PronunciationofNorwegian

Inthisvolume,firstpublishedin1963,CambridgelecturerR.G.PopperwellprovidesafascinatingandhighlyaccessibleguidetothecorrectpronunciationofNorwegian.Inatextrichwithexamplesandusefulexplanations,PopperwellintroducesthereadertotheintricaciesoftheNorwegianspokeninbothOslospecifically,andeasternNorwayingeneral.Followinganintroductorychapterwhichlooksattheorgansofspeechandtheirconstitution,PopperwelltalksthereaderthroughthepronunciationofNorwegianvowelsanddiphthongsbeforefurnishingthemwiththeknowledgerequiredtoturnanunderstandingofwrittenNorwegianintoasuccessfulcognitionofthewaythelanguageisspoken.Popperwellwritesonthesyllabicqualitiesofthelanguage,thestressesmostregularlyusedandtherhythmicqualitiesofspokenNorwegian.Thisbookisboththoroughandengaging,andwillbeofgreatusetoanystudentoftheNorwegianlanguage.