EliNor

Electronic Infrastructure Resources for Research and AI Applications on Norwegian

EliNor aims to develop three cutting-edge digital resources to advance innovative linguistic research on understudied Norwegian language patterns (constructions), support the development of Large Language Models, and foster international collaboration.

  • First, we create a professional interface for the Norwegian Blog Corpus, a large collection of authentic, up-to-date texts that addresses the lack of openly available data representing informal Norwegian.
  • Second, we develop the Norwegian Constructicon (Språknett), the first searchable database of 2,000 thoroughly described and illustrated language patterns unique to Norwegian.
  • Third, leveraging these resources, we build the first Learner Chatbot for Norwegian (SnakKIs), an AI-driven tool designed to help learners master these patterns in practical contexts.

Each resource has currently been developed to a level below Technology Readiness Level 6, and EliNor aims to advance them to levels 6-7 in 2026. Together, these innovative open-access resources advance Norwegian language research, enhance language technology, and promote student-centered, accessible language learning.

Funding: UiT Talent (UiT The Arctic University of Norway)

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