However, the icelandic grammar section on wikipedia is quite good, in my opinion. Each page provides a clear explanation of a particular aspect of icelandic grammar with examples of use. Icelandic grammar text and glossary by einarsson stefan. The texts are partly grammatical exercises for the. A noun can be either masculine, feminine, or neuter. The germanic languages journal of germanic linguistics. A guide to old english sixth edition bruce mitchell and fred c. Grammar, text and glossary by stefan einarsson at indigo. Icelandic grammar, text and glossary by stefan einarsson. Icelandic by stefan einarsson, 9780801863578, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A glossary of english grammar titles in the series include peter trudgill a glossary of sociolinguistics 0 7486 1623. Indoeuropean linguistics an introduction icelandic.
More than 53 pages of exercises in icelandic to help you learn essential words and phrases in the language. This traditional learning method is a refreshing choice in this digital age. Icelandicgrammarnouns wikibooks, open books for an open world. Icelandic grammar texts glossary by einarsson, stefan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
The vast majority of icelandic speakersabout 320,000live in iceland. Stefan einarsson this classic book on the icelandic language was written to aid the military, the businessman, the traveler, or any foreign resident in iceland. The present book is, like so many other grammars of various languages recently published, the outgrowth of efforts begun in connection with the emergency training program in unusual languages sponsored by the american coun. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Following this, einarsson provides a thorough survey of icelandic. Grammar, text and glossary new ed by einarsson, prof stefan isbn. Grammar texts glossary by einarsson, stefan book description baltimore. Grammar, text and glossary stefan einarsson the johns hopkins press 1945. This is an informative and accessible guide to the structure of icelandic, focusing in particular on those characteristics that have contributed. Grammar, texts, glossary by stefan einarsson this is the most thorough book for english speakers interested in icelandic. Grammar, text and glossary prof stefan einarsson on. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. Icelandic is not an easy language to learn and this book is a real antique in its approach to language learning, so i can imagine the frustration of a student whose previous experiences are high school or college courses say beginning spanish or french or a berlitz or.
Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Originally published in 1945, the grammar gives reliable information on pronunciation, inflexions, and syntax of the language. However, note that this book is outdated in a few important respects the orthography is archaic. Following this, einarsson provides a thorough survey of icelandic literature through the 1950s. Icelandic has an aspiration contrast between plosives, rather than a voicing contrast, similar to faroese, danish and standard mandarin. Teach yourself icelandic, pj glendenning teaches modern icelandic but has chapter 17 which details some of the differences between modern and old icelandic. Make the most of your trip to work by learning icelandic grammar on the way. Teach yourself icelandic by hildur jonsdottir, colloquial icelandic by daisy neijmann, and icelandic grammar texts and glossary by stefan einarsson. This classic book on the icelandic language was written to aid the militar. Grammar, texts, glossary johns hopkins is recommended. Of course ive only ever looked at it from the perspective of someone who is already fluent, but it has helped me explain many of the trickier grammar to nonnative speakers. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. What interest in grammar there was was obviously of foreign origin.
Grammar, text and glossary einarsson, prof stefan on. Icelandic is closely related to, but not mutually intelligible with, the faroese language. Categories icelandic, icelandic language study books tags icebooks, icelandic leave a comment an elementary grammar of the icelandic language september 30, 2014 march 5, 2015 by lingvist. The icelandic language viking society web publications. Icelandic is, like russian, latin, and ancient greek, a highly inflected language with extremely variable inflection patterns. It might be just what youre looking for, apart from the fact that its not a book. Going through those books was enough to make my transition to understanding written targetlanguage materials very easy a few years back. The english word geyser and eider are of icelandic origin. Perfect for use on a smart phone or an ipad using the ibooks app. The geography and nature of the country is also discussed and elucidated with maps and drawings. The study tests this hypothesis by investigating transparency in norwegian, which has been exposed to extensive contact with low german and danish, and the relatively isolated icelandic language.
