January 14, 2009

Another Norwegian Book

A Practical Guide to the Mastery of Norwegian

This book is good stuff. I think I'll follow along with it as I read my three Lindgren selections, and likewise treat it as though I were preparing lesson plans with it. The Preface mostly introduces dialect differences and Nynorsk vs Bokmål. I know the basics of all of that, but this book has some lovely tables that illustrate some specific and common sound changes, etc. (Nynorsk uses more dipthongs: Bokmål Ø to Nynorsk AU is common, etc) So I think it is worth some study. There is a huge section on verbs that I think I should go through, and also some 'Essentials of Grammar', whatever that entails. It's a thin and non intimidating volume. :)

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