Kategoria BISAC: Foreign Language Study >> Scandinavian Languages (Other)

Colloquial Norwegian provides a step-by-step course in Norwegian as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Norwegian in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

Features include:

• progressive coverage of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills
• structured, jargon-free explanations of grammar
• an extensive range of focused and stimulating...

Language acquisition is a human endeavor par excellence. As children, all human beings learn to understand and speak at least one language: their mother tongue. It is a process that seems to take place without any obvious effort. Second language learning, particularly among adults, causes more difficulty. The purpose of this series is to compile a collection of high-quality monographs on language acquisition. The series serves the needs of everyone who wants to know more about the problem of language acquisition in general and/or about language acquisition in specific contexts.

Language acquisition is a human endeavor par excellence. As children, all human beings learn to understand and speak at least one language: their mother tongue. It is a process that seems to take place without any obvious effort. Second language learning, particularly among adults, causes more difficulty. The purpose of this series is to compile a collection of high-quality monographs on language acquisition. The series serves the needs of everyone who wants to know more about the problem of language acquisition in general and/or about language acquisition in specific contexts.

Der Band prasentiert die wissenschaftliche Edition von Literatur in skandinavischen Sprachen vom Mittelalter bis zur heutigen Zeit, mit dem Schwerpunkt auf Editionen neuerer Literatur. In breit angelegten Uberblicksaufsatzen werden Editionen, Editoren, Positionen und Institutionen aus wissenschaftshistorischer Perspektive vorgestellt. Zugleich wird substantielle Grundlagenforschung auf dem Gebiet der Editionsgeschichte geleistet. Nationalitatsubergreifende Beitrage zu Themen, die fur ganz Skandinavien von Bedeutung sind, bilden die erste Abteilung des Bandes. In den folgenden Abteilungen...

Winner of the Swedish National Language Council's Erik Wellander Prize, 2003

Swedish: A Comprehensive Grammar is an award-winning complete reference guide to modern Swedish grammar. Systematic and accessible, the volume is organised to promote a thorough understanding of Swedish grammar, presenting the complexities of Swedish in a concise and readable form. Explanations are full, clear and free of jargon, and an extensive index, numbered paragraphs, cross-references and summary charts provide readers with easy access to the information they require.

Die etwa 3.000 erhaltenen skandinavischen Runensteine der Wikinger gelten nach dem gangigen wissenschaftlichen Verstandnis als Totengedenksteine. Tatsachlich enthalten aber nur 218 Inschriften dieser Runensteine explizite Aussagen zum Thema Tod und Sterben.
Die vorliegende Studie stellt die Inschriftengruppen mit und ohne Sterbeterminologie einander gegenuber. Bei der Herangehensweise mit statistischen Hilfsmitteln betritt die Autorin innerhalb der Runologie methodisches Neuland. Sie stellt die Erforschung der wikingerzeitlichen Runensteininschriften auf eine solide empirische...

Colloquial Icelandic provides a step-by-step course in Icelandic as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Icelandic in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

Key features include:

• progressive coverage of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills
• structured, jargon-free explanations of grammar
• an extensive range of...