Norwegian English dictionary : a pronouncing and translating dictionary of modern Norwegian [Bokmål and Nynorsk] : with a historical and grammatical introduction / Einar Haugen, editor-in-chief, Kenneth G. Chapman, Dag Gundersen, Jorgen Rischel, associate editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Haugen, Einar, 1906-1994, editor.

Language:

English

Norwegian

Subjects (All):

Norwegian language--Dictionaries--English.

Norwegian language.

Genre:

Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

504 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

New and enlarged American print.

Place of Publication:

Oslo : Universitetsforlaget ; Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, 1974.

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Added t.p.: Norsk engelsk ordbok.

Bibliography: pages 43-45.

ISBN:

029903870X.

OCLC:

3091446