Svein Mønnesland

Svein Karl Mønnesland (born 26 October 1943) is a Norwegian Slavist.

Since 1979 he teaches as a professor of Slavic languages at the University of Oslo.

He is considered an expert in Serbo-Croatian (Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian), and has written numerous books and articles on Serbo-Croatian, Slavic linguistics, literature and cultural history.

However, his approach to the South Slavic languages has been met with criticism.

[1][2] He has held a variety of positions, including that of the Nordic representative of the International Committee for Eastern Europe Research and on the Board of the Institute for Comparative Cultural Research.