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PublisherHippocrene Books, Incorporated

ISBN-100781811910

ISBN-139780781811910

eBay Product ID (ePID)20069222724

Product Key Features

Number of Pages221 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameBeginner's Icelandic

SubjectScandinavian Languages (Other)

Publication Year2009

TypeLanguage Course

Subject AreaForeign Language Study

AuthorJacek Kozlowski, Helga Hilmisdóttir

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight11.2 Oz

Item Length8.6 in

Item Width5.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2007-017780

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal439/.6983421

SynopsisLearn Icelandic at home or in the classroom with this complete course, featuring 14 lessons complete with exercise key, glossaries, and audio CDs with dialogues by native speakers! lceland is a place of fierce natural beauty and warmly hospitable people, and has seen surge in tourism in recent years. The nation's language is unique as the glaciers, fjords, and hot springs that make up the island. The Icelandic literary tradition is a large part of the nation's culture and understanding the language is a necessity to learning more about Iceland. Ideal for students and travelers, Beginner's Icelandic with 2 Audio CDs contains 14 lessons honed from years of Prof. Helmisdóttir's experience teaching Icelandic at universities in Finland, Iceland, and Canada. It includes: 14 lessons with dialogues, vocabulary and grammar instruction Review exercises with answer key Icelandic-English and English-Icelandic glossaries Glossary of unique words and colloquialisms Two audio CDs of dialogue and vocabulary with correct pronunciation by native speakers A North Germanic language related to Norwegian and Danish, Icelandic is actually grammatically comparable to Latin or Ancient Greek. Due in large part to Iceland's remote location, the linguistic changes that occurred in other Scandinavian languages are not seen in Icelandic, which still has complicated grammar systems. In fact, the Icelandic Sagas in Old Norse can be read by Icelanders today with little difficulty as the written language is largely unchanged in over 800 years! Students can supplement the Beginner's guide with the Icelandic Practical Dictionary, also by Helga Helmisdóttir., Learn Icelandic at home or in the classroom with this complete course, featuring 14 lessons complete with exercise key, glossaries, and audio CDs with dialogues by native speakers! lceland is a place of fierce natural beauty and warmly hospitable people, and has seen surge in tourism in recent years. The nation's language is unique as the glaciers, fjords, and hot springs that make up the island. The Icelandic literary tradition is a large part of the nation's culture and understanding the language is a necessity to learning more about Iceland. Ideal for students and travelers, Beginner's Icelandic with 2 Audio CDs contains 14 lessons honed from years of Prof. Helmisdóttir's experience teaching Icelandic at universities in Finland, Iceland, and Canada. It includes: 14 lessons with dialogues, vocabulary and grammar instruction Review exercises with answer key Icelandic-English and English-Icelandic glossaries Glossary of unique words and colloquialisms Two audio CDs of dialogue and vocabulary with correct pronunciation by native speakers A North Germanic language related to Norwegian and Danish, Icelandic is actually grammatically comparable to Latin or Ancient Greek. Due in large part to Iceland's remote location, the linguistic changes that occurred in other Scandinavian languages are not seen in Icelandic, which still has complicated grammar systems. In fact, the Icelandic Sagas in Old Norse can be read by Icelanders today with little difficulty as the written language is largely unchanged in over 800 years! Students can supplement the Beginner's guide with the Icelandic Practical Dictionary , also by Helga Helmisdóttir., A small volcanic island just south of the Arctic Circle, lceland is a place of fierce natural beauty and warmly hospitable people. Glaciers and fjords punctuate the coastline while geysers, waterfalls and hot springs dot the interior, harnessed by Icelanders to provide geothermal and hydropower energy. The island itself is composed primarily of basalt, or cooled lava. Icelandic retains ancient characteristics that today have been lost by most Western European languages. A North Germanic language related to Faroese, it is grammatically comparable to Latin or Ancient Greek, but is most closely linked to Old Norse. Written Icelandic has changed very little since the 13th century. Icelanders take the preservation of their language very seriously, and are immensely proud of the fact that the 800-year old sagas can still be read today. Beginner's Icelandic with 2 Audio CDs contains 14 lessons structured to help the student traveler gain ease and familiarity with this noble language. The dialogues follow a variety of practical situations such as shopping, transportation, discussing the weather, eating in restaurants, and renting a car or a room, while building on the grammar, vocabulary and phrases learned in previous exercises. The audio CDs follow the dialogues on the page, so that the student benefits from seeing the script while simultaneously hearing the pronunciation. A glossary of words and colloquialisms rounds out this remarkable introduction to a unique language.

LC Classification NumberPD2413.H55 2007