Norwegian Language Resources
In-library print resources to help you learn and practice Norwegian.
Beginner's NorwegianCall Number: PD2623.Z58 2005This popular introduction to Norwegian (Bokmal) has been revised and updated, making it even easier to learn at home or in the classroom. It is also a useful resource for students of the mutually intelligible Nordic languages Swedish and Danish.
Norwegian Verbs and Essentials of GrammarCall Number: PD2661.J36 1998This compact volume offers an integrated guide to both Norwegian verbs and the basics of grammar. All the major verbal and grammatical concepts of the language are presented.
Reading NorwegianCall Number: PD2625.H35 1976
Online
Online resources to help you learn and practice Norwegian.
- DuoLingo (App)Online or App Store/Google Play free language learning application. Norwegian Bokmål available.
- Learn Norwegian (Sons of Norway)Collection of online lessons compiled by Sons of Norway.
Dictionaries
Norwegian DictionaryCall Number: PD2691.H65 2003This compact and up-to-date, two-way dictionary provides a comprehensive and modern vocabulary. It is an ideal reference for beginners or specialists.
Norwegian Dictionary and PhrasebookCall Number: PD2691.H65 2003Whether strolling the streets of Oslo from the palace down Karl Johan Boulevard or taking the famous Hurtigruten (coastal steamer) above the Arctic Circle to Nordkapp, this bilingual dictionary and travel-oriented phrasebook will help visitors communicate effectively.
Internet Resources
Online texts, sites, and sources about Norwegian language, culture, and history.
- DiVADiVA portal is a finding tool for research publications and student theses written at the following 28 universities and colleges of higher education in Sweden & Norway.
- Norsk Biografisk Leksikon /Dictionary of Norwegian BiographyMay be searched, or browsed by subject or time period.
- Project RunebergNorwegian language electronic texts.
- UC Santa Barbara Wax Cylindar Audio ArchiveBefore MP3s, CDs, cassettes and vinyl records, people listened to … cylinders. First made of tinfoil, then wax and plastic, cylinder recordings, commonly the size and shape of a soda can, were the first commercially produced sound recordings in the decades around the turn of the 20th century. Included in this collection are early 20th Century recordings of performances in (1) Norwegians; (2) Swedish; & (3) Finnish.