Background
He was born in Sogndal, and took the a candidate.philol.
He was born in Sogndal, and took the a candidate.philol.
Degree at the University of Bergen in 1961. He worked as a lecturer at Aarhus University from 1961 to 1963, and at Bergen Teacher"s College from 1963 to 1972. In 1972 he was appointed as a lecturer at the University of Bergen.
The dr.philos. degree from the University of Bergen institution followed in 1988, and in 1993 he became a professor
From 1991 to 1999 he was also an assisting professor at Volda University College. He resides in Søreidgrend.
He is a former member of the Norwegian Language Council, and together with Oddvar Nes and Terje Aarset he has published nine volumes of unreleased material from Ivar Aasen.