From: eric@flab.fujitsu.co.jp (eric)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.netherlands
Subject: Re: Learning Dutch
Date: 26 Aug 92 09:40:59 GMT
Organization: Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., Kawasaki, Japan.
In-reply-to: koert@spock.retix.com's message of 25 Aug 92 17:35:39 GMT

In article <KOERT.92Aug25093539@spock.retix.com>,
koert@spock.retix.com (Koert Blom) writes:

> A friend of my wants to learn Dutch (de sukkel) and is looking for a
> good Englisch book about this subject. If you have any suggestions
> please let me know.

Yet another person headed for a nervous breakdown, huh. Oh well, if I
can be of any assistance in such a noble quest :-)...
(somehow, these dots make it look as if I'm drooling)

Anyway, as you can imagine this has been asked before, and I've
actually saved one of the responses that time, so here it is (courtesy
of Hendrik te Winkel).

> Did anyone ever hear from the site: dra.com?
> You can telnet to it and browse through googol (always liked that word :-))
> of booktitles and authors. Guest users aren't allowed to search for subjects,
> but a little bit of patience will lead you to the books of your choices.


 Type of Material: Book
     LC Call Number: PF121 .D88 1987
              Title: Dutch at your fingertips / compiled by Lexus, with E.
                      Baruch ... [et al.].
   Publication Info: London ; New York : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1987.
  Phys. Description: p. cm.
           Subjects: Dutch language--Conversation and phrase books--English.
        Other Names: Baruch, E.
        Other Names: Lexus (Firm)
   LC Card Number:    86020375
               ISBN: 0-7102-0953-3 : $5.95 (U.S.)

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   Type of Material: Book
     LC Call Number: PF111 .S6 1966
             Author: Smit, Jacob, 1908 Mar. 24-
              Title: Dutch grammar and reader with exercises / by Jacob Smit and
                      Reinder P. Meijer.
   Publication Info: Carlton : Melbourne University Press, 1966.
  Phys. Description: 207 p. : map ; 22 cm.
           Subjects: Dutch language--Textbooks for foreign speakers--English.
        Other Names: Meijer, Reinder P., joint author.
     LC Card Number: 77359405 //r883

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  Type of Material: Book
     LC Call Number: PF112 .D6 1981
             Author: Donaldson, B. C. (Bruce C.), 1948-
              Title: Dutch reference grammar / B.C. Donaldson.
   Publication Info: 's-Gravenhage : Nijhoff, 1981.
  Phys. Description: 275 p. ; 24 cm.
              Notes: English and Dutch.
              Notes: Bibliography: p. 275.
              Notes: Includes index.
           Subjects: Dutch language--Grammar--1950-
     LC Card Number:    81189391
               ISBN: 902472354X (pbk.) : fl 45.00

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   Type of Material: Book
     LC Call Number: PF117 .W43
             Author: Weinstein, Allen I.
              Title: Dutch reader / Allen I. Weinstein and Anny B. De Boeck.
   Publication Info: Washington : Foreign Service Institute : [for sale by the
                      Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975.
  Phys. Description: xi, 334 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
        Series Name: Foreign Service Institute basic course series
           Subjects: Dutch language--Readers.
        Other Names: De Boeck, Anny B., joint author.
        Other Names: Foreign Service Institute (U.S.)
     LC Card Number:    75602592 //r85
               ISBN: $4.00


The only one I've ever actually seen myself (I don't look at this kind
of book so often :-) is Donaldson's "Dutch Reference Grammar"; it
looked good, but as the title says it's a reference grammar rather
than a study book.

Good luck to your friend...
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