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Norwegian-English Dictionary A Pronouncing and Translating Dictionary of Modern Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk) with a Historical and Grammatical Introduction Editor-in-Chief Einar Haugen "Unsurpassed in its usefulness for both scholars and students." —Louis Janus, president, Norwegian Researchers and Teachers Association of North America For more than forty years, the Haugen Norwegian­English 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 bestseller with more than 45,000 copies sold, is now available with an updated cover design. Features include: more than 60,000 Norwegian words and their English equivalents more grammatical information than any other Norwegian­English dictionary both Bokmål and Nynorsk included phonemic transcriptions extensive coverage and explanation of Norwegian idioms and word usage, including examples from standard and archaic speech, dialects, proverbs, literature, and professional texts abbreviations, place names, proper names, and cultural notes extensive coverage of verb phrases 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. Of Related Interest The UW Press has a large selection of Norwegian language textbooks and workbooks. See Norsk, nordmenn, og Norge for an overview. Also of related interest are our other language titles Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Textbook With Exercises and Basic Grammar Ronelle Alexander and Ellen Elias-Bursac Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Grammar With Sociolinguistic Commentary Ronelle Alexander Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian Audio Supplement To Accompany Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Textbook Ronelle Alexander and Ellen Elias-Bursac Media & bookseller inquiries regarding review copies, events, and interviews can be directed to the publicity department at publicity@uwpress.wisc.edu or (608) 263-0734. (If you want to examine a book for possible course use, please see our Course Books page. If you want to examine a book for possible rights licensing, please see Rights & Permissions.)

August 2007 LC: 75-004876 PD 504 pp.   6 x 9 Paper $29.95 t ISBN 978-0-299-03874-8 ADD TO CART

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