Norwegian-English Dictionary: A Pronouncing and Translating Dictionary of Modern Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk) with a Historical and Grammatical Introduction

by Einar Haugen (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780299038731
Publisher:	University of Wisconsin Press
Publication date:	05/15/1974
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	504
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

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

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Staff, Norwegian-English Dictionary
Preface
Introduction
1 Instructions to the User
1.1 The Main Entry
1.2 Language Membership
1.3 Pronunciation
1.4 Grammar
1.5 Cross References
1.6 Secondary Entries
1.7 Usage Labels
1.8 English Glosses
1.9 Supplementary Notes
1.10 Idiomatic Phrases
1.11 Literary Illustrations
2 Historical Background of Norwegian
2.1 What is Norwegian?
2.2 Norwegian and its Neighbors
2.3 The Extinction of Norwegian
2.4 The Effects of Independence
2.5 The Dano-Norwegian Language
2.6 The New Norwegian Language
2.7 The Twentieth Century
2.8 An Approach to Fusion
2.9 The Orthography of 1938
2.10 The Language Commission
2.11 The Present Situation
2.12 Treatment of the Languages in this Dictionary
2.13 Comparative Paradigms
3 A Guide to Pronunciation
3.1 Standards of Pronunciation
3.2 The Phonemes
3.3. Syllabic Structure
3.4 Juncture
3.5 Length and Gemination
3.6 Stress (with Length)
3.7 Tone (with Stress and Length)
3.8 The Vowels
3.9 The Diphthongs
3.10 The Consonants
4 Reference Bibliography
Table of Abbreviations
Norwegian-English Dictionary
Additions and Corrections

Editorial Reviews

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

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