Slovene?

Marc L. Greenberg m-greenberg at UKANS.EDU
Sat Nov 16 03:21:29 UTC 1996


Jerry Ervin wrote:
>
> Can anyone help this person find a Slovene course?
>
[...]
> Dear Mr. Ervin,
>
> I am writing to you from Sacramento, CA.  I am interested in trying to
> learn the Slovene language, but am having difficulty finding self
> study materials.  I would appreciate and suggestions you may have.  I
> realize that Slovene is not one of the popluar languages, but it
> interests me.  Perhaps you are aware of some publishers I could write
> to that may have something available.
>
> Please do not reply to this email address as it is not mine.  I can be
> reached at tgutschall at cfbf.com.
>
> Thank you very much for any help you can offer.
>
> Tami Gutschall

Here's some info. that may be of help.  Also, Routledge
has recently published Colloquial Slovene by Andrea
Albretti.  However, since the place of stress, which is
not predictable in Slovene, is not marked
in this book, it is almost useless.
Good luck,
--MLG
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Marc L. Greenberg
Dept. of Slavic Languages and Literatures
University of Kansas
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                    SLOVENE LANGUAGE-LEARNING MATERIALS
                            FOR ENGLISH SPEAKERS
                             (An Annotated List)

Compiled by Marc L. Greenberg, University of Kansas
greenbrg at kuhub.cc.ukans.edu; November 11, 1994

The following is a selected list of sources for learning Slovene and about
Slovene. The emphasis is on recent publications - anything printed before
1990 is likely to be unobtainable, except from larger university libraries.

   * Textbooks
   * Dictionaries
   * Reference, Handbooks and Descriptive Works
   * Addresses of Suppliers
   * Copyright information

Check also the following related subjects:

   * Key to special characters
   * Slovene literature
   * Slavisticna revija
   * Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
   * Society for Slovene Studies

TEXTBOOKS

Andol"sek, Ema et al.
     Sloven"s"cina -- Slovene. A Self-Study Course
     Ljubljana: RTV, 1984.
     Comes with 12 cassettes.
Andol"sek, Ema, L. Jev"senak and T. Koro"sec
     Povejmo slovensko
     Ljubljana: Dr"zavna zalo"zba Slovenije, 1988.
Gobetz, Milena and Breda Loncar
     Slovenian Language Manual, vols. 1-2
     Willoughby Hills, Slovenian Research Center, 1976, 1977. (No ISBN)
     Aimed primarily at English speakers of Slovene ancestry.
Hladnik, Miran and Toui"sant Ho"cevar
     Sloven"s"cina za popotnike / Slovene for Travellers
     Kranj: samozalo"zba, 1994.
     A traveler's phrase-book. Copies may be obtained directly from the
     author at miran.hladnik at uni-lj.si .
Jug-Kranjec, Hermina
     Sloven"s"cina za tujce
     Ljubljana: Seminar slovenskega jezika... Filozofska fakulteta, Univerza
     v Ljubljani, 1990. (ISBN 86-7207-008-9)
     Course of Slovene intended for use at the annual Summer Seminar at the
     University of Ljubljana. Could be used for self study. Text is in
     Slovene with English, German and Italian glossary in appendix. Tapes
     available.
Juran"ci"c, Janko
     Slovena"cki (slovenski) jezik
     Gramatika slovena"ckog jezika za Hrvate i Srbe. Ljubljana: Dr"zavna
     zalo"zba Slovenije, 1971. (No ISBN)
     In Serbo-Croatian. A traditional descriptive grammar with exercises,
     recommended for Slavists with a background in Serbo-Croatian.
Kri"zaj-Ortar, Martina
     U"cimo se sloven"s"cino
     Ljubljana: Dr"zavna zalo"zba Slovenije, 1993. (ISBN 86-341-0894-5)
     Similar in concept to Jug-Kranjec, but designed for learners with less
     of a background in Slavic languages. Includes two cassette tapes, a
     separate handbook of grammatical tables and glossary.
Topori"si"c, Jo"ze
     Zakaj ne po slovensko / Slovene by Synthetic Method
     Ljubljana: Filozofska fakulteta, 1992. (ISBN 86-7207-030-5)
     A traditional method with grammar explanations in English. The new
     edition, 1992, comes with 4 cassettes; older editions have a set of
     four 45 rpm records. This course is designed for self-study. The
     language is somewhat stylized; the recordings are by leading Slovene
     stage personalities.

