Commission of the Lithuanian Language

Official language regulating body of Lithuanian language

The State Commission of the Lithuanian Language

Formation	June 20, 1990; 33 years ago (1990-06-20)
Founder	Government of Lithuania
Type	Cultural institution
Focus	Legality
Headquarters	Vilnius, Lithuania
Area served	Worldwide
Product	Lithuanian language

The State Commission of the Lithuanian Language (Lithuanian: Valstybinė lietuvių kalbos komisija, VLKK) is the official language regulating body of the Lithuanian language.^[2]^[3]

The Language Commission was put in operation in 1961 as a non-governmental entity under the auspices of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences.

Now, it is a state-run language police, founded under the auspices of the Seimas (parliament) of Lithuania. The mandate of the Commission comprises not only regulation and standardization of the language, but also implementation of the official language status. Commission decrees on linguistic issues are compulsory by law to all companies, agencies, institutions, and the media in Lithuania.

References

^ Papailias, Penelope C (2006). "Do You Want to Go Forwarḍ Turn Back!: Etymology and Neoliberalism in Greek Language Ideology". Michigan Discussions in Anthropology. 13 (1): 146. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ "Commission". Vlkk.lt. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
^ "History". Vlkk.lt. Retrieved 22 January 2023.