''Norsk referansegrammatikk'' (NRG) is a reference book of the grammar of the

Norwegian language Norwegian ( no, norsk, links=no ) is a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Norway, where it is an official language. Along with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a dialect continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regio ...

that was published in 1997. NRG was written by

Jan Terje Faarlund Jan Terje Faarlund (born 3 May 1943) is a Norwegian linguist and professor emeritus of North Germanic languages at the University of Oslo.

, Svein Lie, and Kjell Ivar Vannebo. The product of three years of research at two universities, it has been described as "the most extensive grammar ever published on the Norwegian language". NRG was written alongside similar texts for

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...

and

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

. NRG has 1223 pages, and even though is shorter than the other Nordic reference grammars, it is the central work on Norwegian grammar. None of the comparable works are as comprehensive as NRG. NRG covers both Bokmål and Nynorsk.

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