DICTIONARIES

Slovar slovenskega knji"znega jezika, vols. 1-5
     Ljubljana: Dr"zavna zalo"zba Slovenija, 1980-1991
     (ISBN 86-341-0653-5)
     Definitive dictionary of Standard Slovene, in Slovene.
Bezlaj, France
     Etimolo"ski slovar slovenskega jezika. vol. 1 (A-J), vol. 2 (K-O)
     Ljubljana: In"stitut za slovenski jezik / Mladinska knjiga, 1977, 1982.
     (No ISBN)
     Etymological Dictionary of Slovene; though Prof. Bezlaj died before
     completing this work, the project is currently being completed by his
     students.
Medved, Drago, et al.
     Kako se re"ce --- ? Dobrodo"sli: ve"cjezi"cni slovar"cek za tujce
     Celje: Fit-Media, 1992.
     A multilingual pocket dictionary for tourists.
Grad, Anton, Henry Leeming
     Slovensko-angle"ski slovar / Slovene-English Dictionary
     Ljubljana: Dr"zavna zalo"zba Slovenije, 1994.
Grad, Anton, Ru"zena "Skerlj, Nada Vitorovi"c
     Veliki angle"sko-slovenski slovar = English-Slovene Dictionary
     Ljubljana: Dr"zavna zalo"zba Slovenije, 1994.
Javor"sek, Marija
     Angle"sko-slovenski slovar
     Celovec: Drava / Ljubljana: Svet knjige, 1993.
     English-Slovene Dictionary.
Javor"sek, Marija
     Slovensko-angle"ski slovar
     Celovec: Drava and Ljubljana: Svet knjige, 1993.
     Slovene-English Dictionary.

REFERENCE, HANDBOOKS AND DESCRIPTIVE WORKS

Derbyshire, William W.
     A Basic Reference Grammar of Slovene
     Columbus: Slavica, 1993. (ISBN 0-89357-236-5)
     Written for speakers of English who are at the elementary through the
     intermediate levels of acquisition of the Slovene language.
Kmecl, Matja"z, Tine Logar and Jo"ze Topori"si"c, eds.
     Slovenski jezik, literatura in kultura. Informativni zbornik
     Ljubljana: Seminar slovenskega jezika ... Filozofska fakulteta,
     Univerza v Ljubljani. (No ISBN)
     A collection of introductory articles by leading Slovene scholars on
     Slovene language, literature, culture and history. Intended for those
     who can already read Slovene.
Lencek, Rado L.
     The Structure and History of the Slovene Language
     Columbus: Slavica, 1982. (ISBN 0-89357-099-0)
     Monographic treatment of the structure and history of Slovene.
Priestly, Tom M. S. "Slovene" in Comrie, Bernard and Greville G. Corbett,
eds.,
     The Slavonic Languages, pp. 388-451
     London and New York: Routledge 1993. (ISBN 0-415-04755-2)
     Brief descriptive work in English, with several references.
Topori"si"c, Jo"ze
     Enciklopedija slovenskega jezika
     Ljubljana: Cankarjeva zalo"zba, 1992. (ISBN 86-361-0756-3)
     An encyclopedia-style reference on Slovene language and linguistics;
     aimed primarily at the domestic, Slovene audience, but useful for
     Slavists and general linguists who can already read Slovene.
Topori"si"c, Jo"ze
     Slovenska slovnica
     Maribor: Obzorja, 1984. (No ISBN)
     Authoritative reference grammar of Standard Slovene, entirely in
     Slovene.
Topori"si"c, Jo"ze and Velemir Gjurin, eds.
     Slovenska zvrstna besedila
     Ljubljana: Seminar slovenskega jezika... Filozofska fakulteta, Univerza
     v Ljubljani, 1981. (No ISBN)
     A collection of Slovene texts of all kinds. Recommended for
     language-learners with highly developed philological skills.

ADDRESSES OF SUPPLIERS

For Derbyshire, Lencek:

Slavica Publishers, Inc.
PO Box 14388
Columbus, Ohio 43214, USA

For Gobetz, Loncar:

Slovenian Research Center of America, Inc.
29227 Eddy Road
Willoughby Hills, OH 44092, USA

For Ljubljana University (Filozofska fakulteta) publications:

Seminar slovenskega jezika, literature in kulture
Filozofska fakulteta
Univerza v Ljubljani
A"sker"ceva 2
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia

A good general source for foreign books is Schoenhof's. Though they may not
keep what you are looking for in stock, they should be able to obtain the
more recent of the above titles:

Schoenhof's Foreign Books
76A Mt. Auburn St.
Cambridge, Mass. 02138, USA

Tel. 617/547-8855
Fax: 617/547-8551

COPYRIGHT INFORMATION

Compiled by Marc L. Greenberg, University of Kansas

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