| Description |
x, 241 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Introduction 1 -- The Germanic Languages 2 -- German -- The German Alphabet 4 -- The German Language 5 -- German Pronunciation 5 -- Document #1: A Family Record 6 -- Document #2: A Birth and Baptismal Certificate 10 -- Document #3: A German-Ukrainian Military Passport 15 -- Document #4: A Death Certificate 18 -- Document #5: A Contract for Passage on a Ship 24 -- German-English Word List 26 -- Personal Names 35 -- Swedish -- The Swedish Alphabet 36 -- Swedish and the Other Scandinavian Languages 37 -- Document #1: A "Moving Certificate" (Exit Permit) 37 -- Document #2: A Report Card 41 -- Document #3: A Swedish Passport 44 -- Document #4: An Emigration Contract 46 -- Document #5: A Swedish-American Baptismal Certificate 48 -- Document #6: A Confirmation Certificate 50 -- Document #7: A Marriage Certificate 52 -- Selected Vocabulary Terms 53 -- Selected First Names 60 -- The Romance Languages 61 -- French -- The French Alphabet 63 -- Document #1: A Civil Birth Certificate 65 -- Document #2: A Baptismal Certificate 65 -- Document #3: A French Passport 68 -- Document #4: A Steamship Ticket 71 -- Document #5: A Death Certificate 72 -- Selected Vocabulary Terms 76 -- French Personal Names 79 -- Italian -- The Italian Alphabet 80 -- Document #1: A Steamship Ticket 81 -- Document #2: A Civil Famiiy Registration Booklet 82 -- Document #3: Parish Family Registration Documents 83 -- Document #4: Civil Family Registration Documents 86 -- Document #5: An Italian Passport, Booklet Form 88 -- Document #6: A Long-Form Birth Certificate 90 -- Document #7: A Short-Form Birth Certificate 93 -- Selected Vocabulary Terms 95 -- Italian Personal Names 97 -- Latin -- The Latin Alphabet 98 -- The Use of Latin in Genealogical Records 99 -- Document #1: A Slovenian Birth Certificate (Latin-Italian) 99 -- Document #2: A Polish Baptismal Certificate 101 -- Document #3: A Slovak Baptismal Certificate 104 -- -- -- -- Document #4: A Ukrainian Baptismal Certificate Ukrainian-Latin) 104 -- Selected Vocabulary Terms 108 -- Selected Personal Names 112 -- Portuguese -- The Portuguese Alphabet 113 -- Document #1: An Identity Card from the Azores 114 -- Document #2: A Birth Certificate from the Azores 116 -- Selected Vocabulary Terms 122 -- Selected Portuguese First Names 124 -- Romanian -- The Romanian Alphabet 125 -- Document #1: A Romanian Birth Certificate 126 -- Document #2: A Romanian Passport 128 -- Selected Vocabulary Terms 129 -- Spanish -- The Spanish Alphabet 131 -- Document #1: A Civil Birth Certificate 132 -- Document #2: An Identity Card 137 -- Document #3: A Consular Record 141 -- Selected Vocabulary Terms 142 -- Selected Personal Names 144 -- The Slavic Languages 145 -- Czech -- The Czech Alphabet 148 -- Czechs, Bohemians, Moravians, Slovaks, and Their Languages 149 -- Document #1: A Czech Birth and Baptismal Certificate 149 -- Document #2: A Parish Family Registration Document 154 -- Document #3: A Slovak Passport 155 -- Selected Vocabulary Terms 157 -- Selected Personal Names 161 -- Polish -- The Polish Alphabet 162 -- The Polish Language 163 -- The Format of Long-Form Documents 163 -- Template for Birth Records 164 -- Template for Death Records 165 -- Template for Marriage Records 165 -- Document #1: A Long-Form Polish Birth Certificate 166 -- Document #2: A Short-Form Polish Birth Certificate 170 -- Document #3: A Jewish Birth Certificate (Polish-Hebrew) 171 -- Document #4: A Polish/German Birth and Baptismal Certificate 174 -- Document #5: A Passport Application 177 -- Document #6: A Republic of Poland Passport 179 -- Document #7: A Polish/German Passport from the Austrian Sector 181 -- Document #8: A German/Polish/Ukrainian Employment Booklet 183 -- Selected Vocabulary Terms 184 -- Selected Personal Names 190 -- Russian -- The Russian Alphabet 191 -- The Russian Language 192 -- Document #1: A Russian Orthodox Birth Certificate 193 -- Document #2: Long-Form Roman Catholic Birth Record 198 -- Document #3: A Short-Form Certificate 202 -- Document #4: A Jewish Birth Certificate 205 -- Document #5: An Islamic Birth Record 206 -- Document #6: A Russian Booklet-Type Passport 209 -- -- -- -- Document #7: A Single-Sheet Russian Passport 211 -- Document #8: A Ship Ticket 213 -- Selected Vocabulary Terms 214 -- Selected Personal Names 221 -- Other Languages 222 -- Hungarian (Magyar) -- The Hungarian Alphabet 223 -- The Hungarian Language 224 -- Document #1: A Hungarian Birth Certificate 224 -- Document #2: A Hungarian Passport 227 -- Selected Vocabulary Terms 229 -- Personal Names 232 -- Lithuanian -- The Lithuanian Alphabet 233 -- The Lithuanian Language 234 -- Document #1: Lithuanian Baptismal Certificate I 234 -- Document #2: Lithuanian Baptismal Certificate II 234 -- Document #3: A Lithuanian Passport 236 -- Additional Useful Terms 236 -- Appendix A: Bibliography 239 -- Appendix B: A List of Genealogical Organizations 240 |
| Notes |
Originally published : New Milford, CT : Language and Lineage Press, 1991 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-241) |
| Subject |
Genealogy.
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Languages, Modern -- Translating -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| Author |
Hoffman, William F.
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| LC no. |
2001368455 |
| ISBN |
0962637343 |
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