received the degreecandidatus philologiæin 1982 with a thesis on the Sunndal dialect.[1]He received his doctorate in 1995 with the dissertationEin repetis i obligadur: norsk folkemusikkterminologi, med vekt på feletradisjonen(Ein repetis in obligadur:Folk Terminology in Norwegian Dialects with an Emphasis on Fiddle Tradition).[2]In 2001 he published a book with the same title based on his dissertation.[3]
Linguistic career
[edit]Since 2003 he has been one of the editors of the 2014Norsk Ordbok(Norwegian Dictionary).[4]Jenstad is a member of theRoyal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters.
Jenstad focuses on communication, and his publications range from academic to popular research books and articles. He also frequently delivers lectures[5][6]and participates in radio programs. He regularly contributes to theNRKprogramSpråkteigen(About Language).[7]He also has a dialect blog called "Moro med ord og uttrykk!" (Fun with words and phrases!) together with Unni Ulltveit (responsible for photos and editing).[8]
Since 1992 he has featured on the NRK radio program "Dialektmagasinet" (Dialect Magazine), which is still broadcast weekly and now can be heard as podcasts.[9]
In 1993 he received the Nordmøre Mållag language prize, and in 1998 he received an award from theRoyal Gustavus Adolphus Academyfor Swedish Folk Culture (the Torsten Jancke Memorial Fund) for his work on Norwegian dialectology.[10]
Folk music
[edit]Jenstad is also an active folk musician. He was a board member ofNorwegian National Association for Traditional Music and Dancefrom 1997 to 1999, and head of the Trøndelag Folk Music Research Association from 2013 to 2014.
Together with the folk music ensemble Hørkelgaddan, where he playedpiano accordionanddiatonic button accordion,he received the 1981Spelleman Awardfor folk music andtraditional dance music.He plays in several fiddle and folk music groups.
Works
[edit]- Nye skjellsordboka(New Dictionary of Insults, 1991, 1999)
- Ein repetis i obligadur: folkemusikkterminologi i norske dialektar, med vekt på feletradisjonen(Ein repetis in obligadur:Folk Terminology in Norwegian Dialects with an Emphasis on Fiddle Tradition, 2001)
- (with Arnold Dalen)Trønderordboka(Trøndelag Dictionary, 2002)
- (ed., with Lars S. Vikør)Leksikalsk forsking i norske målføre og nynorsk skriftspråk(Lexical Research in Norwegian Dialects and Standard Nynorsk, 2011)
- "Frå ryphøa til shit creek. Ordspel på stadnamn" (From Ryphøa to Shit Creek: Puns on Place Names, 2013, inNamn og Nemne: Tidsskrift for norsk namnegransking)
References
[edit]- ^BIBSYS entry for thesis.
- ^BIBSYS entry for dissertation.
- ^BIBSYS entry for book.
- ^Norsk Ordbok:information on Jenstad.
- ^Foredrag: Ka sa du? dialektforedrag av Tor Erik Jenstad.(in Norwegian)
- ^Språkleg humor—med Tor Erik JenstadArchived2015-06-23 at theWayback Machine(in Norwegian)
- ^NRK radio: Språkteigen 10.02.2013.(in Norwegian)
- ^Moro med ord og uttrykk! (dialect blog).
- ^NRK: Dialektmagasinet.(in Norwegian)
- ^Tveter, Nina E. 1998. Jenstads nye samlede—eller I navnekulturens tjeneste. In:Universitetsavisa.(in Norwegian)
External links
[edit]- Moro med ord og uttrykk.Jenstad's dialect blog
- BIBSYS: works by Tor Erik Jenstad
- List of publications by Tor Erik JenstadinCRIStin
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