The sixth world dictation in Latvian, which on November 7, 2020 at 12.15 simultaneously took place online in Latvia and in the world on the website raksti.org, wrote 2,675 people from 34 countries, which is 31% more than last year.
The majority of participants were from Latvia (2481), the rest were from Germany (37), Great Britain (32), Belgium (15), the Netherlands (14), Luxembourg and Norway (10 each), Ireland (8), Poland and France ( 7 each), Spain and Sweden (6 each), Greece, Lithuania and Moldova (4 each), Finland, Denmark and the Czech Republic (3 each), Switzerland, Italy, Estonia, Belarus and the United States (2 each) , Austria, Australia, UAE, Croatia, Israel, Canada, Cyprus, Russia, Laos, Peru and Taiwan (1 each).
Evaluating the epidemiological situation in the country, the foundation World language The Board decided not to organize the event in person in any of the 11 cities in Latvia (Bauska, Cēsis, Jelgava, Jēkabpils, Kuldīga, Liepāja, Rīga, Rēzekne, Smiltene, Valmiera, Ventspils) this year, as previously planned. This time all those interested could write a dictation online at raksti.org, watching a live broadcast from the Castle of Light or listening to a program on Latvian Radio 1. Cultural Rondo.
No marks will be placed; The dictation could be written both with one’s own name and anonymously, as the aim of the initiative is to provide an opportunity for everyone to assess their knowledge of Latvian spelling. Those interested in writing the dictation online will be able to view the error correction in their e-mail in December. All online participants of the event will receive a special confirmation of participation in the Latvian language dictated by the VI World, while the winners of the best results will be awarded with valuable books from the company. Jānis Rozes bookstore.
About 300 words long text A tale of word formation created especially for this purpose by the poet, publicist and translator Ilmārs Šlāpins. It was dictated by actress and speech teacher Zane Daudiņa in Riga – Castle of Light. The compliance of the text with the Latvian language norms was checked and approved by Professor Andris Kalnača of the Department of Latvian and Baltic Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Latvia.
«The Latvian language is very special; it is spoken by just over a few million people. Just as we care for our fellow human beings, we must also take care of language so that it is preserved, does not interfere with others, and lives with us as beautifully as it is. In addition, we are talking about the use of language in the digital environment, where we often make both punctuation and spelling mistakes to save time. We are convinced that year after year the dictation of the world in Latvian is a great opportunity to test one’s knowledge and think about the correct use of the language in everyday life, »admits the mobile operator Bite Una Ahuna-Ozola, Head of Corporate and Public Relations, who oversees dictation IT solutions.
In 2019, the anniversary – V – world dictation in Latvian was written in person and online by 2,042 participants, in 2018 – 1,648 participants, in 2017 – 935 participants, in 2016 – 789 participants, in 2015 – 920 participants.
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