Oddvar Nes (27 December 1938 – 18 September 2016) was a Norwegian linguist. He became a

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at the

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in 1964, and was promoted to associate professor in 1973 and professor in 1987. His speciality is

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. He was a visiting scholar at

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from 1988 to 1989, and a member of

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and the

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. He resided in Florvåg.

References

1938 births 2016 deaths Linguists from Norway Academic staff of the University of Bergen Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters {{Norway-linguist-stub