A language council, also known as a language regulator or a language academy, is an organisation that
regulates a language. Some councils with independent association to any country where the language is dominant exist.
Examples
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Cussel an Tavas Kernuak (the Cornish Language Council)
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European Language Council {{no footnotes, date=May 2011
The European Language Council is a permanent and independent association whose main aim is the quantitative and qualitative improvement of knowledge of the languages and cultures of the European Union and beyond. Memb ...
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Norwegian Language Council
The Language Council of Norway ( no, Språkrådet, ) is the consultative body of the Norwegian state on language issues. It was established in 2005 and replaced the Norwegian Language Council (, ) which existed from 1974 to 2005. It is a subsidiar ...
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Polish Language Council
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Swedish Language Council
The Language Council of Sweden ( sv, Språkrådet) is the primary regulatory body for the advancement and cultivation of the Swedish language. The council is a department of the Swedish government's Institute for Language and Folklore ( sv, Insti ...
See also
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Académie française
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary education, secondary or tertiary education, tertiary higher education, higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membershi ...
Language regulators
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