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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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
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