Johns hopkins press, 1949 icelandic language 502 pages. Nouns, adjectives and pronouns are declined in four cases and two numbers, singular and plural. The johns hopkins university press especially with text messaging, i think its not far fetched to believe that you will eventually be spelled just as u, similar to how i is a single letter word we dont spell it as aye or eye even though there are other ways. It was also used in medieval scandinavia, but was later replaced with the digraph th, except in iceland, where it survives. This classic book on the icelandic language was written to aid the military, the businessman, the traveler, or any foreign resident in iceland.
A nouns gender rarely has anything to do with biological gender, except in words for male or female people, animals, etc nouns used for nonliving things like furniture have gender too. The language has both monophthongs and diphthongs, and many consonants can be voiced or unvoiced. Books written by stefan einarsson xlvii books coedited by stefan einarsson xlix a selected bibliography of articles by stefan einarsson l i. For those teaching themselves old norse, try using the following combination of materials. Grammar texts glossary, by stefan einarsson this is a somewhat old text, but the grammar coverage is still some of best youll find. Icelandic is an inflected language with four cases. You can download the issues in pdf format for offline viewing. It is not mutually intelligible with the continental scandinavian languages, and is farther away from the most widely spoken germanic languages english and german than those three are. Icelandic available for download and read online in other formats. It was originally printed in 1945 but is being reprinted as of this writing.
Icelandic nouns can have one of three grammatical genders. The uniformity of head marking in inflectional morphology. Stefan einarsson 9 june 1897 9 april 1972 was an icelandic linguist and literary historian, who was a professor at johns hopkins university in baltimore in. In icelandic, like most other indoeuropean languages but not english, nouns have a gender. Stanislaw bartoszek and anhdao tran, icelandic for beginners 1991. The icelandic alphabet is a latinscript alphabet including some letters duplicated with acute accents.
Here are some resources that ive found useful for the study of icelandic. Surveys except for annual bibliographies and works. Icelandic language study books archives page 2 of 7. Among the native lore history, per sonal history, genealogy, and law bulked large. Grammar, text and glossary, 2nd edition stefan einarsson publisher. Nouns, adjectives and pronouns are declined in four. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. A strong icelandic nationalist, who lived at the time when modern iceland was struggling to establish its independence from denmark, sveinsson highlights the drama of medieval iceland s loss of independence. We will first learn about prepositions, negation, questions, adverbs, and pronouns including. This is an excellent, thorough, wellorganized book, i actually got this after the book below but find this much more useful. In general, they are used to link words to other words. Grammar, texts, glossary pb johns hopkins university press cy baltimore id einarsson 1945 er.
What are some good sources for learning modern icelandic. Icelandic is a syntactically interesting language, with aspects of its word order, clause structure, agreement patterns and case system arousing much theoretical interest and debate in recent years. Grammar, texts, glossary 2nd edition by einarsson, professor stefan isbn. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Skak, reykjavik 1978, icelandic by stefan einarsson the john hopkins press, baltimore, 1949 and islensk beygingafri islandische. Icelandics links with old english are also reflected in the alphabet, which contains the old runic letters eth, the voiced th, and the t thorn, the unvoiced.
Hallgrimur petursson stefan 61afsson bjarni gissurarson j 6n vidalin pall vidalin enlightenment neoclassicism, 17501830. In addition to books and articles on linguistic and literary topics, in english he published a grammar of the icelandic language which grew out of a wartime armed forces course and contains a valuable glossary of modern icelandic words. Grammar, text and glossary by einarsson, stefan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Readers who desire more information are referred to islandische grammatik by bruno kress veb verlag enzyklopadie, leipzig 1982, a course in modern icelandic by jon fri. A good deal of the matter of these three huge collections is icelandic. Learn icelandic with an exercise book download for free. You dont just learn about icelandic grammar, you learn how to talk about it in icelandic. We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. The book begins with background on icelandic literature, outlining its literary roots in scandinavia. It is an interdisciplinary journal spanning work in the humanities and social sciences, and as such serves as an outlet for original research.