The Norwegian language has undergone considerable change in the last 180 years, and in this book Gjert Kristoffersen considers the abundant evidence in order to provide us with an original analysis of the ways in which the sounds and meanings of competing languages may change and evolve.

1. Introduction ; 2. Segments: Inventory and Feature Specifications ; 3. Phonotactic Constraints ; 4. Word Phonology ; 5. Syllable Structure ; 6. Stress Assignment in Simplex Words ; 7. Cyclic Stress Assignment ; 8. Cyclic Syllabification ; 9. Tonal Accents ; 10. Intonation and Rhythm ; 11. Postlexical Segmental Phonology ; 12. Orthographic Conventions ; References ; Index

`Review from previous edition the book presents the most complete treatment of Norwegian phonology ... and is in itself a thing a univerity teacher of Norwegioan has only dreamt of ... splendid' Linguist List 12.826 `Kristoffersen's book ... uses its almost four hundred pages to the full.' Linguist List 12.826 `a fascinating account of a language with two written forms and no standard spoken form' Ann Sundqvist, M2 Best Books `The book is an ideal reference source in lexical phonology for students in advanced phonology courses and professional linguists.' THES `The phonology of Norwegian is a book that no future student of Norwegian phonology can afford to ignore.' Journal of Linguistics `Another aspect of the book that will make it useful as a reference book is the copious bibliography and the many good summaries of earlier work on Norwegian phonology. Since much of this work is published in Norwegian, Kristoffersen makes a substantial body of research available for the international linguistic community.' Journal of Linguistics `The most important aspect of a book of the type under review is [therefore, in my opinion], to what extent it will prove successful as a reference book for future students of Norwegian phonology. In this respect, I find the book very promising.' Journal of Linguistics `The book presents the most complete treatment of Norwegian phonology ... and is in itself a thing a univerity teacher of Norwegioan has only dreamt of ... splendid.' Linguist List 12.826 `The book is an ideal reference source in lexical phonology for students in advanced phonology courses and professional linguists.' Times Higher Education Supplement

Gjert Kristoffersen graduated from the University of Bergen in 1978. He has worked as Assistant Professor of General Linguistics and of Nordic Languages at the University of Tromsø (1979-84); Editor at the Norwegian University Press (Universitetsforlaget) in Tromsø and Oslo (1984-88); and Associate Professor of Nordic Languages at the University of Tromsø (1988-91). From 1991 he has held the post of Professor of Nordic Languages at the University of Bergen. He is the author of numerous articles on sociolinguistics and phonology in Scandinavian journals and anthologies.