In this thesis the author deals with the issue of language reform of Norwegian in the 20th century, especially bokmål form, and the current language situation. It is focused on the reform of 2005, which is thoroughly described. Based on this description the author argues against the effects of reform and makes suggestions for resolving the further progress of Norwegian orthography both in terms of language users and students with Norwegian as a foreign language. The result of this thesis is a description of the linguistic situation in Norway after the reform in 2005.

The present Master's thesis analyses language means in printed media with a particular focus on national daily newspapers from the second trimester of 1993. That year, there was an important linguistic conference on standardised Czech and language culture. The analysis examines especially language means that deviate from the standardised norm of the language. The theoretical part discusses key concepts, such as norm and codification or national language and its varieties. The understanding of these terms is critical for the analytical part of the thesis where language means used in printed media are being analysed using quantitative content analysis. The aim of this analysis is to describe their motivation of use and function. The results are then compared with the proceedings of the 1993 conference on standardised Czech and language culture held in Olomouc. The thesis provides a clear view on how the occurrence of non-standardised language means in media influences academic discussion on standardised Czech.