This Eyewitness Travel Guide Phrase Book has been compiled by experts to meet the general needs of tourists and busines travellers. Arranged under such headings as Hotels Motoring and so forth the words and phrases you may need are also printed in familiar roman letters following an easy to use pronunciation system fully explained in the book's introduction.Most sections of this book include boxes headed Things You'll See which list common words signs notices etc. that you may see while...
Globalization in Literature
The study of medieval Scandinavian society necessarily involves learning Norse language. Its vocabulary should be considered a vestige of the past as much as archaeological artefacts. These words, indeed, allow everyone to establish a direct contact with the medieval civilization of the North. Thus 'Le Parler Viking' was born of out a desire to catalogue in a simple and didactic way the key words of medieval Scandinavian society. Scandinavian legends translations are sometimes interspersed wi...
Travelling Ideas in the Long Nineteenth Century (Studies in Cultural Transfer and Transmission, #8)
Scandinavian Europe Phrasebook (Lonely Planet Language Survival Kits) (Lonely Planet Phrasebook)
by Sally Steward
A self-study phrase book for travellers to Scandinavian Europe, this guide covers Finland, Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Denmark and the Netherlands.
Featuring over 1,200 useful phrases and expressions and over 2,300 words this is the perfect companion for any trip abroad. Easy to use, the colour-coded language guide helps travellers converse with confidence and travel with ease. Sections cover the most popular situations - basic expressions and greetings, eating out, travel, sightseeing, shopping, heath and more. The additional features include: grammar section, bilingual dictionary, full pronunciation guide, extensive menu reader, mini-dial...
The Ideal Companion for Travellers to FINLAND. Over 1,200 phrases for any situation. Useful travel information and tips. Easy-to-read pronunciation guide. Unique quick reference color-coded system.
Scandinavian Berlitz Phrase Book and Dictionary (Berlitz Phrasebooks)
Featuring over 1,200 useful phrases and expressions and over 2,300 words, this is the perfect companion for any trip abroad. Easy to use, the colour-coded language guide helps travellers converse with confidence and travel with ease. Sections cover the most popular situations - basic expressions and greetings, eating out, travel, sightseeing, shopping, health and more. Additional features include: grammar section, bilingual dictionary, full pronunciation guide, extensive menu reader, mini-dialog...
Beginner's Icelandic with 2 Audio CDs
by Helga Hilmisdottir and Jacek Kozlowski
A small volcanic island just south of the Arctic Circle, lceland is a place of fierce natural beauty and hospitable people. Icelandic retains ancient characteristics that have been lost by most Western European languages. This title contains 14 lessons structured to help the student travellers gain ease and familiarity with this noble language.
West Greenlandic (Routledge Essential Grammars)
by Lily Kahn and Riitta-Liisa Valijarvi
This grammar provides a clear and comprehensive overview of contemporary West Greenlandic. It follows a systematic order of topics beginning with the alphabet and phonology, continuing with nominal and verbal morphology and syntax, and concluding with more advanced topics such as complex sentences and word formation. Grammatical points are illustrated with authentic examples reflecting current life in Greenland. Grammatical terminology is explained fully for the benefit of readers without a back...
Baltic States (Phrasebook) (Lonely Planet Phrasebook)
by Eva Aras, Inna Feldbach, Jana Teteris, and Alan Trei
Converse with the locals in their own language as you explore the fascinating Baltic countries. Sample some Latvian piragi, ride a trolliga around Tallinn and know what to do when someone shouts lsgeriam! or Iki dugno! in Lithuania. Packed with tips and cultural information, this handy phrasebook will help you make the most of your Baltic travel adventure. In This Guide: Covers Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian.Clear and concise grammar sections for each language.Easy to use pronunciation guides...
From fjords to mountains, schools of herring to herds of reindeer, Scandinavia is rich in astonishing natural beauty. Less well known, however, is that it is also rich in languages. Home to seven languages, Scandinavia has traditionally been understood as linguistically bifurcated between its five Germanic languages (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic, and Faroese) and its two Finno-Ugric ones (Finnish and Sami). In The Languages of Scandinavia, Ruth H. Sanders takes a pioneering approach: sh...
Linnaeus' mature theodicy, his attempt to reconcile the suffering and evil of the world with the omnipotence and goodness of God, is presented in a condensed form in the final editions of his Systema Naturae (1758/68). In this comprehensive compendium of our knowledge of the three great realms of organic nature, he outlines the significance of the sub-conscious, social awareness and theological orientation in the spiritual life of man, and indicates how fate, fortune, and Providence inter...
This is the practical and most current bilingual dictionary of Finnish, a language distinguished by such complexities as 12 cases and vowel harmony. Approximately 36,000 concise entries, divided between the two languages, are presented in an easy-to-use format. Includes a topical list of everyday Finnish and English expressions and a complete "menu reader" with food terms in both languages.
Social Imagery in Middle Low German (Studies in Medieval and Reformation Traditions, #167)
by Cordelia Hess
Social imagery during the Late Middle Ages was typically considered to be dominated by the three orders oratores, bellatores, laboratores as the most common way of describing social order, along with body metaphors and comprehensive lists of professions as known from the Danse macabre tradition. None of these actually dominates within the vast genre of lay didactical literature. This book comprises the first systematic investigation of social imagery from a specific late medieval linguistic...
Lonely Planet Fast Talk Finnish (Phrasebook)
by Markus Lehtipuu, Gerald Porter, and Riku Rinta-Seppala
Lonely Planet: The world's number one travel guide publisher* Although you can get by in Finland without speaking the language, knowing just a few phrases can help you make friends, enjoy service with a smile, and discover richer, more rewarding experiences. Ask where to find the best cocktail in Helsinki, order a delicious plate of gravlax, or go looking for quirky souvenirs and haggle for a bargain. Fast, fun and easy to useEssential words and phrases Simple pronunciation guidesExpert tips...
Climber's Guide to Devil's Lake
by William Widule and Sven Olof Swartling
The new edition of Climber's Guide to Devil's Lake is your guide to the fractures, cracks, ledges, slabs, chimneys, and other rock formations of Devil's Lake State Park, the most popular climbing spot in the Midwest. This bible for climbers locates and describes more than 1600 climbs. With more than 10,000 copies of the first edition in print, this handy volume remains the only comprehensive guide to climbing in the panoramic park located near Baraboo, Wisconsin. It describes many more climbs o...