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| jarm Newbie Australia Joined 4913 days ago 33 posts - 55 votes  Speaks: English* | Message 9 of 9 19 January 2012 at 4:59am | IP Logged |
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There's some good stuff mentioned so far. Here's some additional stuff I'd like to add:
Here are two dictionaries that I use. The first dictionary has more words, but the second is usually better quality, if the word is in there. Here's a couple links to reading resources, the first are children's stories and the second is more general. This is a link to some online resources from Indiana University. Only some of the resources are accessible to the general public, but it might be useful to some. Mongolian resources @ Indiana University If you're linguistically-orientated, there are two books you might be interested in (ISBN/ASIN links from here on in are to Amazon):
For the Traditional Mongolian script, there's a few resources out there. Here's three of them:
One grammar book that I've found very useful is this one: Mongolian Grammar, ISBN 9628457055 - Although the one I've got is the first edition, ISBN 962741509X. There are two readers that I've come across. The first is more for the beginner, and the second is a bit more advanced. They're getting a little old, but can be useful nonetheless.
There's also a Lonely Planet phrasebook. This has some useful information, and the vocabulary is pretty accurate. One useful thing about this book, is the alveolar and velar nasal distinction which is made in the transcription. This is probably the biggest hole in the Cyrillic writing system, so it's good that it's made here. Mongolian: Lonely Planet Phrasebook, ISBN 1740591860. Lastly, the books that Cheshire_Cat mentioned are these two books:
Edit: I just checked another book that I knew was out. It used to be really expensive, but I searched around and it's cheaper now: Modern Mongolian, ISBN 0203329422 - Note that I haven't actually used this book, but I might pick up a copy. I've left out most super-expensive stuff, which includes most paper dictionaries. The Hippocrene dictionary is pretty widely available, but it's not really that comprehensive, and the quality isn't really there. The dictionary by Ferdinand Lessing is basically really cool, but the only available (second-hand) copies are $200+. This dictionary is pretty nifty, because it has both Cyrillic and Traditional Mongolian. The Oxford-Monsuudar dictionary is supposed to be pretty good, but it's only English-Mongolian (one way). I've only thumbed through it, though. There is also a Oxford "pocket" dictionary, but that one is bi-directional; it's still pretty large, though, hence the quotation marks. There's also a dictionary with an aqua-blue kind of coloured front, which we have in my university's collection. The cover looks pretty tacky, but it's a decent quality dictionary, and the availability is much better. Lastly, I forgot that I had another book (it wasn't on my bookshelf, but found it when I was cleaning up my room). Basic Course in Mongolian, ISBN 0884328104 - On the surface, it looks like the FSI courses, but it's been compiled independently at Indiana University. I managed to pick up a second-hand copy for about $40, but I wouldn't say it's worth as much as that website is charging (ouch!). Edited by jarm on 19 January 2012 at 9:42am 7 persons have voted this message useful |
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