Norwegian-English Dictionary: A Pronouncing and Translating Dictionary of Modern Norwegian (Bokmal and Nynorsk) with a Historical and Grammatical In - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0299038742 ISBN 13: 9780299038748

Verlag: University of Wisconsin Press, 2002

Inhaltsangabe

For more than forty years, the Haugen ""Norwegian - English Dictionary"" has been regarded as the foremost resource for both learners and professionals using English and Norwegian. With more than 60,000 entries, it is esteemed for its breadth, its copious grammatical detail, and its rich idiomatic examples. In his introduction, Einar Haugen, a revered scholar and teacher of Norwegian to English speakers, provides a concise overview of the history of the language, presents the pronunciation of contemporary Norwegian, and introduces basic grammatical structures, including the inflection of nouns and adjectives and the declension of verbs. This title features more than 60,000 Norwegian words and their English equivalents. It includes more grammatical information than any other Norwegian - English dictionary. Both Bokmal and Nynorsk are included. It covers phonemic transcriptions. It provides extensive coverage and explanation of Norwegian idioms and word usage, including examples from standard and archaic speech, dialects, proverbs, literature, and professional texts. It contains common abbreviations, place names, proper names, and cultural references. It presents extensive coverage of verb phrases.

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Einar Haugen (1906 - 1994) was the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Scandinavian and Linguistics at Harvard University and professor of Scandinavian studies and linguistics at the University of Wisconsin.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: University of Wisconsin Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0299038742
• ISBN 13: 9780299038748
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 506
• Herausgeber: Haugen Einar
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