Norsk-Engelsk ordbok. Norwegian-English Dictionary - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8200227227 ISBN 13: 9788200227229

Publisher: Universitetsforlaget, 1996

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Review:

Unsurpassed in its usefulness for both scholars and students. - Louis Janus, president, Norwegian Researchers and Teachers Association of North America

Synopsis:

This dictionary is primarily intended for students with American-English as their first language. It is also well suited for teachers of Norwegian as a foreign language as it contains information on the Norwegian language. Einar Haugen was a recognized linguist and lexicographer.

About this edition

• Publisher: Universitetsforlaget
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 8200227227
• ISBN 13: 9788200227229
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 533
• Editor: Haugen Einar