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The Norwegian National Insurance Scheme as the main element of the Norwegian “welfare state”
Get PDFThe National Insurance Scheme is the main element of the Norwegian ’’welfare state”. The Scheme secures people’s finance when they are sick, disabled, unemployed or old, or when they have no one to support them and are unable to support themselves. The National Insurance Scheme is the most fundamental cornerstone of the structure represented by the ’’welfare state”. The Scheme consists of long-term benefits; pensions and transitional allowances; short-term benefits; daily allowances for the sick, and daily cash benefits for the unemployed and benefits in kind; and expenditure for health care and rehabilitation
Linguistische Analyse eines literarischen Textes: Zum Subjekt in der Erzählung Pimeys von Aino Kallas
Get PDFUsing a story by the Finnish author Aino Kallas (1878- 1956) as an example, this article addresses the ąuestion whether and to what extent the methodology of linguistic analysis can contribute to the interpretation of literary texts. A closer look at personal- deictic expressions and grammatical subjects in this story shows that such a linguistic analysis of certain stylistic phenomena in a given literary text may support and elucidate the literary interpretation of that text.Using a story by the Finnish author Aino Kallas (1878- 1956) as an example, this article addresses the ąuestion whether and to what extent the methodology of linguistic analysis can contribute to the interpretation of literary texts. A closer look at personal- deictic expressions and grammatical subjects in this story shows that such a linguistic analysis of certain stylistic phenomena in a given literary text may support and elucidate the literary interpretation of that text
” in schwedischer und dänischer Übersetzung
Get PDFThe article discusses the very frequent occurrence of indirect (reported) speech in Grass’ novel Der Butt. It presents strategies which have been chosen by the Swedish (resp. Danish) translator of the novel. By means of graphemic, syntactic, lexical and other indicators the translation substitutes the morphological category of subjunctive in the original text. Nevertheless it fails quite often to indicate clearly whether the construction in question is reported speech or the author’s commentary
Outline of political relations between the Polish government and the Norwegian government in ex ile in London in the years 1940-1945
Get PDFThis article presents some aspects o f political relations between the Polish government and the Norwegian government in years 1940-45 when both governments were in exile in London. The author emphasizes that Polish-Norwegian relations in the period of war were quite tough, full of tensions, misunderstandings and journalistic incidents. While remaining in London, both governments rejected to recognize one another as the significant partners. They encountered different political problems, so the close cooperation between them was doomed from the start. In the conclusions the author underlines that relations with the Soviet Union appeared to be fundamental for Norwegian foreign policy. The Norwegian government was unwilling to cooperate with Poland, as it could have threatened the good relations Norway had with the Soviet Union. Besides Norway felt closer to Great Britain and the United States, whereas Polish plans referred to the cooperation of small countries. That is why their diplomatic relations had rather formal than real character
Der Süden und der Norden als Paradigmen des Kunstschaffens am Beispiel von Hans E. Kincks Novelle „Renaessance“
Get PDFIn my contribution I aim at giving a close reading of Hans E. Kinck’s novel “Renxssanse” focusing on two different aesthetic approaches to artistic creativity and craftsmanship, one of which is linked to Nordic romanticism and the other one to the epigonal forms of southern (Italian) Renaissance art, each of them with separate referential outlooks to Friedrich Schiller’s conceptions of naive vs. sentimental notions of literary representation. The nalysis shows how the main figure pays for his success as a master of superficial pseudo-renaissance art with the loss of his original talent and his decline as an artist that finally leads to his madness and death
Norway in the First World War
Get PDFThe article describes the economic, social and political consequences of World War I for Norway. It deals with how the country’s chosen neutral stance was being undermined and in this context its relationship with the belligerent parties. It tries to answer the question why Norway did not become directly engaged in the war, and finally looks into the changes in Norwegian society and foreign policy brought about by the war
The principle of association in the use of the definite article in English and Swedish
Get PDFIn the first part of the paper the mechanism of association in the use of the definite article is presented. The author also accounts for the most common types of relations between things associated with each other. In the remaining part, the use of the principle of association in English noun phrases is discussed. The author demonstrates that there is a formal difference between the two languages in the way of expressing the definiteness of a referent
„Nachts denkt man anders als am Tage“ – Laxness’ Alþýðubókin
No full textThis article gives a summary of the life and the work of the Icelandic poet Johann Jonsson (1896-1932), who had lived in Leipzig since 1921 and also died there. To this end, published and unpublished letters by the poet are evaluated on a large scale. In the appendix, two of his most important works, the poem “SoknuSur” and the prose fragment “Nott i Riesental”, are presented in a German translation